Mixing

In yesterday's workshop we learnt about mixing, and compression. A compressor controls the level of our sound to ensure it is under the -10db legal limit. However, this can be problematic as you may be able to hear this being done, which is obviously quite unwanted. For example, the sound in Breaking Bad does this and it can be quite noticeable if you know it's there.

Because of this, we have to be careful with how much we use it and try and get the values right on the individual sounds rather than relying on the master.