Getting your tracks loud without distortion is all about balance — from smart gain staging to precise compression and limiting. By understanding how to control peaks, manage dynamics, and normalize ...

In part one of a four part series, we delve into the concept of (dynamic range) compression and reveal how it's possible to maximise the potential of your recordings. By Shawn Skead. We musicians are ...

From home studios to live streams, great audio is more than just hitting record — it’s about mastering your tools. By understanding compression, noise control, and loudness standards, you can make ...

Data Compression is one of the most important components of this world, driven by petabytes of data daily. We, as humans, are generating data every second. From walking to running, eating to drinking, ...

This column is devoted to the basics of audio compression, a powerful signal-processing technique that is poorly understood by almost all of us. Once again, I hope you find it useful, or that you can ...

People mix up the two types of audio compression all the time. Dynamic range and lossy compression are very different things. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a ...

I recently received a letter from Tom Lento, a broadcast technology marketing consultant, commenting on my March 5 column about the variance of audio levels in TV programming. Tom writes: "I'd be ...

Short version - I'd like to make Ventrilo output all at the same level, so my ears don't bleed. <BR><BR>Long version - Here's a webpage that uses Soundflower and Garageband to normalize Ventrilo ...

Encoding digital audio data to take up less storage space and transmission bandwidth. Audio compression typically uses lossy methods, which eliminate bits that are not restored at the other end. ADPCM ...