Compression vs Normalization in AUDIO for video // What's the difference?

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    I've heard many misconceptions about compressors versus normalization. So, in many ways, this week's Friday show is an effort to clear up the confusion about a compressor and compression being different from normalization. In essence, a compressor decreases the dynamic range of an audio's amplitude while a normalization process just bings all the levels up or down while leaving the dynamic range in tact - completely unchanged. Hope that helps!!

КОМЕНТАРІ • 121

  • @ZimCrusher
    @ZimCrusher 6 місяців тому +1

    Dude! Finally, someone who speaks clearly, in basic English.
    Thank you.

  • @RossMcCarthy1990
    @RossMcCarthy1990 10 місяців тому +1

    Someone give this man a medal. Best explanation I've seen so far.

  • @happystar1000
    @happystar1000 3 роки тому +6

    Best explanation of compression vs normalization I have come across. Simple and straightforward

  • @cooperjohnson8627
    @cooperjohnson8627 3 роки тому +2

    2021 and I am here learning. Thanks!!!

  • @tardwrangler
    @tardwrangler 5 років тому +8

    Severely underrated video

  • @rivercitymystery
    @rivercitymystery 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent explanation of the difference; thank you! Subscribed.

  • @Raoaudiocovers
    @Raoaudiocovers 2 роки тому

    Finally I got clear Idea Oliver ...short and sweet....thank you so much....

  • @PedroNegrete28
    @PedroNegrete28 5 років тому +4

    Thanks, made something that seemed complex. Easy to follow and understand.

  • @JustinThyme
    @JustinThyme 3 роки тому +4

    Really great explanation and exactly what I needed. Thank you so much for making this.

  • @gregcapra4868
    @gregcapra4868 5 років тому +1

    Great video Oliver! Keep em' coming. Much appreciated!

  • @thats.minyoung
    @thats.minyoung 6 років тому +10

    this is very helpful.. keep it up man..

  • @MakersLog
    @MakersLog 6 років тому +7

    Man we need to get you more subs! You absolutely deserve it, keep up the excellent content man!

  • @BEC_VishvdeepSinhmar
    @BEC_VishvdeepSinhmar 2 роки тому

    awesome content man, this video really helped me a lot. thanks a lot man !!😀😀

  • @nikola_podcastmanager
    @nikola_podcastmanager 3 роки тому +3

    You literally answered all my questions with examples! Loved it, great job👏

  • @TheGalacticWest
    @TheGalacticWest 6 років тому +3

    i didn't know what either of these were but now I do. made perfect sense

  • @smcookkan
    @smcookkan 3 роки тому

    Clear and great, thanks!

  • @jasperburchfield2028
    @jasperburchfield2028 3 роки тому +1

    Great clear explanation. More UA-camrs need to discover compression.

  • @HawkeScream
    @HawkeScream 6 років тому +1

    I am definitely one of the people who read the wrong info and thought normalization was doing what compression actually does. Changing my workflow asap. You explain things so well!!

  • @alitajvidi5610
    @alitajvidi5610 3 роки тому

    Absolutely helpful! Thanks man...

  • @defman9414
    @defman9414 4 роки тому

    that is the about the most patient rant and subtle beating of a dead horse ever! excellent video

  • @metube197
    @metube197 4 роки тому

    Thank you for the help!

  • @JanitorFish
    @JanitorFish 5 років тому +1

    Superuseful and simple explanation thanks man!

    • @OliverJHughes
      @OliverJHughes  5 років тому

      Thanks for sharing! Appreciate that!

  • @amplifydreality8869
    @amplifydreality8869 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for this!!

  • @james080871
    @james080871 3 роки тому

    Thanks so Much Bro that was excellently explaioned

  • @yuritorres10
    @yuritorres10 4 роки тому

    Thank you so much for this explanation, finally I understood :)

  • @JamesBrown-pu4lq
    @JamesBrown-pu4lq 2 роки тому

    Thank you maaaaaan
    You're the best 💓

  • @lenmiles5150
    @lenmiles5150 3 роки тому

    Excellent description! Of compression vs normalization.

  • @ThePhilocypher
    @ThePhilocypher 2 роки тому

    Thanks alot, still usefull in 2022!

  • @Versatilizando
    @Versatilizando 4 роки тому

    Awesome. Thanks!

  • @martha6812
    @martha6812 3 роки тому

    Thank you, Oliver! This video was informative and entertaining. 🧠✨

  • @EggBastion
    @EggBastion 4 роки тому

    Thank you thank you thank you!

  • @dadandme
    @dadandme 4 роки тому

    I needed to understand the difference between normalization, compression and limiter. A quick google query and I found your video! OK, it was published more than 1 year ago... it is perfect for me. Thanks 👍

  • @rasikpadavali
    @rasikpadavali 4 роки тому

    Very very valuable and detailed information thanks.. brother.

  • @gcradiouk2215
    @gcradiouk2215 2 роки тому

    thank you for making it so clear. you now have a new subscriber :)

  • @The0ptimus
    @The0ptimus 4 роки тому

    Thanks for the info dude!

    • @OliverJHughes
      @OliverJHughes  4 роки тому

      Of course! Thanks for saying something!

  • @Lewyphotography
    @Lewyphotography 6 років тому

    audio aint easy, but Oliver your a bloody legend. Totally picking up what ya putting down!

  • @kjetilbirkeland1
    @kjetilbirkeland1 5 років тому

    This was helpful, thanks!

  • @CryoftheProphet
    @CryoftheProphet 6 років тому

    awesome thanks! subbed

  • @steph_only_wilder
    @steph_only_wilder 4 роки тому

    Compression was very confusing for me for a while. This video is great and makes compression make sense. Especially in comparison with normalization. I know there is more to learn about compression, but thanks for making the concept click better in my brain 🙌

  • @KaganTech
    @KaganTech 6 років тому

    I use both on dialogue... Works for me always.

  • @neerajruhela92
    @neerajruhela92 3 роки тому

    Very helpful 👍

  • @Dawaria
    @Dawaria 2 роки тому

    Damn your voice at the start only I knew I am learning from a professional lmao , great video keep putting the good work man

  • @carlover4239
    @carlover4239 6 років тому +1

    Very helpful

  • @davidpessini3051
    @davidpessini3051 4 роки тому

    Wheres the Love button!!! GREAT Explanation!!! Thank you so much.

  • @Mrs_Heyman
    @Mrs_Heyman 2 роки тому

    Niceee thankyo !

  • @iancu2999
    @iancu2999 5 років тому

    a comment with nothing in it because i want the algorithm to see your channel as relevant and to boost you up because i love that content

  • @willspencer6515
    @willspencer6515 3 роки тому

    thanks legend

  • @lualgomo3920
    @lualgomo3920 4 роки тому

    Thank you. Didn't know what audio compression was. For me both things were somehow done by normalization.
    Now I can continue my search for a "real time" audio compressor software for linux and windows, assuming it can be made.

  • @Wpbrim
    @Wpbrim 4 роки тому

    Hello oliver , Great video . Now I could understand the difference . Please make video on Equalization , Bass Boost , Treble boost on Audacity .Thanks

  • @fai8t
    @fai8t 5 років тому +1

    ty al ot bro

  • @forumcelebritypodcast
    @forumcelebritypodcast 2 роки тому

    great explanation. subd

  • @inziify
    @inziify 4 роки тому

    nice video brother..

  • @qalih
    @qalih 3 роки тому

    The several repetitions really helped drum it in lool. But really makes cristal clear now what they mean and I just applied the theory and its exactly what I was after.

  • @stevenanderson7242
    @stevenanderson7242 5 років тому +1

    Your awesome guy. I don't feel like your trying to feed me shit like most the people on these subjects on youtube. Great Job!

    • @OliverJHughes
      @OliverJHughes  5 років тому +1

      Thanks man, that means a lot

    • @stevenanderson7242
      @stevenanderson7242 5 років тому

      @@OliverJHughes no problem bro. Thanks for responding i hardly ever get them so while im at it ill share one of my musc videos wjth you. Im Kasper by the way. Everyone hits rough patches in there life well for me i been solo now no more labels but im left recording songs and videos from my 50 android phone yes its a struggle lol but i been working hard at this musoc for about 8 years and im just not giving up that easy. Enjoy bro ua-cam.com/video/z9XGR5LOawA/v-deo.html

  • @intothemaze8865
    @intothemaze8865 5 років тому

    Thanks for a simple explanation, Oliver. I've just created a new gaming channel, and when I'm editing, like most youtubers I guess, I have some audio that I recorded from a script, and then some live audio from a game. Then back to script etc etc. Often, during an episode, I'll hear the volume dip, then jump up, then drop and so on, throughout the clip. I'm guessing from your explanation, I need highlight all the voice audio tracks, and then normalize the lot? Thanks again. Keep up the good work! Oh crap, I just realised I need to compress....lol. Maybe i shouldn't stay up so late editing.....

    • @OliverJHughes
      @OliverJHughes  5 років тому +2

      Yep, compression first ALWAYS, then normalize!

  • @La_sagne
    @La_sagne 2 роки тому

    i like a little compression on my kickdrum at live gigs so its a little more even. you can play soft and it will be softer than when you play hard but its all a little more even, which is what you want for rock and hard rock...
    i practice without it though so i get more even and i practice more volume control. but on stage i like the best experience for the audience

  • @GrandfatherGoose
    @GrandfatherGoose 6 років тому

    Very helpful, I personally have a way better understanding with your videos

  • @SuperstudentAcademy
    @SuperstudentAcademy 4 роки тому

    thank god.. i have been researching on this topic for 12 hrs now
    haha

    • @SuperstudentAcademy
      @SuperstudentAcademy 4 роки тому

      do I reduce the noise and then compress, OR compress and then reduce noise? which is better?

    • @OliverJHughes
      @OliverJHughes  4 роки тому +2

      I always reduce first - since compression will mess with amplitude of the noise you're trying to eliminate - just a safer bet!

    • @SuperstudentAcademy
      @SuperstudentAcademy 4 роки тому

      @@OliverJHughes makes sense.. i was doing the opposite. thank you for the advice!! :)

  • @JamesBrown-pu4lq
    @JamesBrown-pu4lq 3 роки тому

    You are the best

  • @alexeiprodigy7948
    @alexeiprodigy7948 4 роки тому

    Subbed bro

  • @tylerscochran
    @tylerscochran 3 роки тому

    This is the way.

  • @slackyo1446
    @slackyo1446 3 роки тому

    Great video - perfectly explained! Out of interest, do you use your Zoom H6 as a mic or do you plug-in additional mics and just use it to record the audio?

    • @OliverJHughes
      @OliverJHughes  3 роки тому +1

      For dialogue, I'm always plugging a mic into one of the XLR ports. But I sure love getting ambient sounds with the stereo XY capsule.

    • @slackyo1446
      @slackyo1446 3 роки тому

      Thanks @@OliverJHughes! And what sort of XLR mics would you recommend? Usually I’m recording post-match interviews at sporting events/in stadia with a fair amount of background noise.

  • @zeelasmr9453
    @zeelasmr9453 3 роки тому

    thanku so much for this video
    Is it possible to remove nose breathing sounds that come while eating while recording "ASMR eating videos"?

  • @NoizProductionz
    @NoizProductionz 4 роки тому

    2:52 it actually makes perfect sense now.

  • @biliharp9839
    @biliharp9839 3 роки тому

    Hi, so when I do the postprocessing of my guitar recording better is to use compression or normalization first to get best effect ?

  • @MichaelAronson
    @MichaelAronson 5 років тому +1

    Given UA-cam's normalization to all audio in videos now, how would one correctly mix a music track to take advantage of this? UA-cam is squashing my audio hard.

    • @OliverJHughes
      @OliverJHughes  5 років тому +1

      Yes, definitely - I went over to your channel and looked and yes they are bringing it way down from whatever you originally had. I had this problem as well and decided to start limiting to -3 and it seems to slip by un-normalized. Now, thankfully it isn't manipulating your audio since normalization just turns it down, in a sense, but it may make your perceived loudness less than other videos and that is a problem. I'm looking into the specifics about UA-cam's normalization now, but maybe start by mastering to -3db for all your peaks.

    • @MichaelAronson
      @MichaelAronson 5 років тому +1

      @@OliverJHughes Thanks dude, I'll give that a shot.

  • @michaelmouse1
    @michaelmouse1 2 роки тому

    I broadcast a show which is a mix of interviews (spoken word only) and music. I log into our station in 4 X 30mins segments.(producing at home due to pandemic) .Should I compress each segment first, then normalise it before creating the mp3 file for broadcast? Or just compress it? thanks for your great video!

  • @ronaldgriffin46
    @ronaldgriffin46 5 років тому

    That was cool Big O....lol

  • @jennyvinyl85
    @jennyvinyl85 3 роки тому

    Which comes first? Normalization or compression?

  • @cohoa1
    @cohoa1 3 роки тому

    Nice done, well explained. but :) I'm wondering should I compress my harmonica track (insert joke here:) A Gentleman is someone who could play the harmonica, but chooses not to. "It aint me It aint me:)

  • @alielhajj79
    @alielhajj79 3 роки тому

    Thank you, very useful, but then whats the difference between normalization and amplification?

    • @OliverJHughes
      @OliverJHughes  3 роки тому

      Well… amplification is more of a generic term referring to making something louder. It’s not necessarily used in reference to the audio signal chain.

  • @jaimidha4260
    @jaimidha4260 3 роки тому

    Is there any difference between amplification and normalisation?

  • @Moses_Kanneh
    @Moses_Kanneh 5 років тому

    For a live acoustic performance/with singing would you want to use Compression or Normalization?

    • @OliverJHughes
      @OliverJHughes  5 років тому +2

      You could use both!! Compress first, get your dynamic range in check, and then normalize for final loudness

  • @jeanphilippedrouin78
    @jeanphilippedrouin78 6 років тому +1

    Cool now my question is what the difference between volume and normalization.

    • @CraigToddOfficial
      @CraigToddOfficial 4 роки тому +2

      It's the same thing matey... as mentioned in the video.. to normalize audio is to change its overall volume by a fixed amount to reach a target level. It is different from compression that changes volume over time in varying amounts. It does not affect dynamics like compression, and ideally does not change the sound in any way other than purely changing its volume.

  • @rish6026
    @rish6026 4 роки тому

    While exporting our final audio track from daw should we normalize it or not?

    • @OliverJHughes
      @OliverJHughes  4 роки тому +1

      Up to you - normalization is handy if you are trying to hit a specific loudness - but if you like your mix where it is it's unnecessary.

  • @karadytube
    @karadytube 4 роки тому

    So what normalizing does? LoooL many thanks Bro.

  • @doperaphitz1260
    @doperaphitz1260 3 роки тому

    shoyuld we use compressor with normalizer

  • @joonajks
    @joonajks 2 роки тому

    Do you normalized before compression?

  • @abhishekaneja2007
    @abhishekaneja2007 2 роки тому

    pithy, curt and crisp elucidation..Being utterly antipathetic to youtubers wafling on meaninglessly and throwing non sequiturs every now and then, really pleased to see someone cutting to the chase from the word go..

  • @nhimcon6750
    @nhimcon6750 2 роки тому

    This video should have been audio only (joking). Your eyes are so pretty they're distracting. I zoned out looking into them and then had to rewind because I couldn't process what you said. Seriously, your eyes look like sapphires.

  • @LKDesign
    @LKDesign Рік тому

    What's with all these people philosophizing over audio processing and not giving a single bit of demonstration? It's nuts.

  • @redpoint8823
    @redpoint8823 3 роки тому

    I am stupid. Now I am sure.

  • @jonathanlangdon9167
    @jonathanlangdon9167 3 роки тому

    Yes, the horse has been beaten. Thank you!

  • @TheGalacticWest
    @TheGalacticWest 6 років тому

    why are there zero comments

  • @Ditispeter
    @Ditispeter 3 роки тому

    Okay... But what really does normalization instead of a compressor?😆

    • @OliverJHughes
      @OliverJHughes  3 роки тому +1

      Lol - uh - lemme try and explain again

  • @alejandroseetal2275
    @alejandroseetal2275 3 роки тому

    "Cleanly / nicely" its legit getting annoying in pop reducing the uniqueness of music.