Absolutely, about the only time I would compress recordings is if the
dynamic range is too high for comfortable listening. I hear way too
many recordings (music CD's included) that are way over compressed.
The multi-band compressors do a much better job, as Walt said, and
have much more control.
As a side note, I've been experimenting a bit with the new Wave Arts
noise reduction plugins, and am pretty impressed. It's the first
noise reduction system I've played with that has multi-bands, like a
multi-band compressor. It lets you set attack, decay, threshold and
amount for various points across the spectrum, and seems really
useful for dialing in a workable setting.
On May 20, 2007, at 8:44 AM, Walter Knapp wrote:
> Posted by: "Tim Nielsen"
>
> > But just don't confused normalizing with compressing or limiting,
> > which DO affect the dynamic range, reducing it. That might be useful
> > as well in certain cases, but requires a bit more care.
>
> There are some compressors that will also allow you to work on only
> part
> of the dynamic range, or several levels separately. There is also
> software that can expand range. Simple overall compression is not as
> interesting. In all cases they work only on whatever you recorded and
> generally will not actually improve the sound, but adjust it so it's
> easier to hear in your listening environment. That's really where
> these
> fall, matching the recording to the listening environment.
>
> Walt
>
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