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 ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

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Multiband compression treatments tend to fall into two categories: transparent and clinical compression used for mixing and mastering, and punchy OTT treatments beloved by dance music producers ...

Q Would you explain the difference between downloading a CD to a computer using the lossless vs. the lossy compression formats? Would I be able to hear the difference using headphones? Is there a ...

Why do some tracks grab your attention while others don’t? Well, it’s all about perfecting the right production tools. The secret often lies in mastering the art of compression! It’s one of the most ...

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 the dynamic peaks in an ...

A: Lossless compression reduces the size of the digital file without affecting the sound quality. You get the same sound quality as the original source but it takes up less storage space on a CD, DVD, ...