Dynamic Control: Compression and Gating

Identify the effect of a compressor's threshold, ratio, attack, and release settings by ear.

Apply compression to control the dynamic range of a vocal performance for consistency.

Use compression to shape the transient and sustain of a drum sound, adding punch or body.

Use a noise gate to remove unwanted background noise between vocal phrases.

Set up sidechain compression to create a rhythmic pumping effect between a kick drum and bass.

Use a limiter on a bus or master track to prevent peaks from exceeding a target level.