3:49 "Let's put it back to three" *puts it to ten*

What's the difference between compression and depression? Compression closes the gaps of emptiness while depression opens them.

Slight correction: the attack is not the amount of time Curtis waits to dampen down the sound after it crosses his threshold. He starts dampening immediately; the attack is just the time it takes him to ramp up to dampening as much as you tell him to (ratio) from nothing.

_Wowzers!_

The thumbnail looks like he wants only my strongest potions

man you deadass make the best tutorials out there, you're underrated

Genuinely hilarious way of effectively presenting important information! Nicely done my man.

I cannot watch your videos with a straight face. You take the edge off of how difficult learning producing is. You remind me to not take things TOO seriously :D

The fact that I can actually understand this video now compared to the first time I watched it means KEEP AT IT PEOPLE. Years and years and years is what it takes

if i had a dad i'd name him you

okayyy socheckit

"lets put it back to 3" - puts it to 10

Your videos really help me understand and remember what each effect does, thank you!!!

best explanation of a compressor. ever. i know what a compressor does nowadays but i needed this video 6 years ago.

Brillant! I feel really compressed now.

Been producing for years and watched loads of tutorials explaining compression but never really understood them to the point that they come to handy for me, except just increasing the volume which is a totally wrong way to use them. Thx to you and your awesome tutorials I finally get it. BIG THX. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. BEST TEACHER EVER..

Thank you Man ,You deserve every penny .

“Maybe even Sally” I’m in tears 😂

*things to learn:* 1. -compression- 2. _how to be happy_

Never thought i would understand those things so easily, you are the best Professor, Professor

thumbnail looking like you‘re off to buy only the strongest potions

Potion seller, I'm going into battle, and I need only your strongest potions.

I’ve been trying to figure out how compression works for years and somehow this made it click. Thanks for explaining it to me like a 2 year old

your analogies make my life worth living

Sir, you really inspire me

An analogy for compression that I like is the one about your parents telling you to "Turn that damn music down!". When mum calls out, you take your time reducing the volume and only cut it a bit (slow attack, low ratio) and then turn it back up as soon as her back is turned (fast release), but when you hear dad stomping up the stairs you practically rip the volume knob off (fast attack, high ratio) and wait till he's out of earshot before increasing the volume again (slow release). Does Derek have parents or is he in a secure unit?

You are such a wise a noble teacher! Thank you!

Bruh you miming this down was icing on the cake to understating how to make my no sound proofing recordings sound better aha ! Sick ass vids my guy !

Love this guy

love your explanations. i recomend you to all my friends who "produce."

Oh shit, back to 10 - you done goofed. Derek is gonna get real belligerent now

I’m looking forward to the day that somebody creates a really good graphics explanation of compression. Trying to follow most technical explanations verbally while trying to follow what I’m seeing visually often just leaves my mind in a muddled mess. Dyslexic much lol

you're like ned flanders if he was into music production, thank you for the great content!

Your teaching method is so appreciated!

This guy is completely nuts but he's funny as hell and he knows what he's talking about.

Wowzers Curtis really gave it to Derek...

I wished my teachers in school taught like Underbelly does. Sarcasm and humor are powerful teaching tools.

The thumbnail made my orange needle jump up and down

Thank you! please release more video like this!

thanks man, i needed this

Compression is great for many things and as glue for the mix. But too much can also remove dynamics on instruments

Yay i requested this so many times, thank you for doing this video 😁✌️ hope you still remember me 😃

Thank you for this! It opened my 3rd eye

His voice in some of his videos makes me think of that teacher from beavis and butthead.

emotionally congruent

thumbnail = potion seller

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can someone tell me where i can get curtis pls

What is the difference between regular compression, glue compression etc...?

Cool points for How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep in the library

WOWZERS

nice job, good job nice man job nice

How did you knew i just wanted my fathers validation :(

Those drums are system of a downs cover of the song Metro CHANGE MY MIND

Genious and hillarious analogies 😂🤣 👍👍👍

I'm a official channel fan

Underbelly, I think you are a great person. thank you.

Ok so check it

I wonder when to use mixing to make it more even and when to use compression.

Awesome video

0:42 I knew this sounded familiar..... pls, if anyone sees this, check out Shoko Nakagawa - RAY OF LIGHT, its the exact same drum loop goddammit

But, you wanna make sure that samples are dynamic, not limited or compressed, otherwise, this can cause the samples to become squashed and sound distorted. So it doesn't matter if each dynamic has a difference volume.

And you got this compton video up aswell haha good work I understand you now!

Wowsers. Didn't know Matt Damon had a KZfaq Channel.

He seems like he could have been a character in Jimmy Neutron.

im underbelly and i suck at putting the attack to three

4:48 "If we turn the release all the way up" *Puts it on auto release*

“This is what nerds call parallel compression” lmfao

Thanks

I'm gonna be a nerd about attack time for a minute: the time constants (attack/release) are not how long Curtis "waits before" compressing/releasing. Rather, it's how long the compression/release action *itself* takes. It's essentially how quickly the needle moves.

Best mate!

"we're gonna give curtis some VODKA" LMAO

"..and this is what nerds call parallel compression." - I laughed so hard. wow

does this guy try to help people or depress them even more?

Lmao “okay so that’s terrible”

Dawg I love this shit , good job 👏

Here’s the thing

You're like some next version of bill nye

Anyone know an example of when you'd *want* a high release time with compression?

Learnin

oh kaye suhchehkhet

Why the hell is his ableton blue

Big bro sounds like my Dentist < 3 #LoveMyDentist

u the best m8

yall just gonna sit here and not notice the pornhub drums?

Okay, s'checkit.

Isn't the release in seconds not milliseconds.

"This is what the nerds call parallel compression'"

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I feel stupid but I can't really hear a difference between beat with or without compression, please explain

Subscribed, people pay for the info you teach for free

Isn't Derek your son from the song structure video

Jiggly

I still don't understand release

Nice Shideo. 🤣🤣

Why use the glue compressor instead of the 'standard' one?

that fucking thumbnail, ded 👌

love you thank you so funny and i get it now :)

i like the breakbeat. is it from a sample pack?

i love you tutorial , it looks suck everywhere XD