Audio Engineering Basics: Expanders (and Gates)

Audio Engineering Basics: Expanders (and Gates)
In this video, we chat about expanders: what they are, when we can use them, how we can use them, and how they're different from gates. Hope you like it!
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Defining Expander
01:44 - Expander Use Cases
03:16 - Expanders and SideChaining
05:04 - Expanders vs Gates
05:44 - Listening Example
07:15 - Outro
08:03 - Bloopers / Random Thoughts
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[@TheRealATema]

Whenever an engineer sound so eloquent, gives me joy. Got my sub just for that reason. Would love to work/collaborate with you soon.

[@CatoNoise]

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[@windowbreezes]

a woman has a different train of thought than men and its nice to hear the perspective of a woman explaining audio. cheers 🎉🎉🎉

[@cliveburgess4128]

Yet another plugin I have not used and will be, thanks, this may help with noise between pick strokes on distorted guitars, Thank you, always learn something here!

[@RedButtonTV1]

yes, do more.
thanks for the video

[@colinaiken]

Thanks!

[@CatoNoise]

Hey, thanks! Glad you liked it! ^_^

[@SeanKerns]

Eh, I don't use them much, either, unless I'm trying to fix a problem in someone else's recording. But the explanation was good. I'm gonna steal that if I ever have to explain it.

[@ALT3R1D3M]

You've expanded my mind... No pun intended🙂

[@RockamoreProductions]

can you Demonstrate a expander/gate for vocals as a lesson not instruments please