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Originally Posted by DBS.US
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NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Audio Compressors are EVIL and a useless piece of junk..!
Sound, especially in movies, is UNCOMPRESSED. I am not talking about Digital compression, I'm talking about Compression of the Dynamic Range, (the difference between dead-quiet and ear-popping explosions).
In movie theatres, there's no compression. This lets the quietest of moments be quiet. The pin drop, the water drops, the whispers that make you learn forward. QUIET is an expression of sound. Without this, Explosions, screams, chainsaws, would not seem as loud. Michael Bay would be limp.
Here's another example. FM Radio, at least hear in Montreal, Sucks monkey balls. Try listening to Pink Floyd or Led Zeplin on CHOM FM (sucks), then listen to it on CD at home or even on your ipod. The accoustic guitars, the soft voices etc, are low as they should be. The Electric Guitar and Banging drums are LOUD as they should be.
But on FM radio (especially sucky-assed Chom FM in Montreal, they are ALL at the same level, or decibels. Compressors raise the low-level sounds up, and reduce the high-level sounds down, until everything is at one, boring level of volume. BLEAH!
So kids, don't compress. Enjoy the music and sound fx as the artists intended you to.
The end.