You Suck at Producing: Compression

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  • @15SecNut
    @15SecNut 6 ปีที่แล้ว +666

    What's the difference between compression and depression? Compression closes the gaps of emptiness while depression opens them.

    • @yousuckatproducing
      @yousuckatproducing  6 ปีที่แล้ว +229

      wish i had thought of this myself

    • @tylerdurden6992
      @tylerdurden6992 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      15SecNut Like a expander?

    • @15SecNut
      @15SecNut 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I crack jokes and spam arpeggios. Das just what I do

    • @anton4369
      @anton4369 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Compression can be felt like "oh I cannot move anywhere because the walls are coming at me, and I don't feel free to express my emotions"".
      Depression is the next step: "I hold back all my emotions and lay on a couch all day, because the world sucks...and the world does not want to see my emotions....and when I do express them...they get mad...because they think I have changed, and because the majority of people don't like change....like Donald Trump, it is better to lay on a couch all day and watch TH-cam Videos like this one.

    • @alexIVMKD
      @alexIVMKD 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      #deep

  • @ShilohJanowick
    @ShilohJanowick 6 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    3:49
    "Let's put it back to three"
    *puts it to ten*

    • @yousuckatproducing
      @yousuckatproducing  6 ปีที่แล้ว +198

      im drunk

    • @quetzecoatl9924
      @quetzecoatl9924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      fuck i was about to post this. I was combing and damn.. here it is. time to finish the video.

  • @wadegonzalez9275
    @wadegonzalez9275 6 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    Slight correction: the attack is not the amount of time Curtis waits to dampen down the sound after it crosses his threshold. He starts dampening immediately; the attack is just the time it takes him to ramp up to dampening as much as you tell him to (ratio) from nothing.

  • @HyperMetal101
    @HyperMetal101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    _Wowzers!_

  • @jaedii7287
    @jaedii7287 6 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    man you deadass make the best tutorials out there, you're underrated

  • @GoodgriefMaltese
    @GoodgriefMaltese 6 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    The thumbnail looks like he wants only my strongest potions

    • @yousuckatproducing
      @yousuckatproducing  6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      am i missing this potions reference?

    • @Gastrosity
      @Gastrosity 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@yousuckatproducing th-cam.com/video/R_FQU4KzN7A/w-d-xo.html

    • @Audioslayer
      @Audioslayer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I'm going INTO PRODUCTION, and need only your STRONGEST SAMPLES

    • @DaBaSoftware
      @DaBaSoftware 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yousuckatproducing th-cam.com/video/R_FQU4KzN7A/w-d-xo.html he's referencing this

  • @russelrw
    @russelrw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Genuinely hilarious way of effectively presenting important information! Nicely done my man.

  • @amelin1612
    @amelin1612 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I cannot watch your videos with a straight face. You take the edge off of how difficult learning producing is. You remind me to not take things TOO seriously :D

  • @left-blank4038
    @left-blank4038 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    okayyy socheckit

  • @ayylmao6113
    @ayylmao6113 6 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    if i had a dad i'd name him you

    • @yousuckatproducing
      @yousuckatproducing  6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      thats very sweet of you

    • @pinkponyofprey1965
      @pinkponyofprey1965 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      so you'd say for the sake of the discussion I have a brother named Ben, a sister named Sally and a mother named Mary and a father named You Suck at Producing?

    • @ayylmao6113
      @ayylmao6113 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      PinkPonyOfPrey i'd name him you, the word "you" as in the first name of you suck at producing

    • @pinkponyofprey1965
      @pinkponyofprey1965 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Aaah! Good to have that cleared out. So your last name is Suck as Producing?

    • @gutenman7112
      @gutenman7112 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thats his channel's name . Its underbelly .

  • @Bittamin
    @Bittamin ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The fact that I can actually understand this video now compared to the first time I watched it means KEEP AT IT PEOPLE. Years and years and years is what it takes

  • @pedant9134
    @pedant9134 6 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    "lets put it back to 3" - puts it to 10

  • @XanderEwald
    @XanderEwald 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Brillant! I feel really compressed now.

  • @origin.unkown
    @origin.unkown 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Your videos really help me understand and remember what each effect does, thank you!!!

  • @smileyhenke1
    @smileyhenke1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Been producing for years and watched loads of tutorials explaining compression but never really understood them to the point that they come to handy for me, except just increasing the volume which is a totally wrong way to use them. Thx to you and your awesome tutorials I finally get it. BIG THX. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. BEST TEACHER EVER..

  • @ILIVEHEREmusic
    @ILIVEHEREmusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    best explanation of a compressor. ever. i know what a compressor does nowadays but i needed this video 6 years ago.

  • @shivamg7738
    @shivamg7738 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you Man ,You deserve every penny .

  • @baarth8305
    @baarth8305 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never thought i would understand those things so easily, you are the best Professor, Professor

  • @mekullag
    @mekullag 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    thumbnail looking like you‘re off to buy only the strongest potions

  • @SeverinBozung
    @SeverinBozung 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are such a wise a noble teacher! Thank you!

  • @cubanix
    @cubanix 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love this guy

  • @AutPen38
    @AutPen38 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    An analogy for compression that I like is the one about your parents telling you to "Turn that damn music down!". When mum calls out, you take your time reducing the volume and only cut it a bit (slow attack, low ratio) and then turn it back up as soon as her back is turned (fast release), but when you hear dad stomping up the stairs you practically rip the volume knob off (fast attack, high ratio) and wait till he's out of earshot before increasing the volume again (slow release). Does Derek have parents or is he in a secure unit?

  • @devin8215
    @devin8215 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    your analogies make my life worth living

  • @stargazeu3020
    @stargazeu3020 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bruh you miming this down was icing on the cake to understating how to make my no sound proofing recordings sound better aha ! Sick ass vids my guy !

  • @circa4650
    @circa4650 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Potion seller, I'm going into battle, and I need only your strongest potions.

  • @thebossglitch5448
    @thebossglitch5448 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sir, you really inspire me

  • @bboymac84
    @bboymac84 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    love your explanations. i recomend you to all my friends who "produce."

    • @yousuckatproducing
      @yousuckatproducing  6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      thanks mac

    • @bboymac84
      @bboymac84 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You Suck at Producing learned so much from you. I use volcas and Pocket operators. so much fun!

  • @Basswaite_2
    @Basswaite_2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve been trying to figure out how compression works for years and somehow this made it click. Thanks for explaining it to me like a 2 year old

  • @Alevand
    @Alevand 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you! please release more video like this!

  • @SeverinBozung
    @SeverinBozung 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your teaching method is so appreciated!

  • @o_leksandr
    @o_leksandr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    “Maybe even Sally” I’m in tears 😂

  • @monogramadikt5971
    @monogramadikt5971 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m looking forward to the day that somebody creates a really good graphics explanation of compression. Trying to follow most technical explanations verbally while trying to follow what I’m seeing visually often just leaves my mind in a muddled mess. Dyslexic much lol

  • @jebstone4935
    @jebstone4935 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh shit, back to 10 - you done goofed. Derek is gonna get real belligerent now

  • @JohnPaulBuce
    @JohnPaulBuce 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks man, i needed this

  • @foxbijou982
    @foxbijou982 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    you're like ned flanders if he was into music production, thank you for the great content!

  • @Mugicha808
    @Mugicha808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wished my teachers in school taught like Underbelly does. Sarcasm and humor are powerful teaching tools.

  • @arpithjohn520
    @arpithjohn520 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this!
    It opened my 3rd eye

  • @RubenKP
    @RubenKP 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    can someone tell me where i can get curtis pls

  • @morten1
    @morten1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Compression is great for many things and as glue for the mix.
    But too much can also remove dynamics on instruments

  • @papa_da_engineer
    @papa_da_engineer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeees! Was just taking about this👌👌👊👊💪💪🔊🔊🎵🎵🎸🎸👂👂💯💯

  • @felixsk1010
    @felixsk1010 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The thumbnail made my orange needle jump up and down

  • @unsampled
    @unsampled 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    *things to learn:*
    1. -compression-
    2. _how to be happy_

  • @x4oc64
    @x4oc64 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    WOWZERS

  • @Assortment54321
    @Assortment54321 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    His voice in some of his videos makes me think of that teacher from beavis and butthead.

    • @aaronblack735
      @aaronblack735 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeap and we are from Nicaragua ......

  • @cursedsound
    @cursedsound 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yay i requested this so many times, thank you for doing this video 😁✌️ hope you still remember me 😃

    • @yousuckatproducing
      @yousuckatproducing  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      of course brotha

    • @cursedsound
      @cursedsound 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You Suck at Producing Man i hope your channel blows up you deserve it !

  • @rohamtavakkoli7562
    @rohamtavakkoli7562 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wowzers Curtis really gave it to Derek...

  • @Latexpunk
    @Latexpunk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    How did you knew i just wanted my fathers validation :(

  • @mikerodriguez3527
    @mikerodriguez3527 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video

  • @tenzinalexander
    @tenzinalexander 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy is completely nuts but he's funny as hell and he knows what he's talking about.

  • @robertsteinberger5667
    @robertsteinberger5667 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder when to use mixing to make it more even and when to use compression.

  • @martinczerwinski5478
    @martinczerwinski5478 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks

  • @putnamizer
    @putnamizer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    emotionally congruent

  • @HectorToTheG
    @HectorToTheG 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cool points for How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep in the library

  • @giodarsa
    @giodarsa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Genious and hillarious analogies 😂🤣 👍👍👍

  • @toaster7356
    @toaster7356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ok so check it

  • @ozkaralvarez3122
    @ozkaralvarez3122 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    nice job, good job nice man job nice

  • @sothu3304
    @sothu3304 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    And you got this compton video up aswell haha good work I understand you now!

  • @JuhoSprite
    @JuhoSprite 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:42 I knew this sounded familiar..... pls, if anyone sees this, check out Shoko Nakagawa - RAY OF LIGHT, its the exact same drum loop goddammit

  • @pedant9134
    @pedant9134 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    What is the difference between regular compression, glue compression etc...?

    • @MrSNEAKFREAK96
      @MrSNEAKFREAK96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Pedant Glue compression is a bit of a misleading term. From what I know, a “glue” compressor is usually based on the SSL G-Channel compressor. Its no different than any other type of compression, but it has a certain unique character due to whatever circuitry is going on under the hood.

    • @sophiebosio8171
      @sophiebosio8171 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I think the glue compressor in ableton is modeled after a famous, old analogue compressor from like the 80's, and it has a certain character to it. I've heard people refer to it as smoother and softer than regular digital compressors. A lot of people like to slap this on the entire mix rather than the regular one when they're done mixing, because it kind of "glues" everything together, being a little less harsh than the regular one, from what I've heard.

    • @RobTFilms
      @RobTFilms 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      there isn't tbh lol haha

    • @hhanslie
      @hhanslie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Marketing

    • @garycummingsjr.6896
      @garycummingsjr.6896 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      its a slower release time that makes things seem more gel together.. like a smearing. but sounds good.

  • @Geo-wc7jc
    @Geo-wc7jc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He seems like he could have been a character in Jimmy Neutron.

  • @samuel3807
    @samuel3807 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why the hell is his ableton blue

  • @fishylad8523
    @fishylad8523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    im underbelly and i suck at putting the attack to three

  • @CasamTheAnimator
    @CasamTheAnimator ปีที่แล้ว

    But, you wanna make sure that samples are dynamic, not limited or compressed, otherwise, this can cause the samples to become squashed and sound distorted.
    So it doesn't matter if each dynamic has a difference volume.

  • @brendanevo4g
    @brendanevo4g 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those drums are system of a downs cover of the song Metro CHANGE MY MIND

  • @majortrash9190
    @majortrash9190 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    does this guy try to help people or depress them even more?

  • @WINTERGRIFT
    @WINTERGRIFT 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    thumbnail = potion seller

    • @GataZGinkgo
      @GataZGinkgo 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      G. L. Harrison UNDERBELLY, I AM GOING ON TOUR, AND I NEED YOUR DANKEST TUTORIALS

    • @pham4925
      @pham4925 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmfao

  • @thomas_rellum
    @thomas_rellum 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best mate!

  • @Ardeact
    @Ardeact 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:48 "If we turn the release all the way up" *Puts it on auto release*

  • @sartoriusrock
    @sartoriusrock 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm gonna be a nerd about attack time for a minute: the time constants (attack/release) are not how long Curtis "waits before" compressing/releasing. Rather, it's how long the compression/release action *itself* takes. It's essentially how quickly the needle moves.

  • @Pinkybum
    @Pinkybum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Isn't the release in seconds not milliseconds.

  • @zubanzio8567
    @zubanzio8567 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I feel stupid but I can't really hear a difference between beat with or without compression, please explain

    • @Edgodful
      @Edgodful 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      me neither
      you need special headphones or speakers for this

  • @darkhelmetmusic
    @darkhelmetmusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wowsers. Didn't know Matt Damon had a TH-cam Channel.

  • @Corporate_Desecration
    @Corporate_Desecration 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “This is what nerds call parallel compression” lmfao

  • @jamesjeremyscher1665
    @jamesjeremyscher1665 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Learnin

  • @timchard
    @timchard 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Anyone know an example of when you'd *want* a high release time with compression?

    • @yousuckatproducing
      @yousuckatproducing  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      when mastering i like to keep the release super high

  • @charleydavrill718
    @charleydavrill718 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dawg I love this shit , good job 👏

  • @dankenlightenment8903
    @dankenlightenment8903 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still don't understand release

  • @thepaperstaggering
    @thepaperstaggering 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Underbelly, I think you are a great person. thank you.

  • @gurpreetsekhon151
    @gurpreetsekhon151 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Isn't Derek your son from the song structure video

  • @aaronblack735
    @aaronblack735 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a official channel fan

  • @ileryon4019
    @ileryon4019 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about fl studio?

  • @hankhillsdisappointedsigh
    @hankhillsdisappointedsigh 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    "..and this is what nerds call parallel compression." - I laughed so hard. wow

  • @shocktnc
    @shocktnc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you considered updating some of these older videos with newer versions of Ableton?

  • @faux36
    @faux36 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here’s the thing

  • @dummyquiccc9695
    @dummyquiccc9695 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lmao “okay so that’s terrible”

  • @N8daGr81991
    @N8daGr81991 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Big bro sounds like my Dentist < 3 #LoveMyDentist

  • @jia-yeelee3645
    @jia-yeelee3645 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "we're gonna give curtis some VODKA" LMAO

  • @Krobkrua
    @Krobkrua 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why use the glue compressor instead of the 'standard' one?

  • @mat789
    @mat789 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    u the best m8

  • @PHASES_OFFICIAL
    @PHASES_OFFICIAL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You're like some next version of bill nye

  • @AceTheMM
    @AceTheMM 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    oh
    kaye
    suhchehkhet

  • @pawelgrund4540
    @pawelgrund4540 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i like the breakbeat. is it from a sample pack?

  • @devin8215
    @devin8215 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    also, what is the difference with turning the "soft" clip on? whenever i turn it on it seems to give it a buzzing or clipping noise that doesnt sound good

    • @yousuckatproducing
      @yousuckatproducing  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      soft clip usually sounds nicer than the hard clip

  • @funkyshade
    @funkyshade 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Underbelly, is it a good idea to put a Curtis on the master? Or is that silly

  • @jimbeast1405
    @jimbeast1405 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it a standard compression?

  • @juanreales986
    @juanreales986 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    "This is what the nerds call parallel compression'"

  • @gustavusliew7734
    @gustavusliew7734 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    yall just gonna sit here and not notice the pornhub drums?

  • @colorlovemusic2489
    @colorlovemusic2489 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    love you thank you so funny and i get it now :)

  • @Sniiperr
    @Sniiperr 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    im having problems with this technique. i've tried adjusting the ratio and attack in a bunch of different ways but i still dont have my fathers approval. any advice?

    • @Daniel-pu9fi
      @Daniel-pu9fi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What about changing that vodka grip by tweaking the release?

    • @yousuckatproducing
      @yousuckatproducing  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      try putting on more makeup

  • @ryantakach1478
    @ryantakach1478 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You're always using the glue compressor underbelly. Is that the only one you use