Dynamic range compression isn’t new, it’s been used by recording, mixing, and mastering engineers for many decades. A little bit of compression is fine, but over-compression can sound downright ugly.

Compression has gotten a bad rap in recent times, but I’d wager nearly all of your favorite records are compressed. Some less than others, yet some of your most beloved tunes are massively compressed.

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Creating and sharing good audio takes a lot more than a microphone, an app, and a save button. A key editing tool is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most people with an interest in music production or recording probably have at least a loose idea of what compression does. Put ...

Above all effects, compression can make a great (or subtle) impact at every level of the production process, from recording to mastering. Here’s our complete guide… When you purchase through links on ...

There are a lot more amplifiers equipped with built-in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) than there were just a couple of years ago. However, while DSP gives users the power to configure and optimize ...

Fulfilling a multitude of utilitarian, corrective and creative mixing roles, the compressor plugin is one of the most fundamental and frequently called-on tools in music production. To be a successful ...

RECORDING WEEK 2025: Most people with an interest in music production or recording probably have at least a loose idea of what compression does. Put simply, it ‘squeezes’ incoming audio by reducing ...