I was self taught on making beats. So dont ever feel like you are over explaining anything. I dont have all the terminology for the softwares an components. Thank you for this and all other videos you have done
School taught me what I was doing wrong and terminology after 5+ yrs of beatmaking . School is important but not completelu neccessary but I do suggest it. It will help ur mixes
A lot of y’all watch endless tutorials on youtube. That’s not “self taught”. A lot of these RUclips videos teach u how to make beats better than actual classes
@@Jrob5200 You could apply the same logic to reading a book. Is the person who wrote the book teaching me or am I teaching myself by reading it? Interesting question for discussion. All knowledge comes from elsewhere to begin with.
17:19 "I close my eyes". In the late 70's I'd been brought into my first band as lead guitarist. A couple rehearsals along, during a long solo, the leader quietly barks into my ear "close your f___in' eyes!!!!!". After the song was done, he said "I hope you hear the difference...... WE do!!!!!". In an interview, Carlos Santana spoke at length about the difference he experienced, having been advised by some (other) legendary guitarist. With the amount of visual information pouring in, but we're so used to it, we can't appreciate the benefit of shutting it off to facilitate the most important input channel...... our ears. Michael Wynne, I've got great appreciation for your attention to that most-important practice....... I've heard from live sound technicians the meters are the last thing they rely on. Some years ago on a club gig, my (estranged) in-laws---the real-life Archie and Edith Bunker of TV's "All in the Family"--- had come to see my Latin-ish rock band. Closing my eyes during solos has been the default for decades, except when communicating to the band the necessary cues. My mother-in-law asked my father-in-law, who was then a top-rank DEA agent, "why does he close his eyes when he's playing???" to which he replied, "he's on drugs!!!!!" :) :) :)
The most important part of this video was the moment of eyeshutting and absolute listening. This is the key basic because no matter how much you understand the parameters and techniques of compression. If you can't train your ears to listen well, you will miss out a lot. Always let your ears guide you. Thanks In the Mix for this awesome tutorial. God bless!
@@inthemix I also think that is a great advice, but I do believe that the focus is made possible by the fact you are eliminating other unnecessary details, not because your brain becomes more sensitive that way. indeed, you can listen to every little noise in the night because the ambient noise threshold is lower, not because of the closed eyes :P
@@notxnoname5258 Since making the video I actually looked for a few papers/studies on this topic and it turns out we close our eyes in many situations to focus our senses better, the brain activity in our auditory regions literally shoots up when we close our eyes. It's likely a combination of both environment and brain activity :)
@@inthemix Yep, hows your sense of touch, detailed enough to read Braille ? Mine is definatly not ! ;0) Same thing, I guess I need to train my brain in that area too. The brain is basically a "sight Junkie", it can't hurt to "ween" it off a bit. I found this information through conversations with a person who lost his sight. Completely Blind, yet he used band saws, electric planers, and was still an amazing woodworker ! He made trinket boxes (with dovetail joints) and chess boards, and they were far better fit and finish than I could make ! Really amazing and humbling.
I'm a full-time touring musician, and I've listened to some really top-notch live and studio engineers try to explain compression before. None of them have done as good a job as you have here. Thank you for the video.
For those just started out and cannot hear compression. Don’t worry, to me compression is one of the hardest thing to really feel. One of my tip is, when A/B the wave before and after compression, listen to the tail/ quiet part. I watched this videos countless times until I really hear what he’s saying.
also this is easier to hear on some headphones than others. Michael has a beyerdynamic dt1990 on in the video so that also influences the way he's compressing the track. Basically it's easier to notice these differences on a similar sounding harsh V shaped headphone than something flat or less resolving.
As a beginner, I really appreciate the detail. The most frustrating thing when learning is watching a video with someone moving too quickly and skipping details, assuming you already know it. So thank you
I think the way the guitar sounds is so wrong for the track, too loud , too much treble and all that reverb makes it take up too much room in the mix. The focal point of the track Should be the vocals, then build the track up from there.
I think he meant that these guitars are agressive for your attention, and they really are. The focus of the ears shits between the guitar and the voice and it creats a unenjoyable hearing experience. And compression fixed it. Love the explanation
@@inthemix Thank you for doing your part, it matters. It opens up opportunities for many people around the world that can't afford a $5000 production bootcamp to learn the basics.
I used to think compression was too complicated and didn't mess with it or even use it, but the more I make music the more I realize how insanely important it is for getting the right dynamics to basically every track.
If you feel hard to hear the compression, turn the ratio all the way up and turn the attack to fastest, your sound will be compressed as hell, then slowly increase the attack time to hear how much sound can pass through the compression, when your attack is ok then turn back to normal ratio (like 2:1 to 4:1).
Even thought I've been making music for years I frequently revisit basic but extremely well articulated videos like this one and I never fail to learn something new each time.
Changing the ratio, attack and release in your own project after watching this, agree that although subtle, you can definitely hear what it's doing to the vocal, and how it sounds so much better, then realising you had it in bypass... Priceless.
Dude, you’ve just helped me understand and hear something I’ve been struggling with for a couple years now. If you see this I just wanna say thank you so very much, from the bottom of my heart. You rule dude.
I''ve been making live music for over 2 decades now. But never made home recordings. Watching you explaining all of this makes me feel like a beginner again, in a good way. I am learning so much from you. Thank you very much!!
Hearing the difference in my mixes since I started watching this channel has been amazing, and I'm glad you keep making stuff for me to learn more from.
Michael, as an amateur editor I’ve watched dozens of videos trying to understand compression, but without much luck. You’re the first one to explain it clearly and precisely. The great thing is that you’ve emphasised the importance of using your ears (naturally!) rather than your eyes. Or relying on numbers. Thank you for that. Subscribed. Off to practice now!
The best example of compression I’ve ever heard. I’ve used UA vintage compressors for years but I didn’t understand the details, I just knew how to setup compression to get good sounding results.
Honestly this is the 4th time I try to watch this video but I just can't focus more than 5 mins. It happens to me with every video from this channel, I think it's the chill voice. There is amazing content in this channel I so wish I could handle that voice tone without getting distracted... :(
I've been dabbling in music for a while, but I really appreciate these detailed videos on the basics. I wish I had them when I was starting out because they would've helped a lot, but you're never too good to review the fundamentals
You have no idea how much you helped me right now, thank you so much for explaining this, and going into so much detail, this half an hour passed like nothing, I could watch these long videos all day, and for me, I still can't hear the difference between the vocal compressed and uncompressed, I think that's a skill that I need to develop, and you've made me aware of that, so thank you, again! I'm just so glad that we, the producers, have someone who we can rely on when it comes to mixing! :)
I think it's better to be honest to yourself if you can't hear any difference, instead of fooling yourself into thinking you can hear one... I also couldn't hear the differences on this video, even after skipping back and listening a few times... It's better to acknowledge that fact, then to pretend you can hear it.
I am a home studio engineer from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 I have been just draging and dropping stuff in fl studio for the past year until i came across this channel ♥️ I have learnt a lot from Michael.. thank you so much..
I love these tutorials. It feels like you really give it your all in each one and the way you explain concepts or how to do things makes it very easy to understand. You seem to always know what it is us newbies are having trouble with and you manage to always nail each tutorial. Thank you so much!
I really am giving it my all, thanks for noticing. I really try to put myself back into the mindset I had in my first few months/year in production and try to talk to that person!
Thanks so much. I've been struggling to understand compression for some time now, and have watched a lot of videos and read a lot of material from other sources. Your video made the function of all the parameters crystal clear, and the fact that you should apply compression to tracks within the mix is priceless. Thanks again!
That example when you mention the detail of vibrato with comp on and off is a great reference to hear exactly what fompression is doing. Great video thank you
Wow - although I have known all of this "in theory" for many years, you have given me a much deeper level of understanding in the mysterious art of compression. How to compress, what to listen for and why it's needed to get a professional sound. Great work Michael on producing the BEST tutorial on compression I have ever seen!
been doing music for around 7 years in fl, love this detailed tutorial! i learned a bit and can hear what you're talking about, i normally don't make pop music but i found this very helpful
Great video. Hugely informative. I compose and record my scores on both hardware recorders and on a DAW. After a time of denial, lol, I finally started to learn about compression, limiting and so on. Watching your video makes me realise that applying this feature to mixes and masters, is truly a skill. And it is required, if you want a better sound. Thanks!
you are simply the best. your tutorials are so natural and you clarify the topics so perfectly. The aim is for us to understand the core principles, as oppose to the features and knobs and what they do. Thank you.
Yeah bro. I took the one in january too and I was a little disappointed. There did not seem to be as much explanation on these kind of things as i would have hoped. It was a good experience, and I definitely got a lot of ideas just by watching him do shit, but I don't feel like it really taught me HOW to do that many things. On the other hand, that fact kinda made me dig for things that I wanted to achieve, which is maybe a better way to learn things. Anyways, Cheers!
my heads blow up 😭... first, I'm beginner for this all, and the second is I'm not the good english speaker because I don't speak english, but still want to learn from beginning.....hope I can learn something from this channel :)
Thank you so much for this. I've been producing for a while, but my understanding of compression has not improved one bit. I've desperately needed an in depth tutorial of it.
MAN, loved the tutorial. As a listener, you know when its a quality tutorial when you learn a really useful tip within the first 3 minutes. Thanks Michael
nice vid.... when wanting compression to be 'sort of' transparent or subtle, find the settings you need then back off the wet mix slightly so you can no longer hear it but more so feel it working.... sometimes you'll need various parts of a vocal compressed differently e.g. verse, chorus, backing. it's best to split them up and apply their own compression (depending on purpose) rather than hope that the compression selected is suitable globally on that channel. it's easy these days with unlimited tracks and grouping in most daws.... imagine the old days when you actually had to own a compressor and use leads to put it in the chain. todays gear is awesome.
I always look forward to your channel for any tutorials I would wanna learn, sometimes I just randomly watch any video of yours and it's always fruitful for the viewer. Thank you. Plus, the singer Calvin is doing an amazing job, great vocals, loved it.
I have never subscribed to anyone after one video but this is just too good. We are lucky that your ability to teach is as good as your ability to mix. That’s rarely the case. Looking forward to catching the rest of your content!
Just found this channel and I'm really glad. I can just feel that I'm genuinely going to learn a lot here. Not just "do this if this" type of stuff but genuinely understanding Audio Engineering. I'm tempted to go to school for it. I work at a University that offers free classes.
He's doing a great work. I've learnt a lot from him, I'm still learning. I just started uploading my work on youtube. Please tell me how i can improve my music. Love. Avi.
Yes, I would love to hear some of the music he has produced. It is a big world. There are many of artist that are very popular in Europe and not at all in the USA. Just to make a vivid point. David Hasselhoff (The star of the American hit show Baywatch- if you recall was a big success, on television. Maybe some music people in the USA know this-Not all. I Germany, he was a huge musical success. We are talking sold out stadiums and mulit platinum-6 million copies in Germany in the 1 ST week of sales alone. Here in the states, I do not think he would sell in a coffee shop. That is why he and his management never approached any US labels or promoters. I do not know how is is today. I was standing right next to him for about 10 minutes, as we were both ordering Sushi-Made to order-right infront of you, in Encino CA. He certainly smelled of liquor. This was early afternoon. I would guess he got some help.
Actually, I already know what compression is and I know pretty well how and when to apply it. But I came here anyways because I always learn something new from you :) Keep such tutorials coming bro! It helps guys like me and many other beginners :)
This was genuinely the only video on compression that I completely understood, thank you so much! I was actually able to hear it so much better than other videos because I knew what the listen FOR. So helpful.
No. Not at all. I am also fairly new. I am finding that, during the past year, I have become more tuned in to 'subtle' Changes. (Not yet able to do much about it yet, technically... but at least hearing them more). I also find I am enjoying listeneing to music more and picking out the finer detail.
It's listening through youtube. When you use good headphones you'll hear on your own recording. When you're new, really turn the knobs until you hear a big difference, you'll train your ears.
I've started teaching myself mixing recently and I didn't realize you should use the compressor with the context of everything 😅. I'm glad I watched this and will stop wasting time!
First video where I can actually hear the difference. Most other beginner vids I've seen define the terms and then play a mix with like 70 different instruments that obliterate any ability to focus on the compression changes. The audio visuals are helpful for seeing and anticipating the change.
That was immensely helpful. Thank you! i am a complete amateur, so excuse this question if its naive, but would the technique you used to increase the sustain on the guitar translate over to electric bass guitar? im really struggling with my bass recordings, the drop off is so bad :(
Thank you, as for bass guitar, absolutely it will help the sustain. A lot of it comes down to technique, guitar build and the pickups but adding good compression is pretty essential to a good bass tone in my opinion. Don't be afraid to mess around with the settings, ideally you want the transient attack to come through, then the tail to be brought up, so maybe a medium attack and a slow release is a good place to start. Export the waveforms so you can see what the compressor is doing to the bass and use your ears to guide you. Good luck :)
Your videos are always very informative but i do believe your explanations of ratio and attack could be better. A low ratio should increase the compression assurances, but a high number will mean more DB is required before its triggered and therefore less compression per DB is achieved. Also, attack is the accelerations at which it takes to achieve that desired compression, but if your objective is to push gain then you might want a short attack to get punchier transients so its not a universal setting and very much depends on the pre and post gain goals.
Excellent as always, at least someone on RUclips knows what they’re talking about. S-N there’s 5 dislikes at the time of this post, what lonely souls they must be🤣...
Wait till he says the word "patterns".... "patterrrrrns". Best teacher of music production ever [in my opinion], and I base that opinion on genetics, aesthetics and his regional dialect. Not on his actual musical knowledge. He could be making it all up pretending he knows what all of these words actually mean like "ratios" or "make up gain"... Make up? I don't think those cheekbones need contouring... He could have never moved on from Dance Ejay on Windows 95, and I'd still take his advice over Busyworks beats or Seamless R... "Patterrrrrns"... says it all, seems legit. Gets my vote. Good job he's a boy otherwise this could seem quite sexist.
This is the best video I've seen so far on compression. I'm a beginner and it clarifies so much I glazed over before from others videos that I think is assumed knowledge.
As a novice music production student, your video finally helped me make sense of compression. I've watched a bunch of other videos and read my text books to try and understand compression and how/when to use it, and it wasn't making sense. Your video finally made compression 'click' in my mind. Thank you!
After so many endless searches, finally found something which made my life easy with the compressor...you did a fantastic job making it easy and simple to understand.
Man this is one of the clearest and most helpful videos I’ve seen on RUclips EVER. Please never stop making videos and shining your light to help others with your brilliance! 🎉
I've never realized how useful the compressor of ozone is in the track! The image is so clear, and you know what you are doing right now! I'll try to use that on my vocal later:)
I've been making beats for over 3 years now and finally getting into proper mixing and mastering. Feels like im at a point where i've experimented enough to take my existing ideas to the next level. Your videos and guides help alot. Thanks.
Thank you so much, your teaching style and content is so clear and easy to understand. I noticed compression on the vocals can really be heard on "bags and leave" especially on the tail end of "leave" you can hear the makeup pull right back up for a kick at the end.
Michael, I much appreciate your clear and concise instructions.. thank you for such attention to detail.. so far, compression has been the trickiest skill for me to learn.. shoutout to any expert engineers.. I now see why it takes years to truly master
dang, thank you so much I literally went right after this video and fixed a freestyle ive already posted with compression and was able to instantly fix my vocals and actually understand what I needed to do with the compressor! Thank you so much!
You are wonderful at explanation. I never knew about Edison until I first watched your channel and compression has me scratching my head too often. Thank you for your work here.
As a spokesperson for turning knobs randomly and hoping for the best this video is truly a blessing
im in the hopeless camp who will still be turning knobs randomly even after watching this lol
I just got a new job at a bike shop, I'm their new spokesperson.
me too bro was made up when he said that
@@diji5071 lmao dad joke
LOL!
“Instead of turning dials and hoping for the best” never have I felt more attacked 😭😭
I bet your "attack" dial was at max when he said that 😂😂😂
(The attack dial is in the music software)
Thatz me 😅
😂😂😂 bro, seriously tho!
Facts 😂😂😂😂
Bro SAME😂😂
I was self taught on making beats. So dont ever feel like you are over explaining anything. I dont have all the terminology for the softwares an components. Thank you for this and all other videos you have done
School taught me what I was doing wrong and terminology after 5+ yrs of beatmaking . School is important but not completelu neccessary but I do suggest it. It will help ur mixes
huge heph what did u learn from school if u dont mind :)
A lot of y’all watch endless tutorials on youtube. That’s not “self taught”. A lot of these RUclips videos teach u how to make beats better than actual classes
@@Jrob5200 Yes that is called self taught
@@Jrob5200 You could apply the same logic to reading a book. Is the person who wrote the book teaching me or am I teaching myself by reading it? Interesting question for discussion. All knowledge comes from elsewhere to begin with.
17:19 "I close my eyes". In the late 70's I'd been brought into my first band as lead guitarist. A couple rehearsals along, during a long solo, the leader quietly barks into my ear "close your f___in' eyes!!!!!". After the song was done, he said "I hope you hear the difference...... WE do!!!!!". In an interview, Carlos Santana spoke at length about the difference he experienced, having been advised by some (other) legendary guitarist. With the amount of visual information pouring in, but we're so used to it, we can't appreciate the benefit of shutting it off to facilitate the most important input channel...... our ears. Michael Wynne, I've got great appreciation for your attention to that most-important practice....... I've heard from live sound technicians the meters are the last thing they rely on.
Some years ago on a club gig, my (estranged) in-laws---the real-life Archie and Edith Bunker of TV's "All in the Family"--- had come to see my Latin-ish rock band. Closing my eyes during solos has been the default for decades, except when communicating to the band the necessary cues. My mother-in-law asked my father-in-law, who was then a top-rank DEA agent, "why does he close his eyes when he's playing???" to which he replied, "he's on drugs!!!!!" :) :) :)
Thank you so much for the kind words and sharing your story. I think you’re spot on about shutting off and letting the ears open up!
Years later, your content is still golden.
Your voice sounds like you're about to tell me to focus on my breathing and to find my inner chi
because he's a sensei :)
There's two kinds of scottish accent. "Dulcett Tones" and "GET AHF MA BRU YA BAWBAG"
His voice is so calm 😴(in a good way)
@@RyanlovesTh I felt that
Well-compressed innit.
This is the first time I feel like I actually understood compression. Thank you
That's great to hear :)
Lol i feel the same way
The most important part of this video was the moment of eyeshutting and absolute listening. This is the key basic because no matter how much you understand the parameters and techniques of compression. If you can't train your ears to listen well, you will miss out a lot. Always let your ears guide you. Thanks In the Mix for this awesome tutorial. God bless!
I think you're right on the money there! I also need to just listen more :)
Absolutely! There's no end to that. We keep listening :)
@@inthemix I also think that is a great advice, but I do believe that the focus is made possible by the fact you are eliminating other unnecessary details, not because your brain becomes more sensitive that way. indeed, you can listen to every little noise in the night because the ambient noise threshold is lower, not because of the closed eyes :P
@@notxnoname5258 Since making the video I actually looked for a few papers/studies on this topic and it turns out we close our eyes in many situations to focus our senses better, the brain activity in our auditory regions literally shoots up when we close our eyes. It's likely a combination of both environment and brain activity :)
@@inthemix Yep, hows your sense of touch, detailed enough to read Braille ?
Mine is definatly not ! ;0)
Same thing, I guess I need to train my brain in that area too.
The brain is basically a "sight Junkie", it can't hurt to "ween" it off a bit.
I found this information through conversations with a person who lost his sight.
Completely Blind, yet he used band saws, electric planers, and was still an amazing woodworker !
He made trinket boxes (with dovetail joints) and chess boards, and they were far better fit and finish than I could make !
Really amazing and humbling.
I'm a full-time touring musician, and I've listened to some really top-notch live and studio engineers try to explain compression before. None of them have done as good a job as you have here. Thank you for the video.
For those just started out and cannot hear compression. Don’t worry, to me compression is one of the hardest thing to really feel. One of my tip is, when A/B the wave before and after compression, listen to the tail/ quiet part. I watched this videos countless times until I really hear what he’s saying.
To me it seems like the important parts are the starts and ends of a continuous phrase
also this is easier to hear on some headphones than others. Michael has a beyerdynamic dt1990 on in the video so that also influences the way he's compressing the track. Basically it's easier to notice these differences on a similar sounding harsh V shaped headphone than something flat or less resolving.
As a beginner, I really appreciate the detail. The most frustrating thing when learning is watching a video with someone moving too quickly and skipping details, assuming you already know it. So thank you
4:02 "There's this very aggresive guitars that compete with the vocal a lot"
Me: pictures hardcore metal guitars
**Nice chill guitars play**
Yeah, apparently he doesn't know how "aggressive" and "in your face" tones really sound like
a very good video nevertheless.
I think the way the guitar sounds is so wrong for the track, too loud , too much treble and all that reverb makes it take up too much room in the mix. The focal point of the track Should be the vocals, then build the track up from there.
Read this comment...I just couldn’t stop laughing 😂
LOL exactly
I think he meant that these guitars are agressive for your attention, and they really are. The focus of the ears shits between the guitar and the voice and it creats a unenjoyable hearing experience. And compression fixed it. Love the explanation
It blows my mind that content like this is completely free for everyone. I feel like I should be paying to watch this. You're a legend Michael!
Just doing my part. I can’t tell you how much I’ve learned for free on YT :)
@@inthemix Thank you for doing your part, it matters. It opens up opportunities for many people around the world that can't afford a $5000 production bootcamp to learn the basics.
Believe it or not,
I am here to learn almost everything from Michael,
The mixing, the way he talks, he is just good example of a good men.
I used to think compression was too complicated and didn't mess with it or even use it, but the more I make music the more I realize how insanely important it is for getting the right dynamics to basically every track.
makes the biggest difference between a good mix and an excellent mix
100% same I've noticed this
If you feel hard to hear the compression, turn the ratio all the way up and turn the attack to fastest, your sound will be compressed as hell, then slowly increase the attack time to hear how much sound can pass through the compression, when your attack is ok then turn back to normal ratio (like 2:1 to 4:1).
thats a really good tip
What about the release?
@@nbtph9769Put that on -inf
Even thought I've been making music for years I frequently revisit basic but extremely well articulated videos like this one and I never fail to learn something new each time.
Changing the ratio, attack and release in your own project after watching this, agree that although subtle, you can definitely hear what it's doing to the vocal, and how it sounds so much better, then realising you had it in bypass... Priceless.
100%
LOL. So true...
This guy explains things perfectly. The 100+ other channels just create confusion, myths and hype. This guys credibility is evident.
Dude, you’ve just helped me understand and hear something I’ve been struggling with for a couple years now. If you see this I just wanna say thank you so very much, from the bottom of my heart. You rule dude.
I''ve been making live music for over 2 decades now. But never made home recordings.
Watching you explaining all of this makes me feel like a beginner again, in a good way.
I am learning so much from you.
Thank you very much!!
Hearing the difference in my mixes since I started watching this channel has been amazing, and I'm glad you keep making stuff for me to learn more from.
Michael, as an amateur editor I’ve watched dozens of videos trying to understand compression, but without much luck. You’re the first one to explain it clearly and precisely. The great thing is that you’ve emphasised the importance of using your ears (naturally!) rather than your eyes. Or relying on numbers. Thank you for that. Subscribed.
Off to practice now!
This is why you don't watch all of the 6 min compression videos, you actually explained the theory behind it and very simply. Thank you
The best example of compression I’ve ever heard. I’ve used UA vintage compressors for years but I didn’t understand the details, I just knew how to setup compression to get good sounding results.
It's so mysterious to me. I could not hear any differences and yet I can hear a huge difference in tracks of mine that others have used compression.
Honestly this is the 4th time I try to watch this video but I just can't focus more than 5 mins. It happens to me with every video from this channel, I think it's the chill voice. There is amazing content in this channel I so wish I could handle that voice tone without getting distracted... :(
This is totally and utterly the best explanation of compression for me on the internet.i get it now.thanks so much.
That's so great to hear, Mark :)
You deserve many more subscribers!
probably the ONLY (free) video here that REALLY explains compression. Thanx a lot!!!
I have always naturally closed my eyes when I’m listening closely to a mix- great tip
I've been dabbling in music for a while, but I really appreciate these detailed videos on the basics. I wish I had them when I was starting out because they would've helped a lot, but you're never too good to review the fundamentals
You have no idea how much you helped me right now, thank you so much for explaining this, and going into so much detail, this half an hour passed like nothing, I could watch these long videos all day, and for me, I still can't hear the difference between the vocal compressed and uncompressed, I think that's a skill that I need to develop, and you've made me aware of that, so thank you, again!
I'm just so glad that we, the producers, have someone who we can rely on when it comes to mixing! :)
I think it's better to be honest to yourself if you can't hear any difference, instead of fooling yourself into thinking you can hear one... I also couldn't hear the differences on this video, even after skipping back and listening a few times... It's better to acknowledge that fact, then to pretend you can hear it.
@@AmberDWorld Nah dude, it's a skill you can learn just like any other skill. If you want it, you gotta keep at it!
@@tykimkim totally. Thats what I'm saying lol
“Without just turning dials randomly”😅😅😅😅😅
Welp that was my whole game plan 😂
@@AJJr-hc5lz lol. I'm learning less is more. Just subtle changes.
@@GladysGrace001 except if you're doing really crazy stuff - like building speedcore kicks, where more equals better.
lol, I guarantee you this is the process 99% of people using FL Studio use to create their "beats."
I felt attacked whe he said that hahahah
This actually made me understand not only what compression is, but when to use it. Thank you!
I am a home studio engineer from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬
I have been just draging and dropping stuff in fl studio for the past year until i came across this channel ♥️
I have learnt a lot from Michael.. thank you so much..
I love these tutorials. It feels like you really give it your all in each one and the way you explain concepts or how to do things makes it very easy to understand. You seem to always know what it is us newbies are having trouble with and you manage to always nail each tutorial.
Thank you so much!
I really am giving it my all, thanks for noticing. I really try to put myself back into the mindset I had in my first few months/year in production and try to talk to that person!
Thanks so much. I've been struggling to understand compression for some time now, and have watched a lot of videos and read a lot of material from other sources. Your video made the function of all the parameters crystal clear, and the fact that you should apply compression to tracks within the mix is priceless. Thanks again!
Man I really love you . You’re the best teacher ever . I can get this kind of education for free . Thank you man I love you. Keep going
That example when you mention the detail of vibrato with comp on and off is a great reference to hear exactly what fompression is doing. Great video thank you
Wow - although I have known all of this "in theory" for many years, you have given me a much deeper level of understanding in the mysterious art of compression. How to compress, what to listen for and why it's needed to get a professional sound. Great work Michael on producing the BEST tutorial on compression I have ever seen!
been doing music for around 7 years in fl, love this detailed tutorial! i learned a bit and can hear what you're talking about, i normally don't make pop music but i found this very helpful
Crazy how music is so detailed down to every little things. Its truly a beautiful feeling making a good sound
Great video. Hugely informative. I compose and record my scores on both hardware recorders and on a DAW. After a time of denial, lol, I finally started to learn about compression, limiting and so on. Watching your video makes me realise that applying this feature to mixes and masters, is truly a skill. And it is required, if you want a better sound. Thanks!
I love how EVERY TIME he always guides us towards trusting our ears. Its so subtle but damn dude this guy is a gem.
you are simply the best. your tutorials are so natural and you clarify the topics so perfectly. The aim is for us to understand the core principles, as oppose to the features and knobs and what they do. Thank you.
taking andrew huang's production class right now, and i'm finding that your videos complement and expound a bit further on the material
Wow really? That's so great to hear
Yeah bro. I took the one in january too and I was a little disappointed. There did not seem to be as much explanation on these kind of things as i would have hoped. It was a good experience, and I definitely got a lot of ideas just by watching him do shit, but I don't feel like it really taught me HOW to do that many things. On the other hand, that fact kinda made me dig for things that I wanted to achieve, which is maybe a better way to learn things. Anyways, Cheers!
@@TheApostleofRock do you know how to mix and master yet?
my heads blow up 😭... first, I'm beginner for this all, and the second is I'm not the good english speaker because I don't speak english, but still want to learn from beginning.....hope I can learn something from this channel :)
Thank you so much for this. I've been producing for a while, but my understanding of compression has not improved one bit. I've desperately needed an in depth tutorial of it.
MAN, loved the tutorial. As a listener, you know when its a quality tutorial when you learn a really useful tip within the first 3 minutes. Thanks Michael
nice vid.... when wanting compression to be 'sort of' transparent or subtle, find the settings you need then back off the wet mix slightly so you can no longer hear it but more so feel it working.... sometimes you'll need various parts of a vocal compressed differently e.g. verse, chorus, backing. it's best to split them up and apply their own compression (depending on purpose) rather than hope that the compression selected is suitable globally on that channel. it's easy these days with unlimited tracks and grouping in most daws.... imagine the old days when you actually had to own a compressor and use leads to put it in the chain. todays gear is awesome.
Yup, computer modeling is a godsend for me.
Thank you so much fam! Compression understanding is always much needed and appreciated as a producer! 😂❤
I hope the video helps :)
I always look forward to your channel for any tutorials I would wanna learn, sometimes I just randomly watch any video of yours and it's always fruitful for the viewer. Thank you. Plus, the singer Calvin is doing an amazing job, great vocals, loved it.
I have never subscribed to anyone after one video but this is just too good. We are lucky that your ability to teach is as good as your ability to mix. That’s rarely the case. Looking forward to catching the rest of your content!
In 21:10 I definitely heard compression when he said “pack” that compression was super clean. This was super helpful thank you! 💪🏼
Just found this channel and I'm really glad. I can just feel that I'm genuinely going to learn a lot here. Not just "do this if this" type of stuff but genuinely understanding Audio Engineering. I'm tempted to go to school for it. I work at a University that offers free classes.
Thanks a lot bro ❤️ you helped me in so many ways.
He's doing a great work. I've learnt a lot from him, I'm still learning. I just started uploading my work on youtube. Please tell me how i can improve my music.
Love.
Avi.
9:25 Amazing difference!
Yes, I would love to hear some of the music he has produced. It is a big world. There are many of artist that are very popular in Europe and not at all in the USA. Just to make a vivid point. David Hasselhoff (The star of the American hit show Baywatch- if you recall was a big success, on television. Maybe some music people in the USA know this-Not all. I Germany, he was a huge musical success. We are talking sold out stadiums and mulit platinum-6 million copies in Germany in the 1 ST week of sales alone. Here in the states, I do not think he would sell in a coffee shop. That is why he and his management never approached any US labels or promoters. I do not know how is is today. I was standing right next to him for about 10 minutes, as we were both ordering Sushi-Made to order-right infront of you, in Encino CA. He certainly smelled of liquor. This was early afternoon. I would guess he got some help.
Actually, I already know what compression is and I know pretty well how and when to apply it. But I came here anyways because I always learn something new from you :) Keep such tutorials coming bro! It helps guys like me and many other beginners :)
This is literaly magic, i want to give the inventer of compression a million dollars
This was genuinely the only video on compression that I completely understood, thank you so much! I was actually able to hear it so much better than other videos because I knew what the listen FOR. So helpful.
Am I the only one who can have it difficult to sometimes hear the difference?
(beginner mixer here)
Thanks for a great tutorial nonetheless
No you're not alone. I have a really hard time hearing subtle compression too, which is why I tend to compress too much or not at all.
It's very difficult to hear the difference!!!
No. Not at all. I am also fairly new. I am finding that, during the past year, I have become more tuned in to 'subtle' Changes. (Not yet able to do much about it yet, technically... but at least hearing them more). I also find I am enjoying listeneing to music more and picking out the finer detail.
@@iainmackenzieUK -There's still hope for me!! :-)
It's listening through youtube. When you use good headphones you'll hear on your own recording. When you're new, really turn the knobs until you hear a big difference, you'll train your ears.
• bruh I seriously needed this •
Bro you the goat. I fw your beats hard
I've started teaching myself mixing recently and I didn't realize you should use the compressor with the context of everything 😅. I'm glad I watched this and will stop wasting time!
First time I find you a very realistic tutorial maker on RUclips. Now I understood what a compressor is & how does it work. Thanks
You do amazing tutorials, you're a real Pro! I learnt from you alot already. I wish you so much success with everything you do, you really deserve it!
This was awesome! Yes please, how to use Compression on Drums would be much appreciated! Thank you
16:37 "hope you can hear"...sigh...it sounded identical to me. wearing cheap headphones.
im in this comment and i dont like it
Same
it isnt really a 'huge' difference. its more subtle but it does make a huge difference in the end result
First video where I can actually hear the difference. Most other beginner vids I've seen define the terms and then play a mix with like 70 different instruments that obliterate any ability to focus on the compression changes. The audio visuals are helpful for seeing and anticipating the change.
That was immensely helpful. Thank you! i am a complete amateur, so excuse this question if its naive, but would the technique you used to increase the sustain on the guitar translate over to electric bass guitar? im really struggling with my bass recordings, the drop off is so bad :(
Thank you, as for bass guitar, absolutely it will help the sustain. A lot of it comes down to technique, guitar build and the pickups but adding good compression is pretty essential to a good bass tone in my opinion. Don't be afraid to mess around with the settings, ideally you want the transient attack to come through, then the tail to be brought up, so maybe a medium attack and a slow release is a good place to start. Export the waveforms so you can see what the compressor is doing to the bass and use your ears to guide you. Good luck :)
Your videos are always very informative but i do believe your explanations of ratio and attack could be better. A low ratio should increase the compression assurances, but a high number will mean more DB is required before its triggered and therefore less compression per DB is achieved. Also, attack is the accelerations at which it takes to achieve that desired compression, but if your objective is to push gain then you might want a short attack to get punchier transients so its not a universal setting and very much depends on the pre and post gain goals.
Description game is on fire, all the info is there!
Οne of the easiest videos to understand how compression works...
One of the few that you do not feel like a stupid when you are watching. Thanks!
This video is the ABSOLUTE gold standard for effective learning of compression. Well done! 🤘🏻
just leaving a like and comment as payment for the knowledge gained
Excellent as always, at least someone on RUclips knows what they’re talking about. S-N there’s 5 dislikes at the time of this post, what lonely souls they must be🤣...
I came to learn but got distracted by that godlike bone structure
Anna Margolina hello fellow army :)
😂
Right? not only are these tutorials godlike, but he is too
his videos while tripping are crazy ,
Wait till he says the word "patterns".... "patterrrrrns". Best teacher of music production ever [in my opinion], and I base that opinion on genetics, aesthetics and his regional dialect. Not on his actual musical knowledge. He could be making it all up pretending he knows what all of these words actually mean like "ratios" or "make up gain"... Make up? I don't think those cheekbones need contouring...
He could have never moved on from Dance Ejay on Windows 95, and I'd still take his advice over Busyworks beats or Seamless R... "Patterrrrrns"... says it all, seems legit. Gets my vote.
Good job he's a boy otherwise this could seem quite sexist.
Three years old and this is "still" brilliant!
Thanks Michael, for sharing this great peace of work!👍
This is the best video I've seen so far on compression. I'm a beginner and it clarifies so much I glazed over before from others videos that I think is assumed knowledge.
18:36 I think you mean to say “release time” :)
Yeah you're absolutely right
Wrong timestamp
I like my women like I like my compressed vocals: thick
Wtf thicc 🤣🤣🤣
Sangat membatu thanks
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As a novice music production student, your video finally helped me make sense of compression. I've watched a bunch of other videos and read my text books to try and understand compression and how/when to use it, and it wasn't making sense. Your video finally made compression 'click' in my mind. Thank you!
Did music in college and had lectures on this but no one ever explained this stuff to me this clearly before. Many thanks!
You look like how imagine Macaulay Culkin would have aged in a perfect world.
looooooooooool
" *I Just figure my voice and singing was bad the whole Time* "
It looks like the mic is attached to the small desk behind him, it's like an escher illusion....
Oh yeah, compression too.
After so many endless searches, finally found something which made my life easy with the compressor...you did a fantastic job making it easy and simple to understand.
Man this is one of the clearest and most helpful videos I’ve seen on RUclips EVER. Please never stop making videos and shining your light to help others with your brilliance! 🎉
WHO IS THE ONE THAT DISLIKED THIS VIDEO? >:(
he thought it says: dis i like
Calvin maybe
not me 🤷🏼♂️
@@Kinzuu you better, don't want to have problems with you😂🤨
probably some anti-gay/equality group
Ayy ngl without compressors it's sound kinda country lo-fi 😂😂
Him: *changes attack*
me: *hears literally no difference at all*
I've never realized how useful the compressor of ozone is in the track! The image is so clear, and you know what you are doing right now! I'll try to use that on my vocal later:)
You promised to simplify and clarify and you nailed it. Thanks. I’m hearing deeper, that’s the goal!
So glad I did what I hoped to!
4:52 Wouldn't that make sense with the lyrics though? The vocal is literally drifting away.
Right?! I was thinking the same thing. But to each their own.
I've been making beats for over 3 years now and finally getting into proper mixing and mastering. Feels like im at a point where i've experimented enough to take my existing ideas to the next level. Your videos and guides help alot. Thanks.
Thank you so much, your teaching style and content is so clear and easy to understand. I noticed compression on the vocals can really be heard on "bags and leave" especially on the tail end of "leave" you can hear the makeup pull right back up for a kick at the end.
Michael, I much appreciate your clear and concise instructions.. thank you for such attention to detail.. so far, compression has been the trickiest skill for me to learn.. shoutout to any expert engineers.. I now see why it takes years to truly master
The notes in the video description is the cherry on top. What a legend! Definitely subscribing
dang, thank you so much I literally went right after this video and fixed a freestyle ive already posted with compression and was able to instantly fix my vocals and actually understand what I needed to do with the compressor! Thank you so much!
You are wonderful at explanation. I never knew about Edison until I first watched your channel and compression has me scratching my head too often. Thank you for your work here.