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Excessive data compression will also lower dynamic range, though, no?

• klodolph 11y ago
  Not really, no. Maybe if you really mangled your audio by encoding at extremely low bit rates. But in general, no.
  • kuschku 11y ago
    Actually, yes. mp3, for example, loves to save space by cutting away sounds just above the noise floor, and some less-noticeable frequencies.
  • cthalupa 11y ago
    Go find a CD that has been mastered to be just below the clipping point. (e.g. Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails) Convert it to MP3 directly, use whatever settings you want Watch as the mp3 rip is now clipping due to further compression of the dynamic range.
    • nitrogen 11y ago
      That's not because of dynamic range compression; it's because MP3 discards some phase and frequency information, e.g. so harmonics that wouldn't have clipped get phase shifted on top of a peak and clip.