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