In the second half of this all-encompassing compression tip, our Audio Fundamentals Instructor Dan Blum puts the concepts into practice by applying different compression settings to a drum fill.
By exaggerating the amount of compression he applies, he is able to showcase how each parameter setting changes the effect.
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00:01:22 - Threshold Example
00:04:16 - Ratio Example
00:05:15 - Attack & Release Examples
00:08:33 - Hard knee vs Soft Knee
00:11:20 - Input Level & Gain Staging
00:12:00 - Importance of Experimentation and Balance
00:13:41 - Snare Compression in Context
00:14:10 - Output Level
00:17:00 - Shaping Sounds with Compression
00:18:10 - Overview