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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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