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In the Thread: Attention Sound Engineers (compression and loudness)
Post Subject: Compression bandagesPosted by jessie.dazzle on: 9/22/2007
While my attempts at this stage are very crude by comparison (injection channel experimentation is not yet a main priority), I have from time to time listened more with a very crude sort of injection channel plugged into the system.
With this device, it is obvious that compressed recordings are more tollerable...My waf also noted the effect. I am only using one such device.
In my case, I don't know if the "help" is due to some sort of dithering or if it is just plain masking.
Also, compressed recordings sound almost good (considering it is only one speaker) when playing them only via this device, with no other channels in use.
I will take this experimentation more seriously, making a proper device and positioning it correctly, once other priorities are met.
Another thing that seems to make compressed recordings more tollerable:
The other day I tried letting the 180Hz lower-mid horn do more (driver not attenuated) and the 400Hz upper-mid horn do less, by moving the crossover points up. I need to take time and listen to it more with a clear head. I don't yet know if it is better or worse when playing well-recorded music. I also have not measured the output. My motivation in trying this was to let the the upper-mid S2 concentrate only on the upper half of the mid-range.
jd*
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