How to use a Compressor on a Live Vocal - Live Audio Mixing

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How to use a Compressor on a Live Vocal - Live Audio Mixing - Church Audio Mixing

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Austin Harman Mixes explains the complexity of a vocal compressor in a live mixing situation at One Church Gahanna. Church audio mixing can be difficult, and require a specific approach. Compression enables you as an audio engineer to control the dynamic range, amplitude and perceived volume of vocals, instruments, and effects at Front of House. Churches, theaters, schools, event spaces, and touring audio engineers rely on audio compression to help improve their audio mixes.
Vocals have the largest dynamic range of any instrument on stage. Dialing in a compressor requires accurately dialing in the threshold, attack, release, and outgain to get the desired effect.
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@austinharmanmixes Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching my video on compression! Did you learn something? Comment 👇 I hope you enjoyed the video: Support me on Patreon. patreon.com/AustinHarmanMixes Buy my custom studio monitors: penn-audio.com/ Get AVL installed: thepenn.group

@CMDR_Elizium51RA 9 ай бұрын

Chiming in 9 months later. Fantastic video. Explained a lot of things for me. Thank you

@austinharmanmixes 9 ай бұрын

9 months later I’m thankful this video is still helping out there. God bless!

@productofgrace316 7 ай бұрын

This is really helpful. Will try this one on the weekend. Thank you!

@austinharmanmixes 7 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed!

@JoseMontoya-iu3tl Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I will be trying it this weekend and see how it goes 😊

@austinharmanmixes Жыл бұрын

Best of luck!

@zach0827 Жыл бұрын

Helps a lot!!!!! So clear and Detailed

@austinharmanmixes Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad you found this helpful.

@daltonmccuen6773 Жыл бұрын

This is cool! Could you do a video just like this on the Gate function in a live mix?

@austinharmanmixes Жыл бұрын

@@daltonmccuen6773 for sure!

@davidjwilondja9589 Жыл бұрын

This definitely helps am trying to achieve a more open sound for a live setting and am learning this helps because i know a little about compression

@austinharmanmixes Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@MarcWN 6 ай бұрын

Great, it helps me a lot! Thank you

@austinharmanmixes 6 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@Anonymous99997 4 ай бұрын

The way you describe the differences between compression for live sound and the studio makes me think that we need to compress differently for the live sound and the live stream or recording, which is pretty hard to accomplish with most sound boards by themselves.

@austinharmanmixes 4 ай бұрын

I do think this is the case. Multiple layers of simultaneous compression may be needed.

@stephancarroll7260 4 ай бұрын

THX for posting

@austinharmanmixes 4 ай бұрын

You bet. Hope it was helpful for you.

@jimpemberton Жыл бұрын

Our integrator is installing a dLive now. One way I use compression on our old Yamaha M7CL is on the pastor's channel. I set up a parallel channel with strong compression and put minimal compression on the primary channel. The primary channel carries all of the liveliness of the pastor's voice. The parallel channel serves to compress from the bottom up instead of the top down. This, in conjunction with some creative gating helps me amplify him when he talks softer more than I amplify him when he's louder. I can bring his dynamic range within 10 dB and still carry the effect of talking loud in the change of tonal quality and soft without any moments that are too loud or moments that are too soft. With the new system, I plan to do this with the minister of music as well to help bring his voice out front without increasing his top level too much. So it's easier for the volunteers (and me) to sit his voice in the mix without losing him.

@austinharmanmixes Жыл бұрын

Great strategy! The DLive is a great desk. Send me an email if you need help! sales@thepenn.group

@ocrix Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, the detailed explanation and context definitely help heaps! God Bless You so much for sharing this! We are working with Allen and Heath SQ6 here, it's a small hall approximately 12 ft (H) 40ft (w) 60ft (L/ depth), x2 Tops 15inch, 2x 12 inch active monitors; all miked up/ lined in drums, bass, 5 vocals, keys 1 keys 2, guitar -- yep it does get loud

@austinharmanmixes Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@hilow139 5 ай бұрын

thank you for sharing 😊

@austinharmanmixes 5 ай бұрын

It’s my pleasure! Thanks for watching!

@hornig2006 10 ай бұрын

Very helpful!

@austinharmanmixes 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@flightcasepartytime3273 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ..

@austinharmanmixes Жыл бұрын

You bet!

@rosspeterson2658 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@austinharmanmixes Жыл бұрын

For sure!

@helsinkioslo836 8 күн бұрын

Hi. Can you please make a video tutorial this time for instruments compression.

@austinharmanmixes 8 күн бұрын

Yes I can! Don’t miss my processing cheat sheets on my Patreon, which covers drum and vocal processing. www.patreon.com/AustinHarmanMixes?

@diebeatz Жыл бұрын

Dope video brother. I typically run my Main Lead Vox as follows. 4.1.x / threshold -15db / attack 13 MS/ release 250 ms / muGain 0.. I do have the drum set sitting behind the singers so not the best stage layout.

@austinharmanmixes Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@richmomoh1279 8 ай бұрын

Voice Vocal

@austinharmanmixes 8 ай бұрын

Uh?

@matthewphillips263 Жыл бұрын

Interesting topic! When do you think it makes sense for a church to add external processing? We run an M32, but I have been considering a waves processing unit for external effects.

@austinharmanmixes Жыл бұрын

External processing gives you flexibility to be able to use multiple compressors at once or different kinds of compressors. Not all compressors are made the same, and you can get lovely effects with different kinds of compression. Depending on budget, it can be a huge upgrade in sound.

@yamansitar Ай бұрын

thank you sir , so good a video , do you have any experiences with head mic's ,there no many videos about live and head mic's eq ,comp , etc , and more and more vocalist are using them , thanks

@austinharmanmixes Ай бұрын

Happy to make one for you

@yamansitar6153 Ай бұрын

@@austinharmanmixes sounds great thanks , how would we do it. .? Thanks for your help

@austinharmanmixes Ай бұрын

Check my patreon, I will upload a cheat sheet. www.patreon.com/AustinHarmanMixes?

@silvermineband2719 4 ай бұрын

Wouldn’t you want the tap point for the monitor to be before the compressor?

@austinharmanmixes 4 ай бұрын

Great question. I assume by monitor you mean “stage monitor / wedge” and not metering point. If that is the case, it will likely be a situation where it’s a case by case basis. If the musician is particularly educated or practiced in mic techniques then you would opt for a pre-comp send to the monitor mix to give them a realistic feel of their vocal. However, 99% of the time that isn’t the case and the compressed vocal will be more pleasing to the musician. If you were referring to the metering point, i would still elect to monitor the post compressed signal as any outgain may cause clipping. Blessings, Austin

@MatthewProAudio.11 5 ай бұрын

Can you explain rms & peak when to use which ?

@austinharmanmixes 5 ай бұрын

Yes- RMS will compress the “average” of a wave over a given time. A “peak” will react to transients on a wave. So if you need a brick wall limiter, for example, you’d expect for a “peak” compressor because it will prevent your transients from clipping the channel.

@richmomoh1279 8 ай бұрын

Vocal chords lyrics

@austinharmanmixes 8 ай бұрын

Ok?