Tutorial 15: Compression, De-Essing, Sidechain, and Limiting - Post-Production Audio Workflow Series

This is the 15th tutorial of the series to learn how to sound design and mix for films. In this video, we talk about compressing the various audio families using the default Pro Tools Dny3 Compressor plugin. We also talk about de-essing dialogue, sidechain compression on the music based on the dialogue levels, limiters on the Submaster aux tracks, and various Pro Tools tips. Here's my website for helpful links, templates, and sample projects: https://soundtuts.com/ You can watch the released film here: https://vimeo.com/129326298. Please note that there is mature content (swearing) in the film. 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - Overview of a compression plugin 04:38 - Compressing dialogue clips 07:04 - Compressing the FUTZ track 08:02 - Compressing remaining audio families 08:48 - De-essing dialogue clips 11:12 - Side-chaining dialogue and music 14:44 - Limiting submaster aux tracks 16:20 - Summary