Processing – An A/B

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“Compression-Wars” radio processing …or dynamic range mountains. What type of processing do you prefer?

Regardless of the product, one-size-fits-all never seems to work out as well as made-to-order.

Processing is always a hot topic, so I wanted to smooth out the processing as well as punch it a little. Notice that (if you keep listening), your ears eventually begin to adjust. The brain is an amazing A/B comparator.

When enjoying music after work, I want to hear the soaring highs and dramatic lows. The extra bandwidth and bit depth of Home Theater has (arguably) taken over the audiophile hobby, trumping transparent audio with exaggerated bass and dynamic range. However – when I’m listening to talk radio in the car, a ‘classical’ approach would be ineffective. Much of this can be translated to how we, as broadcasters process our audio.

Have a listen as we twist the knobs on first and second level processing in Studio1A…