Logic Pro 8 Input Recording Tips
Moving Tracks in Logic Pro 8
Logic Pro 8 Click Tips
Importing Loops in Logic Pro 8
Logic Pro 8: Snare Loops
Logic Pro 8: Bass Drum Loops
Logic Pro 8: High Hat Loops
Logic Pro 8: Shaker Loops
Logic Pro 8: Resizing Loops
Logic Pro 8 Compression Tips
Logic Pro 8 Effects Tips
Repeating Loops in Logic Pro 8
Logic Pro 8 Punch-In Tips
Logic Pro 8 EQ Tips
Logic Pro 8: Bouncing & Dithering
Summary: Using compression in Logic Pro 8 is a very detailed and fine-tuned art that can easily be overdone without a few tips on how to use it. Begin using effects such as compression on loops and other audio tracks in Logic Pro 8 recording sessions with tips from an experienced music producer in this free video.
Rattanak Ouk is an engineer from West Hartford, Connecticut. He was born in Cambodia and was raised in the United States. He attended the University of Hartford and today words as a...read more
"Adding compression is a simple process. It's basically just adding inserts to any of your tracks. You can add compressions to multiple tracks by pressing the shift button or the apple button, and holding down and selecting multiple tracks. These tracks are going to be temporarily grouped so that whatever you do to one track you'll be able to do that to all those tracks at the same time. This helps with a lot of time and it helps be more efficient within the program. Now, when adding compression, what you can do is go to the plug in spot, go to dynamics, and pick a compressor. After picking a compressor, each compressor has a bunch of different presets within the parameters that you can use. Now, once doing that, it has pretty much drums, guitars, keyboards, voice compression tools, and it has some wave burn tools. Now within the compression, the attack and the reset are very, very important, and this will help you bring sounds more to the ground in your mix. It'll make it so it's more clear without actually having to change the level of the volume. It kind of squishes the smaller, softer tones within the music, and kind of meets the loudest tones."
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markalex said
on 2/10/2009 Actually, a compressor does the OPPOSITE of what he says. Makeup gain BOOSTS the lowest sounds while the compressor COMPRESSES any sound about the set threshold by the amount set in your ratio. This guy has an awesome console - and may even be a GREAT producer, but should not be making instructional videos.