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Hearing Compression

Compression reshapes the dynamics and envelope of a sound over time. In this lesson, you’ll learn to hear how it affects transients, sustain, consistency, and movement, and connect those changes to the controls on compressors.

Hearing Compression

About this class

What you’ll learn

Students should train their ears to hear the difference between an uncompressed and compressed signal and describe what the compressor is doing to the shape of the sound.

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Opens Mon, Nov 9Unlocks when the class goes live.

Exercise

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