The many uses of a Compressor: Glue compression, Sidechain, OTT, De-esser...

The many uses of a Compressor: Glue compression, Sidechain, OTT, De-esser... - Sound Design Theory

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Here's what I could gather about compressors in the shortest format possible. Absolutely essential for mixing in most situations, it is also incredibly useful for sound design.
It can reveal the grit and texture hidden in any sound as well as tame the harsher frequencies.
This video is my attempt at making a comprehensible overview of this multi-faceted effect.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:44 How a compressor works
5:40 Parallel compression
6:32 Glue compression
7:41 Multiband compression
8:10 OTT
10:46 Sidechain compression
13:16 De-esser
14:11 Limiter
14:42 Conclusion
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@wolfgang4468 3 жыл бұрын

And suddenly it all makes sense. Not only is this the best explanation I've ever encountered but you also tell us exactly how to use this. Only someone who 1. has a vast amount of knowledge and experience and 2. can put himself in the position of a beginner is capable of delivering all that is to be known in a nutshell like this. Hats off!

@anastasia_fineapple 4 ай бұрын

facts! this video is so helpful

@tonematrix 3 жыл бұрын

The visuals in this video really help with understanding how the compressor works. Like most of the comments I've watched a ton of compression videos and didn't really grasp the full detail at the end. This finally makes it so much more clear. Thank you! 🏆

@RandomNoiseMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Hands down this is one of the best videos I've seen on the subject! Great info and great presentation! 👏 Clear, concise and to the point

@blingdogphotographybg3448 8 ай бұрын

I agree too

@alechernandez5506 4 ай бұрын

This video would have made my 1-2 months or studying compression much easier. Amazing

@enzomolossivalmorbida5201 4 ай бұрын

this is the best compresssor explenation that ive ever seen on youtube

@Woochia 4 ай бұрын

Thanks :)

@starfishandroid 8 ай бұрын

Best compression video so far.

@clickthisforawsomnes 2 жыл бұрын

Its really cool you bring up the amount knob. One of my uni courses was avonguard music and I used that trick to phase one of my tracks but also showed it didnt actually work with any other plugin. After doing a lot of digging and experimenting I came to the answer that amount doesnt have a bypass trigger coded in like dry and wet does if at 0 (to save on cpu usage). It acts more like say a good analog vst or copies. Even if the plugin isnt doing anything it will still send the sound through its wiring which still edits the sound. (ott doesnt actually edit the sound though so I believe because its a popular effect they brought it over from older versions that didnt have the dry/wet modern programming. And either they couldnt get the new code to work or forgot there was even a difference.). All I can say is this is a very unknown property. None of my uni prof knew about it including the 'bold guy' who does Ableton tutorials sometimes and an ex abby road enginner. So probs on you for also discovering it. Never thought I'd see it in a youtube tutorial. shows you've really messed around with everything and know your stuff

@Woochia Жыл бұрын

Thank you :o

@blendertutorialdotnet 3 жыл бұрын

I'm truly impressed! Your teaching skills are on a high end level! Amazing video! Congrats!

@aronvankeulen8547 Жыл бұрын

i wanted to add a note to the last thing you said about OTT, you said "even when the amount is on 0, it will have an effect. i think it has to do with how the bands are separated" thats actually correct, OTT's bands are not in phase with each other, this causes the crossovers to phase with eachother creating artifacts

@Woochia Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the clarification!

@roikorginal 2 жыл бұрын

this channel is going to be big

@MCRoadk1ll 3 жыл бұрын

my compliments on this sound design theory serie videos, it's great. I learned a lot of this so fast, that I've been struggling with for a while.

@iamnickycchen 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you can complete the sound design series as soon as possible. It’s most helpful videos I found on KZfaq

@amor8039 Жыл бұрын

Great video. However lots of ppl get it wrong. The RELEASE is not related to the signal dropping below d treshold, but related to the gain reduction... so most of the time the release is taking plce above the threshold...

@euphoriamusic6153 Жыл бұрын

Great video man it’s like a cheat sheet for compression.

@Woochia Жыл бұрын

And I love cheat sheet! :P

@rayderrich Жыл бұрын

Very generous of you to make these videos. They are both entertaining and educational.

@grothesk21 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! This helps a lot! I watched tons of vids and this one clarify almost everything I didn't get in the other vids. Looking forward to watch more satisfying videos

@Yonikaii 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you are back with vids! Super useful, thank you!

@mo_omarr 2 жыл бұрын

Best youtuber ever..thanks man

@ftlaud911 Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say thank you for these sound design videos. So much info packed into a quick explaination with examples. Very well done - bravo!!!

@Woochia Жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

@juglarlocogmail Жыл бұрын

My very Fav is glue compressor. I use it for goup of tracks or single track too.

@tomaskoppl3724 2 ай бұрын

Great series! I learned a lot and will come back to these videos in the future. Thank you!

@nicoincertezza5763 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for this clear information!

@brentrichardaudio 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic video!

@kirillreznichenko1431 Жыл бұрын

thank you for the course. it's so useful!

@pcrdn8938 3 жыл бұрын

This channel is pure gold! Continue the great job! Bravo!

@nickleon_music Жыл бұрын

I wish I found/had this channel two years ago when I started producing. Nonetheless, its still super useful right now, and the fact that you edited your videos to show the effects VISUALLY is immensely INSANE. Thank you for your content!

@Woochia Жыл бұрын

Thanks ! I'm glad it was useful :)

@makroalt5028 Жыл бұрын

thank you for making these

@LeThomsonmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Good work bro!

@MRTz_music 6 ай бұрын

Really nice Explanation

@starcoreart 11 ай бұрын

thank you! 👏

@anastasia_fineapple 4 ай бұрын

thank you, this was veeery useful, and u explained everything so clearly

@valesz4140 3 жыл бұрын

I watched a lot of videos on compression but could never understand it apart from just the definition but this video is so good....god bless you

@abdessamadhasnaoui6887 Жыл бұрын

thank you a lot

@ronnie_cutmore 11 ай бұрын

thank you very much for this. it really helped me to get to grips with understanding compression. your videos are very well made, enjoyable and helpful. cheers again 👍🔉🔊🎶

@Woochia 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad that helped

@rayenamaste 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Great video and love the tips!

@rayenamaste 2 жыл бұрын

I am going to try out that sidechain trick now 💪🏻

@anang7300 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much it's very clear!

@Woochia Жыл бұрын

Happy you like it :)

@ionianechoes 3 жыл бұрын

Good job on this subject, this video will have lots of plays I hope

@user-fj2xm3bk1m 27 күн бұрын

good job :)

@yuvrajdeopa3369 2 жыл бұрын

Badly wating for next video please upload asap.

@dpk_on7428 3 жыл бұрын

Only 13.9k people know about best music channel.👌👌👌 Which softwares are you using to make these video man.Great presentation and videos..

@neonclubmx Жыл бұрын

This is the best video I ever seen you have a new subscriber 🎉

@Woochia Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@DaddaPsy 2 жыл бұрын

Stacking several OTT's in series will cause frequency dispersion due to the crossover points. This goes for every multiband plugin really. You can achieve the same effect with EQ3 as well

@pratham.r1025 2 жыл бұрын

More 5 min music theory PLS🙏 [11th chords]

@horsesaysquack Жыл бұрын

how did you create the live waveform preview infographic? this is fantastic

@Woochia Жыл бұрын

The one at the start ? It's a screenshot of the waveform that I animated in première with several instances of the screenshot and masks ^^"

@DestructX 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the examples! Do you have a video about EQ aswell?

@DestructX 3 жыл бұрын

@@Woochia will do, keep up the good stuff 🙃

@CuriousPassenger 3 жыл бұрын

6:00 wait, just setting the Dry/Wet knob to 50% has the same effect, doesn't it?

@aleksdizhe 9 күн бұрын

How did you make these sounds that start at 9:46?

@Lauraraksin77 2 жыл бұрын

@1:35 Does ableton change the wave form in real time when you adjust the attack/release? I'm a very visual learner so having this visual reference would solidify a lot of compression questions for me. Thanks.

@Woochia Жыл бұрын

No, the waveform is an animation I made for the video. But the compressor has 3 types of display. There's one where you see better how and when it compresses the sound

@ByronEllerbeck 11 ай бұрын

Amazing video, thank you! I'm just curious about one thing - why set release time to one 1/4 note specifically? How did you know this would sync it to your tempo?

@Woochia 11 ай бұрын

The length of a 1/4 note is 1 beat. That's why that's the first one I calculate, so I have a note on ever beat (this is naturally bound to the tempo, that's why the tempo is in the equation). From there is can divide or multiply the value I find by 2 if I need a shorter or a longer time, that will still be synced to the tempo.

@ByronEllerbeck 11 ай бұрын

@@Woochia Ah ok I get it now. Thanks for explaining :D

@mohammadsadeghfathi 10 ай бұрын

How to avoid that click made by sidechain? In older versions (8 i think)of ableton there was an option to eliminate that click

@Woochia 10 ай бұрын

You can make the attack longer to reduce the click, but I usually don't bother a lot with as there would be a kick or a snare playing at the same time, so it would be drown in another transient

@SandNigah Жыл бұрын

🎉

@baryaish 7 ай бұрын

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@AFRoSHEENT3ARCMICHAEL69 Жыл бұрын

Sibilance is the Serpent of high end frequency It isn't arbitrary that we call them symbols then call them cymbals. The serpent represents high end frequency because it hisses like the white noise from old TV sets which is the sound of the leftover radiation after the Big Bang.