> it just sounds like a waterfall with a few bandpass filters changing between the verse and chorus. That's a good way to put it. I hate over-compressed music.

> it just sounds like a waterfall with a few bandpass filters changing between the verse and chorus. That's a good way to put it. I hate over-compressed music. It sounds terrible and is no fun to listen to once you notice the issue. But, are you an audio engineer? I ask because I work in the field, and all engineers I know accept that dynamic range compression is a necessary part of creating recorded music. The problem is when you abuse compression to create a wall of noise with no dynamic range. It's like autotune: you can use it to correct one bad note, or you can abuse it create T-Pain. The engineers behind The Pixies and Nirvana [1], and all dubstep producers use or have used compression at various stages of the creative process. [1] I guarantee you that whoever mixed Smells Like Teen Spirit spent a lot of time doing the compression on that song.