AUDIO COMPRESSION explained with ANIMATED GRAPHICS | Pt. 1

A detailed explanation of what an audio compressor is and how it works using animated graphics.
This video lesson is suitable for both beginners who are new to music production and more experienced people who want to refresh their memory!
Let me know in the comments which audio effect should I explain next!
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00:00 What is a compressor?
00:24 Threshold
00:40 Downward and Upward
01:01 Audio examples
01:25 Ratio
02:06 Unity gain
02:38 Ratio examples
03:43 Absolute reduction
04:19 Relative reduction
04:33 Compression range
05:10 Limiting
05:31 Knee size
06:28 Attack and Release
07:09 Sculpting sound
08:20 Make-Up gain
08:52 Outro + Info :)
📣 The compressed audio example is file 2
#compressor #musicmaking #musicproduction #mixingtechniques

[@LuisTorres-qz5kr]

GREAT explanations and visuals. Thanks for sharing.

[@SoundCodex]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you :)

[@adamj3nsen]

love the video! what software did you use for the animations?

[@SoundCodex]

Thank you! I made the video in DaVinci Resolve

[@ThreadBomb]

1:10 The answer is not in the video description.

[@SoundCodex]

You're right! I'll do it right now, thanks for pointing that out to me :)