What Even IS Compression? - How to Use Audio Compression Properly

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When most people use audio compression in music production, they tend to throw it on everything, crank up the output, and call it a day. This is not how compression was meant to be used. In this video, we learn how to use compression properly, the difference between different kinds of compressors, and how to not make your compressors totally suck.

Compressors used in this video:

Waves C1 graphic compressor
LA2A Compressor
Universal Audio (UAD) 1176
Honestly thats it.

Timestamps:

1. Intro 0:00
2. THIS is compression: 0:37
3. Types of compressors: 2:36
4. Anatomy of compressors: 3:25
5. How to actually use one: 5:08
6. A warning: 8:21

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