In today’s video Sara Carter takes us through Compression basics. youtube
Compression is a signal processing technique used to control the dynamic range of a sound source. Compression helps to balance the dynamic range from the quietest to loudest moments, making the overall sound more consistent and controlled.
This video is an excerpt from Sara’s best selling’ Mixing Essentials’ course where she takes us through the basics of all EQ, Compression and Effects techniques in amazing detail!
Sara Carter started recording and mixing music in the mid 90’s as a hobby from a small home studio after playing guitar for many years. She studied at the SAE Institute in London gaining an Audio Engineering Diploma and soon after secured a position as a BBC Radio Studio Manager (sound engineer) working on the UK’s most listened to radio shows, live music sessions and major music festivals across all of the BBC’s main music networks. She also created the foley and sound effects on several radio drama productions and comedy shows.
Sara relished working in the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios where she developed her mixing and critical listening skills, working on sessions with a wide variety of artists from Crowded House to The Cure and Adele to The Black Keys to name just a few. She’s been officially credited on records from Corrine Bailey Rae, KT Tunstall and Girls Aloud amongst others.
If you haven’t already, check out Sara’s amazing course ‘Mixing Essentials’.