The Secrets to Compress Like a PRO | Vance Powell

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• AG

  @agarthapodcast · 2 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Join as a member to support the channel and continue having great guests like this on the podcast!

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• SW

  @switchmuso · 2 years ago

  Would love to have this with chapter headings...

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• DO

  @dougleydorite · 2 years ago

  I agree on adding chapters to the video. This is the best interview ever. Vance gets right to the point.

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• SA

  @sandaesthetic · 2 years ago

  "Everybody can make a record, everybody can put a record out.. the problem is not everybody should." - Vance Powell

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• RA

  @Raycho7 · 3 months ago

  New to the production realm of music and I haven't a clue who this is, but I like him. Getting a lot from what he's sharing. Thanks, gents!

• CB

  @cbrooks0905 · 1 year ago (edited)

  It’s beyond me why no one can simply explain what compression does and how to hear it. Here’s the simple truth that none of them will just state simply: <br><br>There are two main kinds of compression for mixing: <br><br>First kind is to pull a sound together, making it denser and more focused. This type of compression requires a lower ratio and low threshold so that the signal is being held onto the entire time. An example of this would be putting an LA2A on a vocal to smooth it out and make it more focused. <br><br>The second type of compression is really the one that takes people the most to understand and it’s really simple if someone would just explain it properly. This kind of compression is for placement in the 3d field. This is where you have to understand attack and release. And it all has to do with the science of sound. If something is up close it’s going to be more transient and open sounding, and conversely, if something is farther away then it is going to sound less transient and less open. Eq plays a role in this as well. If something is closer to you it’s going to be brighter and full “frequencied”. &nbsp;If it’s farther away it will be more rolled off. Think about someone yelling in your face as opposed to someone yelling from across a big auditorium. Now how do you make the compressor create these placements? It’s simple. The faster the attack the less transient the sound becomes effectively pushing it back in the speakers. And the release will control how open or choked it sounds. So, if I have some drums that I want to sound pushed back in the 3d field, I’m going to set my attack and release pretty much right in the middle. Then I’ll slowly make the attack faster until I hear the drums being pushed back. Once I have it where it feels right I’ll start moving the release faster or slower depending on how open I want it to sound. So you listen for that. If you’re moving the release faster and it’s starting to sound too open and uncontrolled slow it back down, and conversely, if it starts sounding choked make it a little faster. It’s just that simple. For this technique you also want to go with a low ratio because you want the compressor to be riding the audio the entire time. It’s how it holds the element in that place in the 3d field. Hopefully this helps. It doesn’t take an hour of beating around the bush to explain this.

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• E.

  @e.apollis2877 · 2 years ago

  i met Vance in late 2000s in South Africa helding a workshop for us along with Fab Dupont, nice guys, i was early on set and Fab insist they should make me some coffee in our broadcast studios, but Vance still looks the same to this day after about 15 years!!

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• RH

  @Rhuggins · 2 years ago

  Dude hes SO cool. So natural. &nbsp;Love his energy, hes very genuine and generous with his time and knowledge. If I could intern with anyone in the world it would he him, without a shadow of a doubt

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• MI

  @mikebozik · 2 years ago

  Just found your channel. These are some of the best interviews I&apos;ve ever heard. I subscribed. Keep it coming.

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• RO

  @rome8180 · 2 years ago

  Love this. Is this available on podcast apps or just YouTube? It looks like you&apos;ve put out three episodes over the last couple of weeks. If you intend to keep releasing them at that rate, I would love to have them on a podcast app so I could listen at work. I&apos;ve been looking for a new good production/mixing podcast. I&apos;ve listened to all the good ones out there. There are a lot of terrible production podcasts with hosts who don&apos;t know how to conduct an interview. I appreciate how you take a step back and let the guest speak.

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• SW

  @swaffstudios · 1 year ago

  &quot;Most important thing about mixing in the box&quot; @ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnbeMWY3Yo0&amp;t=941">15:41</a>

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• AK

  @akumusik3582 · 10 months ago

  Another Great interview 🎉