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Not gonna lie bro I’ve watch countless video on compression and I’ve never completely understood it! You broke this down to the lowest level and I’m bout to start messing around with mixing and mastering my own stuff with confidence.

Dude! As a home recording musician for over 30 years I have struggled BAD trying to understand compression. You did an amazing job helping me realize and visualize its job. Kudos and much appreciation brother. Rock on!!

Soo we go ignore the fact that he posted this and took it done😂😂🔥🔥🔥 great content

I know this is just for the basics of compression but you’ll quickly learn that the pros tend to use two compressors on vocals. First be sure to clean your vocal track up if you’re not recording in a room that has been acoustically treated. You can unintentionally raise your background or floor noise and muddy up your vocals. While I like the RComp and use it for a lot of rap vox, the CLA-76, CLA-2A, MX2, and FabFilter Pro-C are all also good choices to use or use in conjunction with each other. Generally speaking, you would have one compressor react to just the peaks (fast att/rel, threshold is set to just react to the peaks) and another that kinda smooths out the macro dynamics (usually slower att/rel, threshold is set more aggressively) You can EQ wherever in the chain you want: before/after/between compression. Generally speaking, I tend to use subtractive EQ BEFORE the compressors more often than additive, and more additive AFTER the compressors than subtractive. This is not a rule though, do whatever you want to make it sound good. The first compressor is usually set to control peaks while the second is to control the consistency. The second compressor would generally have more relaxed settings: med attack to let those peaks through, release set to the bpm or such that it is transparent. Hope this helps some of the more intermediate or advanced users out there. I was actually thinking about doing some videos myself but there’s already enough decent info out here 🤙🏼

This guy legitimately needs to teach a class for this. He makes this stuff very easy to understand, and I feel like I’ve learned a lot from his videos.

You're a great teacher/instructor. This was so straight forward. You broke it down visually and auditory for us to understand and apply, that anyone who didn't understand compression finally gets it. Thank you #WavMan🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Dude this literally made perfect sense. Ive watched so many videos talking about compression and its just so many producers rambling and making it sound so complicated. By the time this was over i was like bro lets go. This is what my mixes have been lacking

Why Is this guy not trending on Spotify, does anybody know? He is so amazing at music why is there not more songs made by him? Any particular reason for that? His vocals are so good!

You don't even hide anything you teach what we really need.thanks.

Well done young blood. I'm a 66 almost 67 year old full time musician. I have someone coming in tomorrow to record an audio book. I had never really dug into compression to figure it out. Always sent my mixes out for mastering to someone else. You broke that thing down. I'm always so focused on the chord changes, instrumentation etc it was difficult to focus on the sonic quality of the tracks. Really liked the analogy at the end with the authority figure saying turn down the music. Thanks again. new subscriber.

I can't thank you enough wav man, you've taught me so much over the years 🤞🏻

The only compression I’ll ever need for my music. You did a great job explaining this. Thanks!

I love this guys simplicity. Showed to my 5 year old brother and even he knows how to compress now.

this is the best i’ve ever heard someone explain compression. great work.

This has gotta be the best video on youtube about compression. Great job on the visuals and examples. Keep em comin!

This is probably one of the best tutorial channels on YT. Easy to understand, straight to the point and entertaining, keep it up bro! :)

im happy i caught you in my second week into making music, now i'll really get the grasp of the essentials and basics. like i really wanna know why we do the things we do when we make music, not just the late process of things. thank you , your videos gon change my life for the better.

Out of all the compression videos I have watch in my life. This one was the one I needed to fully understand how it functions. Thank you bro! I appreciate it for life!!!

I been on KZfaq for over a year now, trying learn mixing and I must say, you are the only youtuber that made it so simple to learn. You gained a follower for life!

One of the best compression tutorial i have ever seen until now...........

Thank You!!! I've been struggling with understanding compression for years but the way you broke it down gives me a lot of confidence in how to do better

Wow!! I have watched many, many explanations of compression for years. This is absolutely the very best BY FAR. No one else is even in second place. What a great teaching style you have. Well done. I couldn't subscribe fast enough. I hope there is more like this.

Dude your breakdowns are so good and understandable without sounding patronising... Absolutely nailing it ❤️

Bro i literally never understood compression till just now! I really hope you continue to make videos cause you are a great teacher.

The Wav Man, Man, Man! Your production quality and video content are ALWAYS on point! 🙌🏻💯

Bro, been watching your vids on vocal mixing and I'm learning a lot. My vocals sound a lot more cleaner thanks to you.

Yo, old man here...been around some of the best coaches in the world (football wise, NFL), your ability to articulate what you are trying to teach is top notch. Thank you so much. This is the second video of yours I have watched... totally subbed. Keep up the great work man.

Great video! Really helpful and clear. Keep doing what you’re doing!

Hands down best explanation I've ever seen! Thanks bro, definitely subing

Dooood you are an amazing teacher! Best video I’ve ever watched on compression! After 2 years I finally understand it perfectly!!! Thank you!!! You are a LEGEND my friend!

I can’t thank you enough man. Saw A LOT of videos about compressors, how to use and why to, and u explained like, 13:42 minutes! Freakin awesome man, thank you SO MUCH!!!!

This is the best tutorial on compression I ever watched, now I fully understand, thanks a lot

Not gonna lie I been looking for you😍 you’re the teacher I’ve been needing ❤ you’re amazing!

YOU ARE OUTSTANDING. I PLAYED WITH AL GREEN, TYRONE DAVIS, THE EMOTIONS AND JACKIE WILSON AND YOU EXPLAINED COMPRESSION BETTER THEN ANYONE ON KZfaq.

Mane I can watch a whole video and it feels like 3 seconds. Too much useful information makes you learn smoothly

well said! I've watched so many videos on this subject and couldn't quite grasp the concept but you definitely put it into perspective!! Keep blessing us with understanding, much appreciated bro! 💪🏿

i've watched many tutorials about compression but yours was truly the best! fantastic work. thank you for sharing w us

Excellent tutorial👏🏼👏🏼.. Thanks from us all Wave man🙏🏼. Much luv

Bro your literally the best person to explain this, every other video ive seen they just ramble on!

You’re actually a great teacher for beginners. Good examples and illustrations

About time we see someone really showing us how it’s really done on KZfaq with vocals and effects and things 💯🙏❤️👍💪

The best compression video out hands down 🔥

A great way of explaining!! Enjoyed it very much!! Thanks!!

Best video explaining compression I’ve seen. Love all of your video my guy. Thank you.

after so many years relying to preset compression settings... I think i understand how its used and how it works. Thanks bro.

Glad you started again doing these tutorial, I always hoped in a return of the wavemanmanman

The best video I've watched about the compressor very well explained

Thanks, best video I've seen for learning compression

Really nice explanations. Thanks for the vid!!

this is probably the best video i've found so far explaining compression! I remember learning about it very early on when i started producing so i never really understood it til now!

Ivete seen a lot of compression videos and this is the best. Thank you!

love your vids man, keep it up my G

some of the most helpful videos ive ever seen

You are the guy who I respect completely U are always serious and lookin for the best way to teach to your subscribers, I love u man

Best explanatoin of compression and how a compressor works! Period! The only thing left to do is to get that ear for recognizing what you are hearing. Great work!

Bro this was too good. Definitelly coming back to rewatching this.

Damn, you explained that better than any video I’ve seen so far. Awesome video!

Bro ngl this is my first tutorial ever, and i love your channel. I love your explanation on the Release/Attack. I appreciate your content alot. Subbed

This guy is one in a million , awesome instructor, I highly agree with the people who said this guy breaks the code , he breaks it down so much a baby can understand, you just don't understand the baby , and the baby be right , I like teachers who are professional at making progress , seeing how many he can pour his knowledge into , and knowing the results by the responses , really do need more people like him , like the guy said after (all) these years never heard it explained the way he explained , he makes sure theirs no excuse, keep up the good work guy !!

Excellent, best tut on it I seen!

I'm literally so thankful for your content. Out here in Switzerland we got a few vocal engineers, but nobody can explain it as good as you and in such a compounf and helpful way🙏🙏

Thankyou so much for walking me thru the attack & Release! needed it!

This is hands down the best compression video. PERIOD. I have started to feel dumb thru my music journey not picking up on things quick enough. But I wrote 19 novels by age 19. Well written ones. So I would think I’m not dumb. It’s the teachers that suck. Boom! You saved my Mixes! Thanks @TheWavMan

Very well done. The walk-through and visuals really help me to grasp this and test it out on my own. Used compression on a harmonica track and it's beautiful. Thank you.

Thank you so much for explaining it the way you did. I like being able to SEE what every knob does so this was really helpful!

that conceptual explanation at the end where you compared it to turning down a speaker was magical. thanks man

Wave. I been watchin your videos for years now. You never disappointed. Lit on a hunned🔥💯

the most intuitive explanation on compressors .. class my G

You're the realest for these videos! 👌🏽

This is so nice. i appreciate your effort in this video really helped me. The best!

This is amazing someone that looks like me breaking down the science of what I do and want to do every day

I ain’t gonna lie you explain these videos so well man it inspired me to get back into making songs & engineering. Keep doing what you doing bro YOU’RE GREAT KING 👑 ✊🏾

Thank you thank you thank you You are the best of all channels on KZfaq. Keep it up bro

This is hands down the best video I've ever seen for explaining how to compress , thanks a lot bro

thank you very much I have just started a music uni course and this is so clear and helpful! one love

Best breakdown on compression hands down i actually understood everything... Thankyou! Thewavman💯

Great video. I needed a quick refresher and this helped! Appreciate you gang!

Theres a way u teach. It just easy to get. God bless the work u do

Wow, the way you explain it look so simple and easy

This was a really indepth video, really appreciate it

This guy gives me Hope never a let down here 💯💯💯

i've been doing music for about 20 years now, and for the most part have always engineered my own stuff, but lately ive been really trying to learn how to make them sound professional as possible. This man has been all ive watched for like 2 weeks straight lol

Good day Sir, all i want to say is..you deserve a nobel award for explainijg compression so well. Damn...after watching over 20 videos...you explained itnwith examples super well. Thank you so much brother

Best video for Compression EVER !!!

this gotta be the best explanation on compression.. dope work

Good video. You are good teacher. Some people don’t know how to explain things, It helps me a lot. Thanks brother

Aye yo you a blessing fr Best Comp break down online mayn, appreciate you bro 🙌

Definitely need more of these plug-in explanation vids

The man who taught me anything🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 thank u bro from South Africa

you got the best tutorials bro i was thinking about going to school just to really understand mixing vocals right but i got everything i need on your channel thank you

Bro i dont even do this youtube stuff but you the only person to say this ina way i can understand i subscribed brah

You made it easy to understand, Thanks!!

Just subscribed brother, love the videos! keep doing your thing!

This was exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you

Faaaaaaaam I FINALLY found someone that can break down compression. I needed this for my stream.

Saved. Great video.

best explanation on KZfaq thx g !

Bro thank you literally just help me understand how to use EQ and Compression and I’ve seen so many videos that didn’t make sense

Thank you so much with this video bro. It really helps me a lot.