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EQ AND VOLUME LEVEL

WHAT ARE THE 3 VARIABLES IN A FULLY PARAMETRIC EQ?

EQ AND VOLUME LEVEL

WHAT ARE THE 3 VARIABLES IN A FULLY PARAMETRIC EQ?
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FREQUENCY

EQ AND VOLUME LEVEL

WHAT ARE THE 3 VARIABLES IN A FULLY PARAMETRIC EQ?
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FREQUENCY

BAND WIDTH / Q VALUE

EQ AND VOLUME LEVEL

WHAT ARE THE 3 VARIABLES IN A FULLY PARAMETRIC EQ?
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FREQUENCY

BAND WIDTH / Q VALUE

DB BOOST OR CUT

EQ AND VOLUME LEVEL

WHAT ARE THE 3 VARIABLES IN A FULLY PARAMETRIC EQ?
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FREQUENCY

BAND WIDTH / Q VALUE

DB BOOST OR CUT

LETS LOOK AT THE LOGIC EQ TO DEMONSTRATE.

1. FREQUENCY, 2. BANDWIDTH / Q FACTOR, 3. DB

BOOST / CUT

ACTIVE FREQUENCY RANGE

ACTIVE FREQUENCY RANGE

DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS HAVE DIFFERENT ACTIVE
FREQUENCIES.

ACTIVE FREQUENCY RANGE

DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS HAVE DIFFERENT ACTIVE
FREQUENCIES.
BY UNDERSTANDING THIS YOU CAN CUT OR REDUCE INACTIVE
FREQUENCIES.

ACTIVE FREQUENCY RANGE

DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS HAVE DIFFERENT ACTIVE
FREQUENCIES.
BY UNDERSTANDING THIS YOU CAN CUT OR REDUCE INACTIVE
FREQUENCIES.
THIS WILL GIVE YOU MORE ???????? IN YOUR MIX?

ACTIVE FREQUENCY RANGE

DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS HAVE DIFFERENT ACTIVE
FREQUENCIES.
BY UNDERSTANDING THIS YOU CAN CUT OR REDUCE INACTIVE
FREQUENCIES.
THIS WILL GIVE YOU MORE HEADROOM IN YOUR MIX?

ACTIVE FREQUENCY RANGE

DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS HAVE DIFFERENT ACTIVE
FREQUENCIES.
BY UNDERSTANDING THIS YOU CAN CUT OR REDUCE INACTIVE
FREQUENCIES.
THIS WILL GIVE YOU MORE HEADROOM IN YOUR MIX?
BECAUSE BY REDUCING GAIN OR DB LEVEL OF A FREQUENCY
YOU ARE DECREASING THE OVERALL VOLUME OF YOU MIX.

COMPRESSION PARAMETERS
WHAT IS AUDIO COMPRESSION?

COMPRESSION PARAMETERS
WHAT IS AUDIO COMPRESSION?
THE REDUCTION IN THE ???????????? OF AN AUDIO FILE IN
ORDER TO INCREASE THE OVERALL ??????

COMPRESSION PARAMETERS
WHAT IS AUDIO COMPRESSION?
THE REDUCTION IN THE DYNAMIC RANGE OF AN AUDIO FILE
IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE OVERALL ??????

COMPRESSION PARAMETERS
WHAT IS AUDIO COMPRESSION?
THE REDUCTION IN THE DYNAMIC RANGE OF AN AUDIO FILE
IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE OVERALL VOLUME

COMPRESSION PARAMETERS
WHAT IS AUDIO COMPRESSION?
THE REDUCTION IN THE DYNAMIC RANGE OF AN AUDIO FILE
IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE OVERALL VOLUME
WHY DO WE USE COMPRESSION?

COMPRESSION PARAMETERS
WHAT IS AUDIO COMPRESSION?
THE REDUCTION IN THE DYNAMIC RANGE OF AN AUDIO FILE
IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE OVERALL VOLUME
WHY DO WE USE COMPRESSION?
TO EVEN OUT AUDIO LEVELS AND REDUCE SPIKES IN OUR
MIXES.

COMPRESSION THRESHHOLD AND MAKE

UP GAIN
THIS IS AN EXCELLENT VIDEO, I THINK, WHICH GIVES A VERY
CLEAR EXPLANATION, WITH EXAMPLES OF WHAT THESE
TERMS MEAN
COMPRESSION THRESHOLD AND OUTPUT/MAKE UP GAIN

COMPRESSION THRESHHOLD AND MAKE

UP GAIN
THIS IS AN EXCELLENT VIDEO, I THINK, WHICH GIVES A VERY
CLEAR EXPLANATION, WITH EXAMPLES OF WHAT THESE
TERMS MEAN
COMPRESSION THRESHOLD AND OUTPUT/MAKE UP GAIN
I WILL COME BACK TO WHAT WE MEAN BY THE
COMPRESSION RATIO

COMPRESSION RATIO

COMPRESSION RATIO
IN LAYMANS TERM THE COMPRESSION RATIO INDICATES
HOW SEVERELY THE AUDIO FILE IS COMPRESSED

COMPRESSION RATIO
IN LAYMANS TERM THE COMPRESSION RATIO INDICATES
HOW SEVERELY THE AUDIO FILE IS COMPRESSED
EG; AT A LOW RATIO SUCH AS 2:1 ANY AUDIO SIGNAL ABOVE
THE THRESHOLD IS GENTLY REDUCED.

COMPRESSION RATIO
IN LAYMANS TERM THE COMPRESSION RATIO INDICATES
HOW SEVERELY THE AUDIO FILE IS COMPRESSED
EG; AT A LOW RATIO SUCH AS 2:1 ANY AUDIO SIGNAL ABOVE
THE THRESHOLD IS GENTLY REDUCED. AT HIGHER RATIOS
SUCH AS 10:1 OR HIGHER SIGNAL ABOVE THE THRESHOLD IS
SMACKED DOWN HARD.

COMPRESSION RATIO
IN LAYMANS TERM THE COMPRESSION RATIO INDICATES
HOW SEVERELY THE AUDIO FILE IS COMPRESSED
EG; AT A LOW RATIO SUCH AS 2:1 ANY AUDIO SIGNAL ABOVE
THE THRESHOLD IS GENTLY REDUCED. AT HIGHER RATIOS
SUCH AS 10:1 OR HIGHER SIGNAL ABOVE THE THRESHOLD IS
SMACKED DOWN HARD.
THE GREATER THE RATIO, THE GREATER THE COMPRESSION.

COMPRESSION RATIO
IN NON LAYMANS TERMS..

COMPRESSION RATIO
IN NON LAYMANS TERMS..
MATHS!

COMPRESSION RATIO
IN NON LAYMANS TERMS..
MATHS!

COMPRESSION RATIO
IN NON LAYMANS TERMS..
MATHS!
RATIO OF 3;1

COMPRESSION RATIO
IN NON LAYMANS TERMS..
MATHS!
RATIO OF 3;1 FOR EVERY 3 DBS THE SIGNAL IS ABOVE THE
THRESHOLD ONLY
1DB IS ALLOWED TO PASS THROUGH
THE COMPRESSOR.

COMPRESSION RATIO
IN NON LAYMANS TERMS..
MATHS!
RATIO OF 3;1 FOR EVERY 3 DBS THE SIGNAL IS ABOVE THE
THRESHOLD ONLY
1DB IS ALLOWED TO PASS THROUGH
THE COMPRESSOR.
RATIO OF 10:1 FOR EVERY 10 DBS THE SIGNAL IS ABOVE THE
THRESHOLD
ONLY 1DB IS ALLOWED TO PASS
THROUGH THE COMPRESSOR.

COMPRESSION RATIO
IN NON LAYMANS TERMS..
MATHS!
RATIO OF 3;1 FOR EVERY 3 DBS THE SIGNAL IS ABOVE THE
THRESHOLD ONLY
1DB IS ALLOWED TO PASS THROUGH
THE COMPRESSOR.
RATIO OF 10:1 FOR EVERY 10 DBS THE SIGNAL IS ABOVE THE
THRESHOLD
ONLY 1DB IS ALLOWED TO PASS
THROUGH THE COMPRESSOR.
RATIO OF : 1
FOR EVERY DBS THE SIGNAL IS ABOVE
THE THRESHOLD
ONLY 1DB IS ALLOWED TO PASS
THROUGH THE COMPRESSOR.

COMPRESSION RATIO OF

COMPRESSION RATIO OF
IS WHATS KNOWN AS A LIMITING

COMPRESSION RATIO OF

IS WHATS KNOWN AS A LIMITING

A LIMITER IS AN EXTREME FORM OF COMPRESSOR.

COMPRESSION ATTACK AND RELEASE

COMPRESSION ATTACK AND RELEASE

When a sound overshoots the volume threshold, the
compressor does not instantly apply the full compression to
the overshooting signal. Instead, the compression ratio
increases gradually from 1:1 to the maximum within a
certain amount of time. This time is called the attack time.

When the sound drops back below the threshold, the

compressor does not instantly stop compressing the
sound. Instead, it gradually reduces the compression
ratio until it reaches 1:1 again. This time is called the
release time.

When the sound drops back below the threshold, the

compressor does not instantly stop compressing the
sound. Instead, it gradually reduces the compression
ratio until it reaches 1:1 again. This time is called the
release time.

THIS IS NOT A THEORETICAL EXERCISE.

THIS IS NOT A THEORETICAL EXERCISE.

YOU MUST PUT THESE PRINCIPALS INTO PRACTICE AND
DEMONSTRATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING VIA YOUR BLOG
WORK

THIS IS NOT A THEORETICAL EXERCISE.

YOU MUST PUT THESE PRINCIPALS INTO PRACTICE AND
DEMONSTRATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING VIA YOUR BLOG
WORK
EXPERIMENT WITH THESE IMPORTANT TOOLS (EQ AND
COMPRESSION)

THIS IS NOT A THEORETICAL EXERCISE.

YOU MUST PUT THESE PRINCIPALS INTO PRACTICE AND
DEMONSTRATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING VIA YOUR BLOG
WORK
EXPERIMENT WITH THESE IMPORTANT TOOLS (EQ AND
COMPRESSION)
FURTHER RESEARCH IS ESSENTIAL FOR A FULL
UNDERSTANDING.