Dynamics Compressor
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Symetrix 421m 421 Mic Preamp AGC-Leveler Dynamics Processor Compressor Expander $9.99 |
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Behringer DYNAMICS COMPRESSOR DC9 Classic Dynamics Compressor PEDAL $29.95 |
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Behringer DC9 Classic Dynamics Compressor EFFECTS PEDAL $39.99 |
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SSL XLogic X-Rack XRack Dynamics Module XR618 compressor gate expander $689.00 |
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DBX 160AD 160 AD 160A A AUDIO COMPRESSOR / LIMITOR DYNAMICS PROCESSOR $389.00 |
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Behringer DC9 Dynamics Compressor – NEW! $29.99 |
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ART MDC 2001 Stereo Master Dynamics Controller – Audio Processor – Compressor $150.00 |
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dbx 1046 4 Channel Quad Compressor / Limiter – dbx’s famous Dynamics – NEW DEMO $369.00 |
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Behringer MDX4400 Multicom Pro 4 Channel Dynamics Processor Compressor Limiter $49.00 |
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SUPERB BSS Audio DPR-402 Compressor Limiter De-Esser Dynamics processing package $47.41 |
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Pure Compressor II Flux Native VST RTAS Dynamics EMAIL $125.00 |
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Syrah Flux Native VST RTAS Dynamics Compressor EMAIL $159.00 |
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INTER DYNAMICS 12 VOLT 200# PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR WITH WARNING LIGHT MINT COND $35.00 |
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Sonnox Oxford Dynamics Native Compressor VST RTAS AU Plug-in Email Delivery $320.00 |
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BEHRINGER DYNAMICS COMPRESSOR DC9 Guitar Pedal $47.41 |
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Behringer Dynamics Compressor DC9 Compressor Guitar … $29.98 |
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Behringer DC9 Dynamics Compressor $59.37 |
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New Behringer DC9 Dynamics Compressor Pedal Bundle w/Power PSU-SB & Patch! $39.95 |
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dbx 1046 Quad Compressor / Limiter 4 Channels of dbx’s famous Dynamics $529.00 |
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New Behringer DC9 Dynamics Compressor Pedal w/GIFT! $27.95 |
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Klark Teknik KT DN540 DN 540 Quad 4 Channel Compressor Dynamics PROAUDIOSTAR $1,099.00 |
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NEW BEHRINGER DC9 Classic Dynamics Compressor/Sustainer $21.95 |
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DBX 160A Compressor Limiter 160 A dynamics processor IN STOCK PROAUDIOSTAR $429.95 |
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VoiceTone T1 TC Helicon Live Vocal Dynamics Effect Electronic Compressor Pedal $129.00 |
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DBX 168A, Studio Dynamics Processor, Compressor, Spectral Enhancer, Vintage Rack $575.00 |
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Symetrix 421m Mic Preamp AGC-Leveler Dynamics Processor Compressor Expander $199.96 |
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Behringer DC9 Classic Dynamics Compressor New $30.99 |
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Euphonics ES 108 A Audio Mixers Dynamics / Compressor $1,200.00 |
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Euphonix ES 108 A Audio Mixers Dynamics / Compressor $1,200.00 |
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Behringer Dynamics Compressor Pedal NEW $34.99 |
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Alesis 3630COMPRESSOR Professional Dynamics Processor 3630 COMPRESSOR $112.99 |
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Behringer CS400 Compressor Sustainer Ultimate Dynamics Effects Pedal $23.99 |
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Screw Compressors: Three Dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics and Solid… $212.44 |
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Digidesign Drawmer Dynamics TDM Plug-In for Pro Tools NEW Gate Compressor $344.99 |
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Klark Teknik KT Square ONE SQ1D Dynamics 8ch Compressor Limiter PROAUDIOSTAR $849.00 |
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ART MDC 2001, Stereo Master Dynamics Controller, Compressor, Gate, Vintage Rack $350.00 |
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Behringer Dynamics Compressor DC9 Compressor Guitar Effect Pedal $32.50 |
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Behringer CS400 Compressor Sustainer Ultimate Dynamics Effects Pedal $31.09 |
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ART MDC 2001 Stereo Master Dynamics Controller – Audio Processor – Compressor $100.00 |
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DBX DDP AES Digital Audio Dynamics Processor Lookahead Limiter Compressor MINT- $359.00 |
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New Behringer DYNAMICS COMPRESSOR DC9 Classic Dynamics Compressor $44.00 |
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New Behringer COMPRESSOR/SUSTAINER CS400 Ultimate Dynamics Effects Pedal $45.50 |
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Behringer Composer MDX 2100 Dynamics Compressor Gate Processor #1 * SHIPS WORLD $89.99 |
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HQRP AC Adapter fits Behringer CS400 COMPRESSOR/SUSTAINER / DC9 DYNAMICS $14.95 |
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Behringer CS400 Compressor Sustainer Ultimate Dynamics Effects Pedal $33.59 |
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Neve Prism 70878 Mic Pre Compressor Dynamics Module! RARE! $999.00 |
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Neve Prism 70878 Mic Pre Compressor Dynamics Module! RARE! #2 $999.00 |
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Neve Prism 70878 Mic Pre Compressor Dynamics Module! RARE! #3 $999.00 |
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Neve Prism 70878 Mic Pre Compressor Dynamics Module! RARE! #4 $999.00 |
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Neve Prism 70878 Mic Pre Compressor Dynamics Module! RARE! #5 $999.00 |
Dynamics Processing in Audio Mastering
All of us like our songs to sound as loud as our favorite CDs in the market, as a matter of fact when you compare your music to other songs, the first difference that is most prominent is the loudness. Loudness masks every other aspect of a piece of music when you compare it to another; brightness, detail, warmth etc..
How does a mastering engineer make your song sound louder, and what is the price?
As we all know nothing can go above zero db in digital audio, in other words you can’t make a digital audio louder than 0db, so how is it that the mastered CDs you have, sound that loud? The answer is you can only make loud masters out of an audio file that has loud transients, if the whole audio file has one steady volume, and it’s as loud as 0db already, you can’t make it any louder.
For instance take a pop or rock song, if you look at the wave shape in a DAW you can see that the loud transients are mostly the kick drums. Now if you can make the kick drums smaller and raise the whole volume, or raise the whole volume while not letting the kick drums go any louder than zero, you will have an overall louder song.
How do you achieve that?
The processors that do such thing are compressors and limiters. While compressors may let some transients escape, limiters won’t let any transients pass the specified out ceiling hence they are used at the end of the mastering chain to keep everything below 0db.
As you know the difference between the highest part and the lowest part in volume of a specified sound wave is called it’s dynamic range, and what I described above is called reducing the dynamic range. This is the price you pay while making your song louder in mastering; you loose your dynamic range, meaning everything sounds closer together in volume after mastering despite the efforts you made to adjust the loudness of the different instruments in your song while you were mixing. Although so many people like the fact that they can hear everything in their mix after mastering, so many people don’t, anyway loosing the dynamic range is inevitable here.
One of the other processors that are used for dynamics processing other than the compressors and limiters are the multi-band compressors. What they do is they let you compress different parts of the frequency spectrum separately.
This is so useful in controlling loud transients in the midrange especially with the vocals and guitars, it also lets you compress the bass (kick drum and bass guitar) before your audio passes through the compressors hence giving more space to make the song louder without any fluctuation in the volume.
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