

<h3 class="h3VideoTitle"><a name="Part1">PART 1: LEVEL-BALANCING BASICS</a></h3>
<h3 class="h3ResourceCategory">TABLE OF CONTENTS</h3>
<ul>
  <li>00:00 -- Intro<br><br></li>
  <li>01:49 -- <strong>Level-balancing A Simple Drum Loop</strong></li>
  <ul>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">02:03 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> unprocessed kick-drum loop</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">02:23 -- preliminary ratio and attack time settings</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">02:33 -- adjusting the threshold</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">02:42 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> threshold adjustment</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">03:04 -- adjusting the ratio</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">03:13 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> ratio adjustment</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">03:27 -- adjusting the attack time</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">03:53 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> attack-time side-effect: transient distortion</span>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">04:12 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> attack-time adjustment</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">04:29 -- adjusting the release time</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">04:52 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> release-time adjustment</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">04:52 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> comparison of processed and unprocessed signals</span><br><br></li>
  </ul>

  <li>05:29 -- <strong>Gain-reset Side-effects</strong></li>
  <ul>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">05:38 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> unprocessed kick-drum loop</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">05:45 -- side-effects of gain-reset action</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">06:06 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> release-time side-effect: decay-tail reshaping</span>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">07:00 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> release-time side-effect: distortion</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">07:50 -- an alternative approach: slice-based processing</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">07:00 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> release-time side-effect: distortion</span><br><br></li>
  </ul>
  <li>08:44 -- <strong>Dealing With Inconsistent Tone</strong></li>
  <ul>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">08:57 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> unprocessed snare-drum close-mic recording</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">09:05 -- limitations of compression in dealing with tonal variation</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">09:11 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> heavy compression</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">09:05 -- an alternative approach: audio copy/paste editing</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">09:29 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> comparison of edited and unedited signals</span><br><br></li>
  </ul>
  <li>09:52 -- Outro <span class="spanPodcastMiniText">(Total Running Time 10:50)</span><br><br></li>
</ul>

<h3 class="h3VideoTitle"><a name="Part2">PART 2: BALANCING SUBMIXES</a></h3>
<h3 class="h3ResourceCategory">TABLE OF CONTENTS</h3>
<ul>
  <li>00:00 -- Intro<br><br></li>
  <li>00:24 -- <strong>Using Side-chain EQ</strong></li>
  <ul>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">00:59 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> unprocessed mixed drum loop</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">01:04 -- compressing the kick-drum independently</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">01:35 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> threshold adjustment</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">02:04 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> ratio adjustment</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">02:15 -- using side-chain EQ</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">02:45 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> side-chain low-pass filter and ratio adjustments</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">03:32 -- compressing the shaker independently</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">03:43 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> side-chain high-pass filter and ratio adjustments</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">04:16 -- compressing the snare drum independently</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">04:38 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> independent snare gain reduction using compressor's high-pass and low-pass filters</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">04:49 -- EQ'ing the compressor's side-chain via a dedicated side-chain input</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">05:09 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> independent snare gain reduction with a separate EQ plug-in feeding compressor's side-chain input</span><br><br></li>
  </ul>
  <li>05:31 -- <strong>Beyond Side-chain EQ</strong></li>
  <ul>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">05:31 -- limitations of side-chain EQ because of frequency overlaps</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">05:39 -- an alternative approach: a programmed side-chain trigger signal</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">06:01 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> independent snare gain reduction with a programmed trigger signal feeding compressor's side-chain input</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">06:12 -- limitations of side-chain EQ with simultaneous mixed hits</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">06:34 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> shaker compression using full-band compressor with side-chain EQ</span>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">06:52 -- an alternative approach: multi-band compression</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">07:10 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> shaker compression comparison: full-band compressor with side-chain EQ versus multi-band compressor</span><br><br></li>
  </ul>
  <li>07:32 -- Outro <span class="spanPodcastMiniText">(Total Running Time 08:08)</span><br><br></li>
</ul>

<h3 class="h3VideoTitle"><a name="Part3">PART 3: MODIFYING ATTACK</a></h3>

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<h3 class="h3ResourceCategory"><a name="resources">RELATED RESOURCES</a></h3>

<ul>
<li><strong>Experiment With The Compression Settings For Yourself:</strong> Here are the ZIP archives containing Cockos [[$software_Cockos_Reaper]] demonstration projects for each of the videos in this series: <a href="[[downloadTrackerMint? &downloadURL=`[[$sitePrefixCMT]]SiteVideo/CMTPatrons_DrumCompressionEp1_DemonstrationProject.zip`]]">Part 1</a>; <a href="[[downloadTrackerMint? &downloadURL=`[[$sitePrefixCMT]]SiteVideo/CMTPatrons_DrumCompressionEp2_DemonstrationProject.zip`]]">Part 2</a>. To open these projects, just download <i>Reaper</i>'s <a href="http://www.reaper.fm/download.php">fully-functional, cross-platform demo version</a> and install it on your computer system.<br><br></li>

<li><strong>More About General-purpose Compression Techniques:</strong> For a more in-depth and wide-ranging explanation of compression, check out my Focal Press book <a href="[[~29]]"><i>Mixing Secrets For The Small Studio</i></a>.<br><br></li>
</ul>

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