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Re: Some basic processing questions

Subject: Re: Some basic processing questions
From: "Robin" escalation746
Date: Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:44 pm ((PST))
Scott Fraser wrote:

> << I, for one, would NOT apply a Compressor, since this will raise the no=
ise floor of the quieter sections. Instead apply a Limiter, which will chan=
ge only the peaks. >>

> There's a bit of a misrepresentation of function in this statement. Both =
a compressor & a limiter do the same thing, which is to restrict dynamics a=
bove a selected threshold.

You are totally correct of course. I was oversimplifying based on the fact =
we were discussing low-end products which tend to separate the two function=
s based on possible thresholds and permitted ratios, etc. Such tools genera=
lly do not provide a full complement of control parameters for both "compre=
ssor" and "limiter", but rather a subset based on the intended end result. =
Audacity, for example, provides a Compressor and also a Hard Limiter.

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