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Take a 12 question quiz to test and certify your knowledge of the tutorial-video course
Universal Audio - UA: All About Compression.
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1
Which control sets when you want the compressor to compress?
Threshold
Ratio
Release
2
The SSL 4000 Channel Strip:
Emulates a channel strip from the SSL 4000 console
Emulates only the EQ of the SSL 4000 console
Emulates only the Compressor of the SSL 4000 console
Emulates a famous compressor made by Ocean Way
3
In a Neve 33609 Compressor, the Recovery control is known in universal compressor terms as a:
Decay function
Sustain function
Attack function
Release function
4
As a VCA-type compressor, the UAD 4K Buss Compressor is known for:
being transparent
having the fastest Release out there
being a Mu compressor
having the fastest Attack out there
5
The "Gluing" term for compressors refers to:
evening out the levels so not one instrument sticks out too much.
This term is misused. It really should be "ungluing".
separating the levels from each other to bring uniformity to the mix.
evening out the levels to bring uniformity to the mix, but does add a compressed sound.
6
The SSL 4000 Channel Strip Compressor is ___________ compressor.
a MU
a FET
an Opto
a VCA
7
Instead of using Threshold to get the compressor to compress, the 1176LN uses:
The Attack feature
It does have a Threshold feature!
The Output feature
The Input feature
8
The Fatso Senior Compressor is popular among mastering engineers for the fact that:
It helps liven up tracks that sound a little dull and were recorded into a DAW.
It helps dull over-bright sounds; for instance, the lead.
It helps dull the tracks that sound too lively and realistic.
It adds a cool clipping effect to the master mix.
9
The UAD SSL 4000 Buss Compressor was designed to:
compress parts of the entire mix to track buss
act as a multi-band compressor
act as a limiter
compress the entire mix into track buss, as an SSL console would
10
A multiband compressor can be used for:
limiting
expansion
compressing different bands of the mix (low end, highn end, etc.)
compressing multiple tracks with a single compressor
11
On the Fatso Senior Compressor, to get more distortion and less compression...
Turn up the output gain, turn up the input gain, and turn down the threshold.
turn up the input gain and turn down the threshold control.
Turn down the input gain and turn up the threshold control.
you have to purchase or use a different compressor. This tube-compressor emulation of the actual hardware offers no distortion opportunities.
12
What is the function of Tranny Level in the Fatso Senior Compressor?
It allows you to get compression without driving the saturation circuit and creating distortion
It sends the signal into transformer saturation circuit, and is more audible on sources with a lot of high frequencies
It keeps low frequencies from triggering the compressor
It sends signal into transformer saturation circuit, and is more audible on sources with a lot of low frequencies
Universal Audio
UA: All About Compression
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