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thanks @Leo, point noted. So the DRC effects the audio amplitude? A lot of the sounds I listen too are recorded in analog tape based studios, the DRC are used i

thanks @Leo, point noted. So the DRC effects the audio amplitude? A lot of the sounds I listen too are recorded in analog tape based studios, the DRC are used in digital studios and post processing?

cnvogel 11y ago
No, compressors have also been used in analog studios for a long time... See, for example, this device... http://www.audioblendmastering.com/fairchild-670/ http://www.audioblendmastering.com/fairchild-670/ Often digital plugins try to recreate the characteristics of such old tube monsters, because their sound is considered superior by some. On the other hand, mastering plugins (including compressors and much more) nowadays are algorithmically that complicated that an analog version is not feasible. EDIT: sorry, link is to an old limiter, not strictly a compressor, but one gets the idea