Download Compressing a Plucked Instrument

There are already many Samplecraze students around the world improving their audio skills via 1-2-1 Tuition, but now Samplecraze are offering a new series of pre-recorded audio production video tutorials covering a wide range of subjects such as Sound Design and Synthesis, Audio Recording, Mixing and Production Techniques, so that everyone can reap the benefits. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so a video tutorial must be one of the most effective teaching methods ever devised!

After the human voice there is nothing more complicated to treat than a plucked instrument that is rich in dynamics and harmonics.

How do you compress such an instrument without compromising the structure, dynamics and harmonic content of such an instrument?

How do you deal with the pluck of the instrument, the sustain and decay of the body and the tail without comrpomising any or all of the transient content?

The methods and processes used are all covered in this video tutorial. Deep explanations of dynamics and WAVeform theory, coupled with advanced use of the features of a compressor make this video tutorial a must have for serious producers.

From transparent to coloured processing, normal to vintage knee curves, transient control release to predetermined release values, extreme to controlled peak and low level transient control, and much more are covered in this tutorial.

Please note: you will require the latest version of Quicktime or RealPlayer to view the video tutorials.

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