A detailed explanation of what an audio compressor is and how it works using animated graphics. This video lesson is suitable for both beginners who are new to music production and more experienced people who want to refresh their memory! Let me know in the comments which audio effect should I explain next! 👾 JOIN MY PATREON to support my work and watch the second part of this video: https://patreon.com/SoundCodex?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink 00:00 What is a compressor? 00:24 Threshold 00:40 Downward and Upward 01:01 Audio examples 01:25 Ratio 02:06 Unity gain 02:38 Ratio examples 03:43 Absolute reduction 04:19 Relative reduction 04:33 Compression range 05:10 Limiting 05:31 Knee size 06:28 Attack and Release 07:09 Sculpting sound 08:20 Make-Up gain 08:52 Outro + Info :) 📣 The compressed audio example is file 2 #compressor #musicmaking #musicproduction #mixingtechniques