Stereo Gear in the 1970s

Re:Stereo Gear in the 1970s by dylan604 on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @07:40PM (#29183006)

Thank you, but it is about audio compression. You don't use this type of compression on text files. So, I'd agree with the other commenter in that I'm not talking about dynamic compression with hard/soft knees/attack and what not. Lossy compression done badly is horrible listening experience. It's all swishing and swooshing almost like being underwater. The top end is just all mushed together kind of like when you have a head cold and everything is all swimming sounding in your head.

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Re:Stereo Gear in the 1970s by PaulDavisThe1st on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @07:57PM (#29183129)

There's some real confusion here.

There is:

   * dynamic range compression, referred to above as "audio compression" (confusingly)

   * psycho-acoustic aka "lossy" data compression

   * lossless data compression

The last two have nothing to do with the first.

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Re:Stereo Gear in the 1970s by dylan604 on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @08:03PM (#29183192)

>* dynamic range compression, referred to above as "audio compression" (confusingly)

Because when you're in a recording/editing session it is referred to as compression. As is in, "we need to use some some audio compression for that last bit". Anyone within earshot would not think someone is suggesting throwing that last bit throw an MP3 encoder.

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