In part one of a four part series, we delve into the concept of (dynamic range) compression and reveal how it's possible to maximise the potential of your recordings. By Shawn Skead. We musicians are ...

There is a scourge infesting your music with its awfulness, and you probably don't even know. It's called compression, and it's compacting your music into a muddled mess. What started as a useful tool ...

For the last 10 years, sound has been mixed and mastered at ever increasing loudness levels, crushing the natural vibrancy of music. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as ...

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The dynamic range of an audio signal is the difference between the quietest discernible part of the signal and the loudest undistorted part of the signal. It is normally expressed in decibels (dB).