Understanding Compressors | What is Compression & How Does It Work?

Watch the full ’Understanding Compressors’ course here: If you ask someone to explain audio compression you’ll often get very different answers from different people. Well, here at Sonic Academy we go right back to basics to nail this subject once and for all so you can finally fully understand it. We look at how a compressor works, what the main controls are actually doing to your sounds and the different uses of compression before diving into some real-world examples on how to use a compressor to achieve great results in your dynamics. If you don’t fully understand the “what’s and why’s“ of compressors then we’ve got you covered so you have everything you need to help you on your music production journey. [ Video Chapters ] 00:00 Series Introduction 01:03 Compression Threshold 02:16 Makeup Gain 04:10 Ratio Controll 04:14 Attack & Release 05:08 Peak & RMS 05:58 Knee 06:31 Sidechain Compression 08:22 Parallel Compress