this was super useful and fun. good practice to use our ears and decide how we feel ourselves about things, but also helpful for an experienced ear like yourself to point specific details out that you're perceiving. 🙏 thank you James
@@jongadsby5947 Haha I'm glad you dig the comparison! I actually have a video on piano vsts! ruclips.net/video/uCr9h9W3Vlo/видео.html My current favorite piano vst to practice piano with is Native Instruments' Noire. In terms of strings, my current go-to's are the Studio Strings by Spitfire! I definitely plan to make videos on strings and piano vsts in the future :)
Incredible video. Thanks so much. Long video but essential viewing if you need to get your head around the differences - even with only genre. The Focusrite on the drums makes them sound like a pitched musical instrument playing a melody rather than a percussive one. Beautiful.
Amazing. What a remarkable job you've done here James - thank you so much for creating such an extensive and comprehensive analysis. (Whew!) Now I'm really looking forward to the follow clip where you're comparing Logic's compressors to third party, paid plugins.
Awesome video Thank you so much James! I've been using logic since 2014 and only now thanks to your video i finally discovered the difference between logic stock compressors lol! Super cool and super educational video!
Nice. I use the stock Logic compressors all the time, although I usually default to the Studio FET just because I like the saturation character that it adds, or Platinum when I want complete transparency. I'm going to start using the studio VCA too after watching this!
I'm not a fan if Logic's stock compressors, because they sound a bit harsh and are not as good as thirdparty stuff like Waves, Softube, UAD e.g. I use Logic's comps very rarely.
It is recommended to keep it on as it does not mean that the release setting is meaningless.It actually helps provide a range of useable release , focused around the release you dial in.
I really like this video and have a feeling I will be watching it again and again , because as hard as I try , I can only hear a difference when you switch from the unprocessed channel to the compressed channel . I through I heard a slight volume difference during the quiet parts of the bass , but I could be wrong . I did learn one thing and that is those are completely different compressors !!! I through they where just different skins I could pick !! SMH !!!!! Someday I will get it ! Any suggestions on how to hear the difference ? I don't really know what I am listing for .
You are correct in hearing that the quiet parts in the bass became louder after compression. That's because the compression reduced the bass's dynamic range, so there is less of a difference between the loud parts and the quiet parts. Not being able to hear compression well can be due to several reasons. One is that you may not have good speakers that can accurately reflect the compression effect. Another one is that you may not know what to look for. Under the condition that you have good speakers or headphones, I think a good way to learn to hear compression is to play with a compressor yourself and hear how it alters the music.
Outstanding work here brother, beyond a "pro tip" but a pro comparison video production. Definitive is an understatement... Thank You
this was super useful and fun. good practice to use our ears and decide how we feel ourselves about things, but also helpful for an experienced ear like yourself to point specific details out that you're perceiving. 🙏 thank you James
Great video, This has been something I wanted to do for some time- compare them all.. but you have done it all for me.. super cool man...
Also I would be interested in your preferences for Piano and strings - if you had any thoughts.. (maybe that's another video lol )
@@jongadsby5947 Haha I'm glad you dig the comparison!
I actually have a video on piano vsts! ruclips.net/video/uCr9h9W3Vlo/видео.html
My current favorite piano vst to practice piano with is Native Instruments' Noire.
In terms of strings, my current go-to's are the Studio Strings by Spitfire! I definitely plan to make videos on strings and piano vsts in the future :)
Thanks from Reddit! This is great video!
Glad you liked the video!
Incredible video. Thanks so much. Long video but essential viewing if you need to get your head around the differences - even with only genre.
The Focusrite on the drums makes them sound like a pitched musical instrument playing a melody rather than a percussive one. Beautiful.
Good comparison. Greetings from Hamburg, Germany
THIS IS THE BEST VDO AND FUN, thanks a universe to you.
I'm just getting in to using a compressor seriously in Logic, this is the perfect resource for me (and I downloaded those files.) Thanks James Z!
Amazing. What a remarkable job you've done here James - thank you so much for creating such an extensive and comprehensive analysis. (Whew!) Now I'm really looking forward to the follow clip where you're comparing Logic's compressors to third party, paid plugins.
Glad you enjoyed the video! The follow-up video will be coming some time in the future!
@@JamesZhan Judging by this one I'm sure it'll be worth the wait.
Awesome video Thank you so much James! I've been using logic since 2014 and only now thanks to your video i finally discovered the difference between logic stock compressors lol! Super cool and super educational video!
Glad you find it helpful!
Nice. I use the stock Logic compressors all the time, although I usually default to the Studio FET just because I like the saturation character that it adds, or Platinum when I want complete transparency. I'm going to start using the studio VCA too after watching this!
The Studio FET does have some nice saturation and character! I wish the Platinum Digital had faster attack and release.
Such an amazing video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, it was incredibly helpful! Your videos are always fantastic!
Thanks a lot for your kind words! Glad you enjoyed the video! 😊
Great Video, great Analysis Man! That's the perfect way to show the audio things. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!!
Extremely good video. Amazingly well done!
This is such a great video. Thanks for taking the time to put it together. I will check out your other videos as well
Thank you!
Hey James, this is an AMAZING video, thanks a lot for the pdf as well!
Thanks for details video, that's what i looking for :))). Keep it up bro !
Very useful, thank you
Solid, bro! Thank you for sharing these informations. 😃
Awesome video! Very well done and extremely informative. Thanks!!!
Thank you!! Glad you liked it :)
Great video as always man, the stock logic tools are really great and the compressors are no joke
Thanks for watching! And yeah agreed, these compressors are all really awesome!
@@JamesZhan i will say i'm guilty in only using the FETs i might have to branch out more
@@jooshead Definitely give the other ones a try! My favorite is the Studio VCA. In my tests, it sounds amazing on most audio sources.
Excellent video! Very informative. I just upgraded to Logic so this makes the comp choices less overwhelming. I think I like the Red the most.
Glad the video helped! I like the red one the most as well
Thank you James. Good compressors in Logic but they all made sibilance a lot worse. I hear the same in all comp plugins. I will buy HW after all.
Great video. I’ve got that shirt
what song is playing in the intro ? it sounds phenomenal . I want listen to it all the time . please tell me the name of it
nice explanation man,thanks it' s great
Thank you!!
Thank you very much!
Nice information
I like parallel compression on drums.
intro song?
What does linear or non linear mean for music? Will I ever hear a difference? Or need to be aware of this?
What are the alrernatives of these plugins, I use Fl studio.
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I'm not a fan if Logic's stock compressors, because they sound a bit harsh and are not as good as thirdparty stuff like Waves, Softube, UAD e.g. I use Logic's comps very rarely.
You forgot to take auto release off...
It is recommended to keep it on as it does not mean that the release setting is meaningless.It actually helps provide a range of useable release , focused around the release you dial in.
There is a mistake in your video at the beginning when you talk about opto
I really like this video and have a feeling I will be watching it again and again , because as hard as I try , I can only hear a difference when you switch from the unprocessed channel to the compressed channel . I through I heard a slight volume difference during the quiet parts of the bass , but I could be wrong .
I did learn one thing and that is those are completely different compressors !!! I through they where just different skins I could pick !! SMH !!!!!
Someday I will get it !
Any suggestions on how to hear the difference ? I don't really know what I am listing for .
You are correct in hearing that the quiet parts in the bass became louder after compression. That's because the compression reduced the bass's dynamic range, so there is less of a difference between the loud parts and the quiet parts.
Not being able to hear compression well can be due to several reasons. One is that you may not have good speakers that can accurately reflect the compression effect. Another one is that you may not know what to look for. Under the condition that you have good speakers or headphones, I think a good way to learn to hear compression is to play with a compressor yourself and hear how it alters the music.
@@JamesZhan thanks, I’ll listen again through my studio monitors !
Thanks for the information 🙏