Secrets of Creative Compression

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Studio wiz Thomas Cochran brings you in-depth compression video tutorials! Once you know what a compressor is and how it works, it's time to go deeper and learn how this vital processing tool can transform your tracks into fine, polished works of art, or ooze with vibe and character. To help you on your creative compression learning journey, this tutorial series includes the audio files used in the videos so you can follow along on your system. These videos are for those who already know what a compressor is and how it works. If you don't, no worries! Check out Compression Explained® here, then come back here for some creative techniques.

The videos are shot in Ableton Live, but the info appeals to any DAW, as the videos are about using compressors creatively, not the DAW. Thomas uses some great 3rd party compressors in addition to the stock compressor in Ableton Live, including:

Acme Audio Opticom XLA-3

Purple Audio 77

Xfer Records OTT (Free Plugin)

Fab Filter Pro-MB

Izotope Vintage Tape

The info you learn here can be applied to any other stock or 3rd party compressor, so don't worry if you don't have these specific compressor plug-ins. You can even apply the techniques to hardware compressors!

Just some of the compression practices you'll learn are; using a 1176 type plug-in as a distortion effect on bass, using a tape emulation plug-in as a compressor, utilizing multiple parallel compressors on a vocal for a tight compression sound, implementing both an 1176 & LA-2A type plug-ins on vocals for dynamic and smooth compression, compressing reverb & delays, parallel distortion on drums, how to setup up compressors when tracking and how it can benefit your performances and recordings, and much, much more.

To see what these comprehensive compression tutorials show you, and how they'll open up a whole new sonic world for your tracks and productions, check out the individual compressor video tutorial descriptions on this page. Discover how compression, when used creatively and sometimes unorthodoxly, can produce amazing results on your audio... Watch “Secrets of Creative Compression” today!

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Totally agree with Bibass, so I won't add much. Except for the cubase Pro user: 1176 style is your stock vintage comp and the La2A style is your stock Tube compressor. They also get the job done! Thomas: thanks!!

Wow, I didn't know FabFilter MB can do that. I make plug-ins and it never occurred to me to trigger an expander with another band! A nice review of classic techniques and some new ones I have never heard of before. I'm surprised rear-buss compression wasn't covered.

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good tricks

The author gets right to the point.

Here is a great "catalog" of compression techniques and tools. I really enjoyed to watch the palette of techniques, the short video format, and the audio examples. Great to learn or to rediscover some of the essential techniques of audio. Thank you

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