The Sound Kitchen – Dynamics

What you'll learn
Understand dynamic control
Use compression artistically and cognitively
Manipulate and clean up audio signals using gating
Improve and polish your mixes dramatically
Requirements
A computer (or a device capable of running a DAW) and a pair of headphones / speakers.
Description
Ever listen to a great album and wonder how they managed to get that vocal, or snare or guitar to sound so spectacular? In your face yet not too loud? Just right!Discover the beauty of dynamic control. For more than thirty years Tim Alicino has been making music using this audio-processing skills. Learn the why and how of compression and gating with hands-on DAW exercises (download available) with real audio tracks.Be empowered with tools to accurately and creatively use dynamic control in your mixes.We will cover:- Why we need dynamics- The 4 movements of dynamic control- 6 compressor settings: Threshold, Ratio, Gain, Attack, Release and Knee- The dynamic envelop- The hidden messages of gain reduction- 7 gating settings: Threshold, Gain reduction, Trigger, Attack, Hold, Release, Hysteresis The course is just over 90 minutes long divided into easy-to-follow lectures. Tim uses many real-world examples and adds many crucial tips. Hands-on exercises are provided for you not only to hear but to be involved in the process so that you will learn to use dynamics, not just know about dynamics.The lessons are presented with a multi-track session available in the resources. If you are not well-versed in the use of a DAW, Tim has made it easy for you to be up and running in no time.
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Getting going in Reaper
Section 2: Understanding dynamics
Lecture 3 Two sets of 4
Lecture 4 Nice to meet you: getting acquainted with the compressor
Section 3: Compression
Lecture 5 Threshold, ratio and gain reduction
Lecture 6 Gain reduction notes
Lecture 7 Dynamic envelope
Lecture 8 Attack and release
Lecture 9 Using the compressor
Lecture 10 The Limiter
Section 4: Gating
Lecture 11 What is gating
Lecture 12 The trigger
Lecture 13 Using the gate
Section 5: All together now!
Lecture 14 Mixing only using dynamics
Lecture 15 It is not how you make it loud!
Section 6: Conclusion
Lecture 16 Well done
This course is for musicians, sound engineers at a beginner/intermediate level


Homepage

https://www.udemy.com/course/the-sound-kitchen-dynamics/