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Audio compressors explained: threshold, ratio, attack, release and make-up gain

wickiemediaSaved in 5 people's production playlists, 2015–2020
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466K views · 15 years ago · tutorial

A short animated lesson on what a compressor does to a signal, with each control shown on a waveform and heard on audio examples.

The animations make the controls visible: you see attack change the punch of a sound as you hear it. A clear first lesson before any plugin-specific video.

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