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Audio Foundations: Compression and Dynamic Processing

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Provider

LinkedIn Learning
Pricing

Free Trial Available
Languages

English
Certificate

Certificate Available
Duration & workload

2 hours 26 minutes
Sessions

On-Demand

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Overview

Shows how to improve the sound of a mix using compressors, limiters, gates, de-essers, and other dynamic processors.

Syllabus

Introduction

Welcome
What you should know before watching this course
Using the exercise files
Using the "Get in the Mix" Pro Tools and Logic Pro session files

1. Audio Dynamics

What is amplitude?
Measuring amplitude
What is dynamic range?
What are dynamics processors?
Hardware and software dynamics processors

2. Compressors

Introducing compressors
Understanding threshold
Utilizing compression ratios
Understanding makeup gain and gain reduction
Understanding attack and release
Applying attack and release
Demystifying compression controls: soft knee vs. hard knee
Get in the Mix: Using compression to even out a vocal performance
Get in the Mix: Using compression to add punch and sustain to drums
Intelligently using compression presets
Recording with compression: Why or why not?
Recording with compression: How to do it

3. Limiters

Introducing limiters
Types of limiters
Get in the Mix: Maximizing mix loudness with brickwall limiters
Solving common mix problems with limiters
Using layered dynamics processing

4. Special Dynamics Processors

Understanding and using de-essers
Get in the Mix: De-essing a vocal track
Understanding and using gates
Understanding and using expanders
Get in the Mix: Gating a drum track
Understanding and using multi-band compressors/limiters
Controlling frequency content with multi-band compressors
Understanding and using transient shapers

5. Advanced Topics

Effectively using side-chain inputs
Using side chains creatively
Keying gates and compressors (and/or ducking)
Managing gain staging and headroom and fixing over-compressed tracks
Compression first or EQ first?
Understanding mix bus compression
Get in the Mix: Using mix bus compression
Get in the Mix: Working with parallel compression
Working with "modeled" vintage compressor/limiter plug-ins
Building healthy compression/limiting habits

Conclusion

Goodbye

An Interview with the Author

A session with Brian Lee White

Taught by

Brian Lee White

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