I didn’t know Jimmy Fallon was an audio engineer!!! Great video

Yeah, that's pretty much it! Another thing to keep in mind about compression in general is that it is sometimes better to add another compressor to the chain to shave off another 3dB for an especially dynamic vocalist rather than pushing one compressor to -6dB or more of gain reduction. The results make for smoother transitions between the transients as you are just shaving the tops off the louder peaks of amplitude and not hacking the top off of the envelope in one blow. That was a Roger Nichols trick. I had an Opera singer that was especially useful on. it took 3 compressors in the signal chain to 'tame' her but it was pretty 'invisible' and still pleasingly dynamic. Great vid series guys!

Good plain language explanation guys. Too many people are frightened to use compression on the way in. A well-set compressor saves a bunch of time mixing and is even more handy with digital because there's no tape compression like we used to have.

this dude is the best!!! Best Supi I had at school and also one of the best engineers I've heard. Don't sleep on Matt!

Great jobs guys, I have had the privilege to study and work with these guys they are real professionals. 1Nation!

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Great Vocal sound and clarity

What a voice

Thanks for the tips. And also great vocals.

She has a sweet tone to her voice.

Thank you. This is wildly helpful and straightforward.

Great song, love the melody and her voice. Great tutorial btw.

It's 2020 and I so very much appreciate this video because I'm analog compressing. I want to know what are your thoughts on having the artist sing the loudest part of the song only (chorus or bridge) and set that way? That's the way I've been doing it. Am I missing something?

Good, useful video. Well done. Articulate and organized.

great singer

I like your videos very easy to follow!

Great video, guys. Thank you.

Loving this info guys you are on point!

Great video, and her voice is great 👍🏽

Two of the best!

Man do you have a mixing tutorial for this acoustic? I like on how you mix the acoustic dude

I like the artist. Nice voice. Good video. I should have been taking notes but will go back and do so. :)

Thanks for this video!

Great lesson on the gear. Who was the artist, she sounded great?

Surprised you dialed that in with the Verb on her, I always want to here it dry when setting levels/comps

Beautiful voice

It sounds like a compressor controls the peaks, but does it also raise the quieter parts?

Whats the vocal reverb ? sounds nicee

@matt hayes - Who's the singer? Trudy what? Her voice is beautiful!

how much did you set the release nob

How can i hook up my presonous channelstrip to my dbxa compressor to my art pro compressor to my 2i2 audio interface

Greetings, this is an amazing video. I just added a disstressor to my vocal chain send wasr looking for a good video that shows how to track using it. That being said I was wondering do you ever track with your settings in the opto range to add that la2a/la3a sound? Lastly if you track with Just 2 to 1 compression some would ask why comp on the way in at all. What's your view on that?

hi guys, my question is: do i need to eq the vocal during the recording or after? i use the avalon 737

Then you think that is best to record the voice tracks using an hardware compressor and not to use the digital plugin on a wet track ond the daw?

WASSSUP MATT!!! GREAT TEACHER!!

if i have a focusrite can i track like that with a plugin

Hate the echo reverb sound. How do i remove that.

nice song

Hello I have a compressor unit and I would like to add a slight amount of compression for control and to stop clipping. It has 3 knobs threshold, compression ratio and output gain. What would you set it to?

thx so much.

how do you bypass a La-2a?

Why not just use level automation in post? (Audio engineer in training here btw)

Around the 3:03 mark of the video, the input knob moves by itself, I think you have a ghost helping or hurt you?

I see you also have a LA2A ....how does it compare to the Distressor? Very informative video. Thanks

here we are with perfect recording these days ,,and everyone swashes it with compression,,,me and the great Alan parsons hate it..i started recording in the 80"s got my first 4 track in 88,,maybe im just too old school

Some of the best recordings were done with limited equipment like Jazz at the Pawnshop or when Buddy Holly did some of his own recording at his house as demonstrated on the 3 disc set that you can buy now...Point is the fact that these guys think you need to screw with the signal so much is why we get lousy recordings...Think about it that is why they keep remastering it going back to the master tape that hopefully has the least amount of screwing with the signal...I just recently bought Elvis Close Up and on some of those, even though they are old ,, well they sound like you are there...

My Fav Engineers Brother Matt wats up the word.

Jimble Kimble

What mic are you using

Yes explain the signal killing knobs, yes we just got to have them.

Wow....thats a ton of reverb on her voice! It's a little distracting to me anyway. I hope that isn't going to tape.

:) very nice voice lady

That gate ahaha

Why are her vocals smothered in verb

Singer girl is hot :P btw good tutorial thanks guys

Is that jimmy Fallon?

She need autotune