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Posted by maximlee on Mar-30-2011 19:38:

Compression??

i have been making music for some time but then it comes to compression i fall short. i jsut wack a compress on things and dont fully understand what it does...i just mess around until it sounds louder.

any advice...links are welcome

Posted by LoveHate on Mar-30-2011 19:47:

http://www.audiocourses.com/article114.html

Posted by Zak McKracken on Mar-30-2011 19:47:

Posted by maximlee on Mar-30-2011 19:55:

quote:
Originally posted by Senator Clay Davis

im searching here... from other producers... compression is a art form and its what seperates amtuers from pros

Posted by cryophonik on Mar-30-2011 20:04:

quote:
Originally posted by maximlee
im searching here... from other producers... compression is a art form and its what seperates amtuers from pros

No.

Compression is simply a way of controlling dynamics and is one of countless tools that people rely on to get the sound they're after. Like EQ, it's a basic tool that you should probably be familiar with because you will likely use it often, but knowing how to use it does not elevate you to "pro" status. What separates the pros from the amateurs is having the ability to write a solid song that people want to listen to AND having the ability to get a solid production - there's no magic bullet.

Posted by maximlee on Mar-30-2011 20:07:

quote:
Originally posted by cryophonik
No.

Compression is simply a way of controlling dynamics and is one of countless tools that people rely on to get the sound they're after. Like EQ, it's a basic tool that you should probably be familiar with because you will likely use it often, but knowing how to use it does not elevate you to "pro" status. What separates the pros from the amateurs is having the ability to write a solid song that people want to listen to AND having the ability to get a solid production - there's no magic bullet.

i know there is no magic bullet... thaanks for replies

Posted by Zak McKracken on Mar-30-2011 21:44:

quote:
Originally posted by maximlee
im searching here... from other producers... compression is a art form and its what seperates amtuers from pros

bullshit.

just search the word compression the last year for example. select only this subforum and thread titles only. theres millions of threads only the last months. learn to search and then search. its just four knobs its not that hard to learn either.

Posted by johnson258 on Mar-30-2011 21:57:

quote:
Originally posted by LoveHate
http://www.audiocourses.com/article114.html

hey dinky, have you taken any of those courses? if so, were they any good?

Posted by derail on Mar-30-2011 23:13:

Here's a recent blog post of mine on compression:
http://fabianaldersey.blogspot.com/...essor-does.html

Regards
Fabian

Posted by evo8 on Mar-31-2011 09:52:

Re: Compression??

quote:
Originally posted by maximlee
i have been making music for some time but then it comes to compression i fall short. i jsut wack a compress on things and dont fully understand what it does...i just mess around until it sounds louder.

any advice...links are welcome

Dont worry too much about compression... concentrate on other things like arrangment, sound selection, sound seperation, envelopes

Posted by derail on Mar-31-2011 10:51:

Re: Re: Compression??

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Originally posted by evo8
Dont worry too much about compression... concentrate on other things like arrangment, sound selection, sound seperation, envelopes

I totally agree. Those things will do much more in terms of a clean, clear sound than compression.