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I’ll struggle with compression till the day I die.

For me was quite hard to learn when and how to use a compressor.

for me compression, because you have to be able to hear more than see. for eq at least to some extent you can tweet the sound while looking at the frequency chart.

EQ is harder to get right, because it depends on both attenuating and boosting the correct frequencies to achieve an optimal result.

Compressor

Compressor I guess.

Compression. It’s difficult to hear what the attack and release time are doing to your track when you’re a beginner.

Who comes up with such a comparison question? It all depends on a good ear and, of course, on what “simple or complicated” tools (plugins) you work with. That’s why there’s no general answer to this question.

Compression is harder to listen and to understand when you start your journey in audio.

A compressor

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Equalizer is harder, at first compression seemed more difficult but it’s fairly simple, but eq takes way more skill in my opinion!

For me, equalizer

Both can seem daunting at first, but I think many beginners find the compressor a bit more challenging. With EQ, you’re adjusting the sound, like tweaking the bass and treble, which can be more intuitive. But with the compressor, you’re dealing with controlling the dynamics of the sound, which can be a bit more abstract for someone starting out. However, with practice and experimentation, both become easier to understand and use effectively!

compression is harder to learn because EQ changes are a lot more audible. I think what makes equing difficult is, that you may encounter some problems with phases especially if you are using those which do not offer liniear phase mods.

Compressor

Compression, it’s always been a much more subtle art to deal with than EQ for me

Equalizer and phase response depending on the use of type of filters

Compression ..i love to work with a compressors at compression then .ist not hard for me to work with a compressor ( Vst or Harware ) . Hard is to anderstand wo compress works …tehn not all your stuff have the same compression style …:-)

Compressor is harder to learn :)

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Definitely compression. EQ is easily more noticeable

Compression, because you also need to train your ears to hear it.

Compressor, EQ is fairly easy in comparison

I’d say that EQ as a *concept* is bit harder to learn as a beginner… but *mastering* either one is an uphill battle!

What is harder to learn, using a compressor or an EQ?

Both do what they say on the tin.Compression and EQ are both influenced by gain staging more than anything else. Just think of your DAW like you would a console.

Compressor. I feel like with EQs, you can experiment and stumble aross things that sound good with, but the compressor I feel needs to be dialed in to exactly what you what it to do, or it will make things worse

Compressor, because many times it’s not as visual as the EQ

Compressor.. a lot of technique need to be learn..

Compression is hard to hear so it was definitely hard to learn but I’m finding EQ to be harder to master.

Obviously it’s easier to hear but therein lies the problem. Every move makes a change, and it’s much harder for me to make distinctions in the full mix. Guitars sound better with a boost hear but what’s happening to the snare? Where did my bass go? Why is the singer so brittle?

Compression was harder to learn the technique but I learned to do the thing I needed it for (and I’m one of those clip/limit boys anyways). EQ is just so many choice and consequences.

wow good question. equalizer is kind of a bit more self explanatory compared to compression. so eq is easier to grasp initially. compression is something that needs to be understood to get the most out of
BUT
the high end of EQ knowledge allows for things that aren’t initially obvious,even after years,
such as side chaining volume peaks to EQ bands, and frequency sweeps. automating EQ gives amazing results if the time is invested.
although I think automating compression could also give interesting results
I think compression basics are easier to learn than the high “skill ceiling” of Eq

Obviously Eq is hard to learn , a parametric EQ is fine but in passive Eq it’s necessary not to overdo it

Using a compressor is harder.

Eq is always more intuitive, unless if you go for a multiband eq/comp.
Compression is usually harder to understand and hear for people.

for me its eq different areas have different requirements. So it changes more than the compression does.

using a compressor

What is harder to learn, using a compressor or an EQ
EQ seems to be a bit harder since we tend to first overuse it.
Compression can easily be perceived to me.
EQ can be so easily falsified by the environment, by using other instruments as a reference that are also having problems, or by imagining we are achieving the balance of frequencies in the song…
…and everything is just an illusion.
Until we do the necessary tests in other environments, headphones, mono/stereo, etc.

EQ

lol must be a rhetorical question. of course compression

Compression

A compressor..as others have stated, with EQ the change is often immediately clear..but not so with Compressor. After years of producing music, I still struggle to hear what the hell one does, when used minimally to moderately.

Compressor. You can hear eq in real time.

easy …. compressor

Both are similar in terms of hardness of usage – EQ is much more audible, but precise cutting/boosting of frequencies needs experience and good ear training. Compressor on basic level also seems to be fairly easy, but it’s easy to overdo it, plus different types of compressors give a bit of different results so it also requires experience/ear training.

EQ for sure. compressors don’t do as much as EQ can do.

Surgical EQ to remove unwanted frequencies is my biggest concern to my mixing

I think eq is harder to learn

EQ is more difficult than Compression.

It’s easy to teach both. but it’s more difficult for me to use a compressor

I find compression harder to master.

I don’t even know if I need a compressor.

Compressor

Compressor, because EQ changes are (usually!) easier to hear.

For me personally I’d say EQ is the harder of the 2 to learn based on various parameters.

compressor

EQ

Equally complex: you have to spend time on both and gradually get more experienced in using them

Learning to recognize the difference between different compressors and equalizers can be quite difficult. Sometimes I watch videos on YouTube and I can’t understand what the youtuber is talking about when he shows the before and after results. 🙃

Compressor

Learning to operate aompressor is more difficult because adjustments aren’t as obvious as when adjusting an EQ.

Compressor most definitely. Especially side chaining. I still have a hard time with that!

Compressor needs more understanding than an EQ.

EQ

Both have their own nuances but compression is the one which can kill a mix if used incorrectly

For me, compression is harder to understand than EQing is

the answer to the question is “yes”

Compression for me.

Using a compressor, hands down.

I find EQ a lot harder, personally.

Compressor.

To me, compression is harder to learn. EQ is more intuitive, whereas compression takes a long time just to learn how to hear it much at all.

Compression is harder to me. EQ is more intuitive. Compression took me a long time to be able to hear.

For me off course Compressor, is less intuitive and there is so many types.

Compression cuz it’s more about loudness whereas Eq is about cutting out distortion m

For me, the whole topic of compression and equalization is really black magic. I must try, and then I’ll been known, what is hardest for me.

I think Compressor, but I using more limiter.

Compression is more subtle, but EQ can drain your time, as it is easy to keep coming back and twiddling with EQ, as it makes such a noticeable change

EQ is harder than compressor.

I can wrap my head around EQ better than around all the intricacies and interdependent components of compression

Compression by far, esp. multi-band and sidechaining. It affects many things whereas EQ can be fairly limited and “surgical.”

I believe compressor is harder to learn.

Compressor, EQ just comes naturally

I feel that both EQ and compressors are difficult, but I am keenly aware that compressors are especially profound.

To me, compression is more difficult. It needs more knowledge than EQ.

Compressor is harder. Deciding where inthe chain to place it.

Compressors are harder to understand

In my personal opinion equing and compressing are not hard to do so the difficult part of it is knowing when a signal needs an EQ or Compressor . We may innocently overcompress it or when it comes to EQ we might go crazy on boosting or cutting which may lead to damage. So hard to do is learning when to operate with these two plugins using our knowledge first and our ears.

A COMPRESSOR

Compression is harder to learn and also hear. We’ve all become accustom to having EQ on our devices so most people have a good understanding. Saying that, getting pro results with EQ and ear training feels easier imo, it does take longer to master.

A compressor is way harder to learn properly.

in my opinion, compressor have more problems than EQ when first time we try to learn cause we don’t really get the change of gain or specific is ADSR compare to the change of frequency. But EQ have some with phase issue. To recap, I think when begin to learn produce music, Compressor is harder than EQ.

Two different things but a Compressor is way mor tricky to learn.

EQ is hardest to learn

Compression is easy to learn teory but is harder to listen the attack/realease time make different effects

Compression for me was harder for me to hear at first, over EQ. Would have to go compression on this one.

While compression is more subtle and takes lots ear training to pick up, the EQ is harder to master and learn since you have so many option and you can do so much with them to alter or shape sound…, for me it takes longer to master beyond the 3 band EQ. With band pass, curves, etc.. and affect of phasing you really do need a lot of time training your ears to how your monitors react to eq, more choices and settings give you more capabilities to alter your sound from mild to drastic… eq affects to the sound where compression affects how it sounds… i guess its what i am trying to say.

Compression is more difficult.

To me, using a compressor is harder.

Compressor is hardest to understand the differences in application. As for the equalizer, despite different execution possibilities, it is naturally more intuitive in my opinion.

It’s possible both of them? I think compressor could be harder to learn because, for me, it’s harder to hear what really is going on on audio.

Compressions a lot harder to do effectively.

compressor it seems

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I think EQ is the easier one to understand but harder to master

Compressor is harder.

Compressor

Compresor

Compressor for me

I think eq is harder to learn as it has a lot of bands to work with whereas with compression it is mainly the ratio, attack, threshold and making up the gain afterwards.

I will say it’s harder to learn the compressor, because it is harder to conceptualize and hear than the EQ.
Thanks for this giveaway !

Great, I didn’t think I would win something. Many thanks also to the brilliant bpb!! Unfortunately, the plugin comes without presets, but that can be a small drawback that can be overlooked. Many thanks again and I wish everyone involved and readers of this great site a nice day and stay healthy! yeah, let’s music