(Just Google the phrase “loudness wars” to hear countless engineers, musicians, and listeners moan about how recordings of the last 20 years have gotten louder at the expense of dynamics.) These days, anyone with a DAW has access to great-sounding compressor plug-ins, prompting additional compressor abuse. This tendency can be taken to extremes-and is. So ironically, even though compressors reduce level, they’re usually used to make things seem louder.
This lets us raise the overall volume without overpowering other parts or introducing unwanted distortion. Compressors decrease the variation between loud and soft passages by making the loudest bits quieter. So why is one of the most important recording tools all about reducing dynamics?Ĭompressors gonna compress.
The word usually has positive associations, as in, “That’s a dynamic song,” or “She has a great sense of dynamics.” In music, “dynamics” refers to varying volume levels over time.
0 kommentar(er)
