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    The knowledge: compression techniques

    Nov 03, 2021 3 minutes

    Like manual methods, a compressor also manages dynamics by reducing level, but it does it automatically, depending on the settings you choose. To help understand how this works, let’s keep the car suspension analogy in mind. The suspension is a compressor, of sorts, controlling the ‘dynamics’ of the road’s surface – the bumps, peaks and troughs.

    Smooth it over

    The overall smoothness of the ride is determined by the stiffness of the springs in the suspension. If you lean on the

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