I really appreciate how you 1.) explained every control, 2.) did it succinctly and intuitively, and 3.) cut out all the dead space to keep the video as tight as possible and not waste our time. Amazing.
Great Vid! I dig how you keep it fast and to the point. No extra unnecessary mumbo. Dig your editing. A lot of peeps out there seem to have lost the idea of,,,Our time is valuable. And every phone and computer has a pause and rewind. Thank you for your vids! Keep it up!!
Dude you’re the man! I watched a lot of videos trying to understand compression and you’re explanation was the only one the I understood! Great video, much love ❤️
Good stuff here. I'm glad I found you. Logic is a bit overwhelming and I'm only scratching the surface so far but watching videos like this help out quite a bit. Dope.
Glad you find the videos helpful Jordan! Logic is a bit of a steep learning curve at the beginning, but once you learn a couple vital basics it’s a great DAW to use. Let me know if there’s anything specific you’d like me to try and cover in future videos. Thanks for watching!
Yeah man keep it up! I’d be interested in learning about sample file management and different automation hacks. Like how read write and latch work. I’m still figuring that out. Cheers!
Thank you! It is a really basic compression tutorial and I'd love to make a more in depth one in the future. Glad you found it helpful! Love the UK, some of my favourite holidays have been there. Much love from Canada 🇨🇦.
@@_Tricky_ Haha the "big country" that's legendary. My family's from Birmingham so I've spent quite a bit of time touring the UK. Music scene over there amazing. If you're ever out British Columbia way let me know!
Perfect for a refresher or first time using compression in logic. Ive been using logics compressor for a while but you really drove home some things that I didn't understand yet so thank you! Hopefully my mixes will be sounding better.
Great tutorial video! You are a good teacher. The tough thing about these types of videos is that it is hard to actually hear what YOU hear, due to the compression of the video file and the Internet streaming.
mark peotter you’re absolutely right. I remember making this video and while I was doing it sounded like overkill. Now when I watch it back you can barely hear it. All the more reason to explore compression! Thanks for watching + the comment
honestly you're putting out some great content and this was an excellent video on compression! so many people with big followings act like they're experts on EVERY SUBJECT and give bad information out and newbies don't know better since they see the clean thumbnail, the like ratio, the sub number, etc. that's the sad truth about youtube learning. people kinda pretend they're experts when they're really not and they make ad revenue and sponsors off of giving bad info to newbies who don't know better. haha so thank you for the quality content you produce.
I appreciate you! Full disclosure, I am not an expert. I just try to put out content that I find useful and what I know. Thank you for the kind words and for watching 🙌
To be honest you not spending a lot time promoting your self and business but instead getting straight to point on the topic of my interest is what's makes me watch your videos more! And support you! I wish I could pay you to mix and master tracks!
@@TheLinkze Thank you! I need to be better at making content consistently and promoting as that will keep the videos coming. Really happy that you like the content though, there will be more to come for sure!
Thank you!! I'm looking to be doing much more on the channel and overall topics soon. Just been pre-occupied with this sound pack project. Appreciate the shout!!
Top stuff, really like how you touched on the different Compressors having different styles depending on instrument/genre. I always wondered so thank you for this.
Thank you homie! I’ll definitely make a video on how to sidechain in the future. It’s a powerful tool that can really bring a lot into a track. Thanks for watching 🙌🙌
Thanks for the video Tony. Great explanation and to the point. Just what I was looking for for some elements of my radio show that I was trying to edit.
Hi Tony. I checked out two of your videos. One was on compression and the other one was on 808. Right after that Carlos VillaLobos hit me to let me know about you. Haha...I really enjoy how you explain the process! If you have anything new coming up soon please let me know. Thanks!
Hey Harry! Thank you for the kind words, always feels good to know that people enjoy the content. I have been working in the background on some stuff which is why I’ve had the lack of videos, but I do plan on making more soon! I am unfamiliar with Carlos VillaLobos but will check him out now. Thanks for the shout, have a great weekend 🙌
Your videos are always so helpful. I was wondering if you have any tips for mixing at home. I just have mixing headphones and run into issues getting my mixes to transfer well in various speakers and headphones. Any advice ?
Hey man! Happy that they’re worth the watch. I actually do the majority of my mixes on headphones as well I’ll go to my monitors for final touches (just a preference). My tips for mixing would be: 1. Mix in mono 2. Reference similar tracks 3. Test. Test. Test. Change from your headphones to your laptop speakers to your earbuds... notice what you would change with each one and do that 👍 Hope that helps!
Wow, thank you so much!! You're my first Super Thanks, I didn't even know it was on my profile. You're too kind, and I'm glad you found the content useful
such a smoothy hehe, great video, liking your mic set up there, would e greta for playing piano live. Anyone know what mic stand it is, let me know, great vid. But I still get stuck with combining ratio and gain to figure out what the final out come in db would be? basically volumes
Thank you! Use ratio to determine the ratio the volume will be dampened. Threshold for when the ratio kicks in. I’ll see if I can find the mic stand online and link it. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this great explanation. I do have a question please. Is compression also supposed to boost the low frequencies, or is it strictly for lowering high frequencies? Thanks
Hello! Yes it can be used for both frequencies. You can get further into detail by using a plugin called 'Multipressor', which will allow you to compress different frequencies with different parameters. Thanks for watching!
Hey Tony! I have a question about compression. When adding Compression to each piece of drums or instruments should we run the eq first and then compression? Then from their add what it needs to enhance the sound, you the sparkles to make the kick sound deep and punchy. Also should I gain stage first before adding EQ and Compression? Thanks Man! I really find your videos informative and engaging then any video on RUclips really love the tutorials!
Hey, great question! There’s no definitive answer to this other than you need to try all avenues of what you said. Putting plugins before and after each other in different ways will effect the tracks differently so it really is different every time. The best way to do this is to learn exactly the purpose of what everything does and know when to use it. As for gain staging, yes you need to gain stage it throughout each of the plugins signal flow, which is the “staging” portion of it. I generally EQ, Compress, and then add the extra stuff after that but again it really depends what you’re trying to achieve 👍 Hope that helps, thanks for watching and the great question
@@itstonyholiday Thanks for the reply! Much appreciated sir! Ill try that out! Yeah I would gain stage before adding EQ, Compression and I would notice that some would start to Clip and etc. Should I gain stage before and after adding the plugins? Sorry if I'm wording stuff weird lol I'm trying to learn the technical stuff during quarantine. Btw will their be future video where you check out viewers beats and give advice? that would be awesome!
@EDGARFIEDTV No worries, it can be difficult to describe techniques over text. So for gain staging you basically want to make sure that you're not clipping at any stage of the signal flow. For example: 1. If you had a synth like Alchemy playing a chord progression, it comes out of the synth at -3, you're fine. 2. Next you EQ it. It starts to clip a little bit so you bring it back down below 0 using the gain knob in the EQ plugin. 3. You toss on a compressor and really smush it and add some makeup gain to give the sound you want. It's clipping again, so you turn the output gain in the compressor down to below zero. Effectively managing the clipping levels at every stage of the signal flow 👍 As for future videos I have definitely thought about doing a livestream where I critique peoples songs and stuff for sure! I have a couple of other things in the works first (like finishing this drum kit) but then I definitely want to!
Tony Holiday Thanks man!!! This makes totally sense!!! Lol you get to the point bro!! And I totally appreciate that!! 100 percent this is making sense thanks of you bro! And totally!! Man looking forward to any of your content! I’ll be there for support! Thanks man once again! 🤘🏾🙏🏾
Can’t tell you how much I love it when someone appreciates the content. Thank you for the support and there will definitely be more to come. Let me know if you have any additional questions 🙌 take care
Thanks alot for this! Been having trouble trying to understand compression. Would you have any compression recommendations (even some of the logic presets) for steel drums? Thanks dude
Glad you found the content helpful! The thing with compression is it's different every time. You'll have to train your ears messing with the settings to see what sounds good. Thanks for watching
Hey there! Likely the track that you put it on is mono. If you change that track to stereo you should see the plugin as an option in both. Thanks for watching!
@@itstonyholiday: I'm an old, old DIYer, and the stuff you point out really helps fill in the gaps from analog to digital. You are a most excellent AD/DA converter, if you will.
Hey bro! Thank you so much for sharing! So I have a question, I really couldn’t hear the difference when you turned the compressor on/off…What do I need to do to be able to hear the difference?
Hey, it takes a lot of practice and training your ears to hear the difference sometimes. The best way to get better is to make a really big compressed track that's side chained and then turn it on and off to understand what you're looking for. After that, adjust to taste. Thanks for watching!
Question about 9:09, how do you do multiple takes like that? I know how to do it on audio but I thought that was MIDI. Do you have a video regarding this? (just found this channel) Awesome vid btw!
Hey really happy you found the tutorial to be helpful!! Not going to lie I never understood why people sidechained the kick to the 808. Kenny Beats has a good rant on it too...
Tony Holiday uuuf really? CJ Beatz does it heheh... i think it helps to not mess up or better say not make the kick disappearing under the kick nah? Or did i get smth wrong? Another questions btw... do you think, every instrument shluld have a compressor? So meaning when i create a guitar looo w omnisphere for example, then it has to be compressed as well? I really don‘t cet compressors that much... i don‘t really get the sense of it for any instrument excepted 808 haha
@@sandronohl8969 I mean, we could sit here all day and trade stories of who said to do it and who didn't. The truth is sometimes I do it and it sounds good, other times it doesn't... Best just to test each time. I don't compress every instrument individually, however I do compress groups of instruments when I'm mixing. So it'l be one compressor for a group of melodies type thing. Does that help?
Hey man, glad you found it helpful! You’re going to find that each compressor acts differently and your best bet is to read about them on the Apple Logic webpage. They go into much more detail about each compressor and what it’s modelled after. I think I linked it in the description. Are you recording the Sax yourself? Thanks for watching!
@@rodraines1502 That's awesome man! Just always be sure that when you're recording you're not clipping... sax is loud so you're going to want to turn your pre-amp way down. Thanks again!
This was very helpful thanks man! I have a question I looked at the apple website about the different compressors and I see that the VCA compressor is made for bass guitars. Well I did a subsonic bass using the vs2 I believe and the lower notes sounds good (shake my car lol) but I go a few notes above and you can barely hear these bass notes. Well I used the Platinum Digital and tested the bass again sounds good, now the higher notes actually shake my car, but it’s kinda distorted. Honestly I didn’t know how the compressor actually works when I did this but if the higher notes now are more present that means I did something bad or no? And would you recommend to try the VCA or just adjust the treshold, ratio and attack on the Platinum Digital and try it? I hope you understood what I’m trying to say, thank you bro!
Hey man! The compressors that are built into Logic are based on real hardware compressors so they’re more or less a guideline. The best rule of thumb is, if it sounds good/the way you want. Go with that 👍 Thanks for watching, glad you found the video helpful 🙌
Hi, I really don't understand how this compressor works! Can you explain it to me? So what does the treshhold stand for,? when for example its set to -20 , every decibel is cut out , or is it the ratio that reduces the loudness? and the make up gain basically just makes the track louder, right? haha I got probably everything wrong
Tony Holiday Thanks for the reply man. Can u make a video on, how to know if ur track needs compression or not lol unless u discussed it already and I missed it
@@kylim_music manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1925/en_US/logic-pro-x-10-5-effects-user-guide.pdf > CMD + F "Logic Pro Compressor main parameters"
for anyone interested in the compressor sheet explaining what compressor is good for what www.centerforlydteknik.dk/download/pdf/logic-pro-x-compressor-circuit-type-cheat-sheet.pdf (his link doesn't work)
@@itstonyholiday ok I couldn't identify it correctly but it's highly irritating nonetheless. Having said that whilst typing this reply, appears it's stopped after the introduction so I'm now watching rest of video!
@@itstonyholiday it's a fantastic video - you've compressed a helluva lot of info into it!(will have to go over it with pause button and make notes). Thanks very much!
The drum kit/sound pack I use for all my beats (created by me): www.itstonyholiday.com/#soundpacks
Appreciate you guys!
I really appreciate how you 1.) explained every control, 2.) did it succinctly and intuitively, and 3.) cut out all the dead space to keep the video as tight as possible and not waste our time. Amazing.
Thank you for watching! I really appreciate the comment.
I agree great video!
@@DaleNAdams-mx4lt Thank you for watching!
Bro you have such a good handle on logic! I’ve been needing these videos🙏
My guy I’m always learning too! But I’m happy you found the videos helpful. Thank you for watching brother 🙌
in school right now and watched a million videos on all audio effects, this one was the best, i can’t wait to be a full time audio engineer
Thank you for watching! Best of luck with your studies
For what it’s worth, I’ve been trying to understand compression for about a year now. This video just made it click for me. Appreciate you 🙏🏻🎯
Thank you for the kind words, it really means a lot. All the best with your Logic Pro journey!
Great Vid! I dig how you keep it fast and to the point. No extra unnecessary mumbo. Dig your editing. A lot of peeps out there seem to have lost the idea of,,,Our time is valuable. And every phone and computer has a pause and rewind. Thank you for your vids! Keep it up!!
🙏🙏 Thank you for the comment, really appreciate you watching and I'm glad you found value in the content.
All the best!
Dude you’re the man! I watched a lot of videos trying to understand compression and you’re explanation was the only one the I understood! Great video, much love ❤️
Thank you so much for the comment, really appreciate the kind words!
Glad you found the content useful
Good stuff here. I'm glad I found you. Logic is a bit overwhelming and I'm only scratching the surface so far but watching videos like this help out quite a bit. Dope.
Glad you find the videos helpful Jordan! Logic is a bit of a steep learning curve at the beginning, but once you learn a couple vital basics it’s a great DAW to use. Let me know if there’s anything specific you’d like me to try and cover in future videos. Thanks for watching!
Yeah man keep it up! I’d be interested in learning about sample file management and different automation hacks. Like how read write and latch work. I’m still figuring that out. Cheers!
Yo! You’re not the first person to say that... I’ll add it to the list for sure. Thanks again home 🙌
So in conclusion after watching this video I need to just hire a music engineer
right
@@ryanbrennan3908 plot twist I’m recording myself this weekend
@@treyGivens1 im doing it as we speak fam
@@ryanbrennan3908 what’s your recording set up, I booked a whole studio with no engineer lol?
Basically
Awesome for a beginner, could really hear the difference which explained the principle of compression nicely for me. Thanks from the UK. 🇬🇧 👏
Thank you! It is a really basic compression tutorial and I'd love to make a more in depth one in the future. Glad you found it helpful! Love the UK, some of my favourite holidays have been there. Much love from Canada 🇨🇦.
Tony Holiday likewise Tony, we have some friends who live In Ontario and we absolutely LOVE visiting the big country (as we call it!) 😉
@@_Tricky_ Haha the "big country" that's legendary. My family's from Birmingham so I've spent quite a bit of time touring the UK. Music scene over there amazing. If you're ever out British Columbia way let me know!
Perfect for a refresher or first time using compression in logic. Ive been using logics compressor for a while but you really drove home some things that I didn't understand yet so thank you! Hopefully my mixes will be sounding better.
Thank you for the comment, really appreciate it!! Glad you found value in the content.
Very helpful, especially with the tip about presets as a starting point!
Thanks for watching Matthew! Appreciate the comment and I'm glad you found the content helpful
This video has helped me to finally understand clearly what compression and all the knobs do, thanks!
Thanks for watching Sam K! Really appreciate the kind words.
...yep, agree with all these positive comments, great guy. Wish I had this video when learning about compression.
Too kind sir. Thank you for watching.
Great tutorial video! You are a good teacher. The tough thing about these types of videos is that it is hard to actually hear what YOU hear, due to the compression of the video file and the Internet streaming.
mark peotter you’re absolutely right. I remember making this video and while I was doing it sounded like overkill. Now when I watch it back you can barely hear it. All the more reason to explore compression! Thanks for watching + the comment
honestly you're putting out some great content and this was an excellent video on compression! so many people with big followings act like they're experts on EVERY SUBJECT and give bad information out and newbies don't know better since they see the clean thumbnail, the like ratio, the sub number, etc. that's the sad truth about youtube learning. people kinda pretend they're experts when they're really not and they make ad revenue and sponsors off of giving bad info to newbies who don't know better. haha so thank you for the quality content you produce.
I appreciate you! Full disclosure, I am not an expert. I just try to put out content that I find useful and what I know. Thank you for the kind words and for watching 🙌
Just started out with Logic & Music Production in general and am really glad that you're making those video. It helps a lot.
Good job, keep it up!
Thank you! Really happy that you like the tutorials. Cheers
Finally a video that explains what a compressor does easy. Thanks for making this.
Thanks for watching Simon!
Tony Holiday continues to teach me the ways of sound and audio engineering. THANK YOU!
Thanks for always showing love Nick! Best of luck on your audio journey
Much better explanation than my tutor in uni ! Great job man!
Thanks for watching!
You explain things the best out of everyone on here! #pat yourself on the back! Straight forward, quick and simple! Thanks! Appreciated!
Not sure how I missed this, thanks for watching!
To be honest you not spending a lot time promoting your self and business but instead getting straight to point on the topic of my interest is what's makes me watch your videos more! And support you! I wish I could pay you to mix and master tracks!
@@TheLinkze Thank you! I need to be better at making content consistently and promoting as that will keep the videos coming.
Really happy that you like the content though, there will be more to come for sure!
Found your video super helpful, as a band (Native Love) we do a bit of our own mixing and compression has always been a little unclear. Thank again.
Awesome, glad to hear that you found the video helpful. Thanks for watching + the comment 👍
Tony Holiday my guy, you doubled your subscriber count in a month, Congratulations!
Thank you!! I'm looking to be doing much more on the channel and overall topics soon. Just been pre-occupied with this sound pack project. Appreciate the shout!!
Damn your videos keep coming in clutch with everything I’m trying to dive deeper into!
Love to hear that, thanks for watching!
Top stuff, really like how you touched on the different Compressors having different styles depending on instrument/genre. I always wondered so thank you for this.
Anytime Danny! Logic has so much to offer in its stock plugins, the compressor is awesome, highly under rated. Thanks for watching 🙌
Thanks! This was very concise, and well-delivered.
Thank you! Glad you found the content useful.
Great video. So much information. Pro level course. Sidechaining is interesting.
Thank you homie! I’ll definitely make a video on how to sidechain in the future. It’s a powerful tool that can really bring a lot into a track. Thanks for watching 🙌🙌
You are good at explaining
Thank you for watching, I'm glad you found the content useful!
Finally I can fix my problem. Great tutorials!
Glad you like! Good luck 🤙
Another great video!
Appreciate you tKyle!!
Great video.... very informative..... answered my questions about compression.....
Thanks for the comment Vinnie, happy it helped you out 🙌🙌
Very usefull. Thnx! ;-) and greetings from Poland
Thank you for watching!! Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks very much for another succinct video on a super complex subject.
Cheers Steve 👍
Thanks for the video Tony. Great explanation and to the point. Just what I was looking for for some elements of my radio show that I was trying to edit.
Awesome, really happy you found the content useful Mike. All the best with the radio show.
Thanks for the comment 🙌
your videos have been helpful brother . thank you for these videos
Really happy you're finding them useful my friend. I appreciate the comment 🙌 thank you for watching!
On point ! Very useful 🤟
Thank you so much for watching!
You’re an awesome teacher
Thank you, I’m happy that you find the content useful 🙌
thanks, always great tutorials for beginners
Appreciate you watching! Thank you for the kind words
Another great one T-Holiday. Can u do a video demonstrating side-chain compression? Thanks.
Yes! That is definitely on my list of videos to make... have had that one requested quite a bit so I will do it soon
The goat tbh
Bruh you the homie... thanks for watching 🙌🙌
I appreciate your time and efforts to put out these videos for people like myself, someone who is just getting started in this world! Cheers Buddy :)
Thank you for your kind words and for watching, happy that you like the content. Cheers!
great videos dude very informative keep up the great work
Mister Nev really appreciate the kind words, thank you!!
Very good video man! You put it in good words, learned a lot :)
Thank you so much for the kind words, really happy that you found the content helpful 👍
Learned so much, thanks again Tony!
You’re the man Thomas... thanks for watching homie 🙌🙌
thank you sm for this!!! you are a lifesaver
Thank you for watching! Happy you found the video helpful
Thanks, very helpful video and clearly explained.
Happy it helped Matt, thanks for watching!!
Great Video! Very helpful.
Thanks for watching Steven! Really appreciate the comment
great clear content again :). Where can I find good EDM samples like kicks, claps, hi-hats etc? Can't find in logic... ?
Sound of KSHMR or Oliver Power Tools 😀
Good Job! Can you do one on how and when to use the sidechain option?
Thanks Scott! Check this one out 🙌 cheers
How to Sidechain | Logic Pro X Sidechain Compression Tutorial ruclips.net/video/Q2vDjm6QsE4/видео.html
Hi Tony. I checked out two of your videos. One was on compression and the other one was on 808. Right after that Carlos VillaLobos hit me to let me know about you. Haha...I really enjoy how you explain the process! If you have anything new coming up soon please let me know. Thanks!
Hey Harry! Thank you for the kind words, always feels good to know that people enjoy the content.
I have been working in the background on some stuff which is why I’ve had the lack of videos, but I do plan on making more soon!
I am unfamiliar with Carlos VillaLobos but will check him out now. Thanks for the shout, have a great weekend 🙌
My pleasure. Looking forward to the new videos. Keep me posted if you have anything else going on. Have a great weekend!
@@hgcomposer2689 thank you 🙌🙌
thank u for this
Thank you for watching! Really appreciate it
Thanks Man
Thank you for watching! Really appreciate the kind words.
Cool analysis and knowledge.
Thank you for watching!!
Love this presentation ❤ very informative and down to earth, awesome teacher dude 👍🏾
Thank for watching! Really appreciate the comment, glad you found it useful.
Great content
Thanks for watching! Really appreciate it.
Thanks homie :D
Thanks for watching my friend.
Awesome tutorial! Thanks a lot!
Thanks for watching Ali! Really appreciate it
Your videos are always so helpful. I was wondering if you have any tips for mixing at home. I just have mixing headphones and run into issues getting my mixes to transfer well in various speakers and headphones. Any advice ?
Hey man! Happy that they’re worth the watch. I actually do the majority of my mixes on headphones as well I’ll go to my monitors for final touches (just a preference).
My tips for mixing would be:
1. Mix in mono
2. Reference similar tracks
3. Test. Test. Test. Change from your headphones to your laptop speakers to your earbuds... notice what you would change with each one and do that 👍
Hope that helps!
Thanks!
Wow, thank you so much!! You're my first Super Thanks, I didn't even know it was on my profile.
You're too kind, and I'm glad you found the content useful
such a smoothy hehe, great video, liking your mic set up there, would e greta for playing piano live. Anyone know what mic stand it is, let me know, great vid. But I still get stuck with combining ratio and gain to figure out what the final out come in db would be? basically volumes
Thank you!
Use ratio to determine the ratio the volume will be dampened. Threshold for when the ratio kicks in.
I’ll see if I can find the mic stand online and link it. Thanks for watching!
great video
Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for this great explanation. I do have a question please. Is compression also supposed to boost the low frequencies, or is it strictly for lowering high frequencies? Thanks
Hello!
Yes it can be used for both frequencies. You can get further into detail by using a plugin called 'Multipressor', which will allow you to compress different frequencies with different parameters.
Thanks for watching!
@@itstonyholiday thanks for responding!
@@BetterDayzMusic Of course! Thank you for watching
Good job. 👍
Thank you for watching
cool, thank you
Thank you for watching!
Hey Tony! I have a question about compression. When adding Compression to each piece of drums or instruments should we run the eq first and then compression? Then from their add what it needs to enhance the sound, you the sparkles to make the kick sound deep and punchy. Also should I gain stage first before adding EQ and Compression? Thanks Man! I really find your videos informative and engaging then any video on RUclips really love the tutorials!
Hey, great question! There’s no definitive answer to this other than you need to try all avenues of what you said. Putting plugins before and after each other in different ways will effect the tracks differently so it really is different every time. The best way to do this is to learn exactly the purpose of what everything does and know when to use it. As for gain staging, yes you need to gain stage it throughout each of the plugins signal flow, which is the “staging” portion of it. I generally EQ, Compress, and then add the extra stuff after that but again it really depends what you’re trying to achieve 👍
Hope that helps, thanks for watching and the great question
@@itstonyholiday Thanks for the reply! Much appreciated sir! Ill try that out! Yeah I would gain stage before adding EQ, Compression and I would notice that some would start to Clip and etc. Should I gain stage before and after adding the plugins? Sorry if I'm wording stuff weird lol I'm trying to learn the technical stuff during quarantine. Btw will their be future video where you check out viewers beats and give advice? that would be awesome!
@EDGARFIEDTV No worries, it can be difficult to describe techniques over text. So for gain staging you basically want to make sure that you're not clipping at any stage of the signal flow.
For example:
1. If you had a synth like Alchemy playing a chord progression, it comes out of the synth at -3, you're fine.
2. Next you EQ it. It starts to clip a little bit so you bring it back down below 0 using the gain knob in the EQ plugin.
3. You toss on a compressor and really smush it and add some makeup gain to give the sound you want. It's clipping again, so you turn the output gain in the compressor down to below zero.
Effectively managing the clipping levels at every stage of the signal flow 👍
As for future videos I have definitely thought about doing a livestream where I critique peoples songs and stuff for sure! I have a couple of other things in the works first (like finishing this drum kit) but then I definitely want to!
Tony Holiday Thanks man!!! This makes totally sense!!! Lol you get to the point bro!! And I totally appreciate that!! 100 percent this is making sense thanks of you bro! And totally!! Man looking forward to any of your content! I’ll be there for support! Thanks man once again! 🤘🏾🙏🏾
Can’t tell you how much I love it when someone appreciates the content. Thank you for the support and there will definitely be more to come. Let me know if you have any additional questions 🙌 take care
Thanks alot for this! Been having trouble trying to understand compression. Would you have any compression recommendations (even some of the logic presets) for steel drums? Thanks dude
Glad you found the content helpful! The thing with compression is it's different every time. You'll have to train your ears messing with the settings to see what sounds good. Thanks for watching
Nice!
Thank you!
Hey Tony, dumb question: my compressor only shows up as mono, how do I find stereo? Sorry, noob audio engineer here.
Hey there! Likely the track that you put it on is mono. If you change that track to stereo you should see the plugin as an option in both. Thanks for watching!
awesome help
Thanks for watching!
@@itstonyholiday: I'm an old, old DIYer, and the stuff you point out really helps fill in the gaps from analog to digital. You are a most excellent AD/DA converter, if you will.
@@twstauff5164 One of the best compliments I've been given. Adding to the resume now.
Thanks again.
Hey bro! Thank you so much for sharing! So I have a question, I really couldn’t hear the difference when you turned the compressor on/off…What do I need to do to be able to hear the difference?
Hey, it takes a lot of practice and training your ears to hear the difference sometimes. The best way to get better is to make a really big compressed track that's side chained and then turn it on and off to understand what you're looking for. After that, adjust to taste.
Thanks for watching!
Question about 9:09, how do you do multiple takes like that? I know how to do it on audio but I thought that was MIDI. Do you have a video regarding this? (just found this channel) Awesome vid btw!
Hey Lucas, you mean have them under the same bus? These are all audio files under the same bus if that helps!
Thanks for watching!
Ayy tony! Dope tutorial! Can you do a tutorial on trap 808 compressing with the kick in the sidechain? Thank you so much
Hey really happy you found the tutorial to be helpful!! Not going to lie I never understood why people sidechained the kick to the 808. Kenny Beats has a good rant on it too...
Tony Holiday uuuf really? CJ Beatz does it heheh... i think it helps to not mess up or better say not make the kick disappearing under the kick nah? Or did i get smth wrong? Another questions btw... do you think, every instrument shluld have a compressor? So meaning when i create a guitar looo w omnisphere for example, then it has to be compressed as well? I really don‘t cet compressors that much... i don‘t really get the sense of it for any instrument excepted 808 haha
@@sandronohl8969 I mean, we could sit here all day and trade stories of who said to do it and who didn't. The truth is sometimes I do it and it sounds good, other times it doesn't... Best just to test each time. I don't compress every instrument individually, however I do compress groups of instruments when I'm mixing. So it'l be one compressor for a group of melodies type thing. Does that help?
@@itstonyholiday Thank you Tony! If ya ever find time to do an comprehensive mixing tutorial for trap beats, I would be super thankful! Cheers
Sandro Nohl sounds good man! Thanks for the comment and I will see what I can do
amazing video i finally get it
Glad you found the content useful, thank you for watching!
@@itstonyholiday do you do any with techno particularly and waves plugins? Maschine mk3?
@@kellyp1208 Unfortunately I do not, but sounds like some videos I should do in the future.
thank you so much bro! I'm new in Logic and this helped me a lot. So you would recommend the platinum digital to compress sax?
Hey man, glad you found it helpful! You’re going to find that each compressor acts differently and your best bet is to read about them on the Apple Logic webpage. They go into much more detail about each compressor and what it’s modelled after. I think I linked it in the description. Are you recording the Sax yourself?
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Tony Holiday okay thanks! Yes I recorded the sax myself
@@rodraines1502 That's awesome man! Just always be sure that when you're recording you're not clipping... sax is loud so you're going to want to turn your pre-amp way down. Thanks again!
Is compression needed for beats ? Just out of curiosity.
Yes
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This was very helpful thanks man! I have a question I looked at the apple website about the different compressors and I see that the VCA compressor is made for bass guitars. Well I did a subsonic bass using the vs2 I believe and the lower notes sounds good (shake my car lol) but I go a few notes above and you can barely hear these bass notes. Well I used the Platinum Digital and tested the bass again sounds good, now the higher notes actually shake my car, but it’s kinda distorted. Honestly I didn’t know how the compressor actually works when I did this but if the higher notes now are more present that means I did something bad or no? And would you recommend to try the VCA or just adjust the treshold, ratio and attack on the Platinum Digital and try it?
I hope you understood what I’m trying to say, thank you bro!
Hey man! The compressors that are built into Logic are based on real hardware compressors so they’re more or less a guideline. The best rule of thumb is, if it sounds good/the way you want. Go with that 👍
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Brother i just wanna ask that is it important to compress whole audio?
Or at how much db sound compression is must?
Not sure i understand the question
Means?
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Well done - thank you. Very numerous and abrupt edits make the presentation bounce around and make it jagged. Otherwise very good.
Thanks for the feedback. Try watching a newer video of mine and see if it's better.
Hi, I really don't understand how this compressor works! Can you explain it to me? So what does the treshhold stand for,? when for example its set to -20 , every decibel is cut out , or is it the ratio that reduces the loudness? and the make up gain basically just makes the track louder, right? haha I got probably everything wrong
The threshold represents the volume level that the compressor will start to compress. The ratio is by how much it will compress.
@@itstonyholiday and how is it calculated, the ratio? like 2 is the half and what is 3 the third, or are these the decibels that are cut out?
2 to 1, 3 to 1, etc
Hey man, Should i add compression to all my tracks or only ones that are needed?
Add them to the ones that need it 👍
Tony Holiday Thanks for the reply man. Can u make a video on, how to know if ur track needs compression or not lol unless u discussed it already and I missed it
No worries. It’s a matter of just working at it. Compression makes the loud parts quieter and the quieter parts louder 👍 thanks for watching
@@itstonyholiday Thank you bro. Check ur Instagram DM when you have a moment. Left you a message.
@@harrym859 Sounds good homie! Thanks for the shout
Make a jungle beat!
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can you recommend external compressor for use in edm, hiphop and orchestral??
you mean a hardware one? or 3rd party?
@@itstonyholiday i mean the compressor plug-in that is good for edm, hip hop, and orchestral!
@@kylim_music manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1925/en_US/logic-pro-x-10-5-effects-user-guide.pdf > CMD + F "Logic Pro Compressor main parameters"
@@itstonyholiday Thanks for the manual! But I meant, what can you recommend me great compressor which i should pay , not the logic's one
@@kylim_music I use the Logic one, I think they're great
being an artist trying to diy this shit is honestly enough to just make me not want it anymore lol.
Haha just got to keep at it. Take breaks but keep at it 👍
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for anyone interested in the compressor sheet explaining what compressor is good for what www.centerforlydteknik.dk/download/pdf/logic-pro-x-compressor-circuit-type-cheat-sheet.pdf
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Not gonna lie, after watching 2 times I still don’t understand when something is gonna kick in what it holds on to. Very complicated
Takes time, just keep using it and messing with it and you’ll get it. I could also revisit this topic as it’s an older video of mine
great video but so much of ssh ess ... plz desser it in upcomig vids...
See videos that have been posted after this
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new link that other link is not working try this one iconcollective.edu/logic-pro-x-compressor-emulations/
Thank you, not sure what Apple did with it.
edit: I changed the link to the updated Apple one, thanks for pointing that out.
Maybe u need to add de esser to your youtube video. Sounds anoying bro
Maybe watch my latest ones and see if it's any different. This video is old
can't listen to this coz of irritating muzak in background. Shame coz the video sounded promising from the little I did watch
No idea what you’re talking about, it’s a drum loop and a kick drum
@@itstonyholiday ok I couldn't identify it correctly but it's highly irritating nonetheless. Having said that whilst typing this reply, appears it's stopped after the introduction so I'm now watching rest of video!
Thanks for coming around Max
@@itstonyholiday it's a fantastic video - you've compressed a helluva lot of info into it!(will have to go over it with pause button and make notes). Thanks very much!
Let me know if you have any questions and I’ll see if I can help
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