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AV Production 2 Compression Multiband Reflection

The document details experiments with compression techniques on audio tracks, specifically focusing on multiband compression for bass and regular compression for a drum bus. Multiband compression improved the dynamic response of low frequencies, while regular compression added punch and tightened the drum bus. It also explains the key differences between regular and multiband compression in terms of frequency control.

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AV Production 2 Compression Multiband Reflection

The document details experiments with compression techniques on audio tracks, specifically focusing on multiband compression for bass and regular compression for a drum bus. Multiband compression improved the dynamic response of low frequencies, while regular compression added punch and tightened the drum bus. It also explains the key differences between regular and multiband compression in terms of frequency control.

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AVP 2 – “Home” Compression & Multiband Reflection

Experiment 1 – Multiband Compression on a Track


Track used:

Bass

What problem were you hearing before using multiband compression?

Too much sub in the bass

Which frequency area were you mainly controlling?


Low Mid High Multiple

Low

What improved after using multiband compression?


Dynamic response of low frequencies
Experiment 2 – Regular Compression on a Bus
Bus used:

Drum bus

What was your goal with regular compression on this bus?


(Examples: glue, consistency, control, punch)

Add more punch to all drums/transients


How did the bus feel different after compression?

It felt tighter

Experiment 3 – Multiband Compression on a Bus or Stereo Out


Where did you use multiband compression?
Bus Stereo Out (Master Channel)

Drum Bus

What frequency area were you mainly controlling?

Primarily lows and low mids

Why did multiband compression make more sense here than regular compression?

Because we only wanted to control the low end aspects of the bus (kick, snare fundamental)
rather than compress everything equally

Final Reflection
In your own words, explain the difference between:

Regular compression:

Compression that’s applied across the entire frequency spectrum, affecting everything passing
through it equally

Multiband compression:

Compression that divides the frequency spectrum into multiple bands, allowing each band to
operate indepent of each other with their own threshold, attack, release, etc.

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