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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Karl Coryat 02/15/12 07:16 AM,Unlike an expander, which increases dynamic range, a compressor reduces dynamic range. In recording, running a signal through both a compressor and an expander can be very effective. Why would you want to reduce and enlarge the dynamic range at the same time? Actually, you wouldn’t. They don’t both come into play at the same time; an expander does its thing when signals are at their quietest (or nonexistent), and a compressor does its thing in the louder part of… View this story
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Monday, August 22, 2011
Karl Coryat 08/22/11 04:35 PM, 1 CommentThis article is excerpted from Karl Coryat’s Guerrilla Home Recording - 2nd Edition. Even with today’s inexpensive recording systems, it’s possible to achieve a dynamic range of over 90 dB—in other words, the loudest sounds you record can be over 90 decibels louder than the background noise. Managing all of the “area” between these two extremes, for each and every sound you record, is a skill that’s critical to making a good-sounding recording. Fortunately, there are expanders, compressors, and limiters… View this story
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