ABSTRACT
If used incorrectly or superfluously, compressors suppress dynamics. Dynamics are a crucial aspect of a musical piece and a key messenger of musical expression. How impossible would our lives be if we could not alter the loudness of our voices? How boring would our singing be? A drummer would sound like a drum machine, and every brass instrument would resemble a car horn. If anything is to blame for the lifeless dynamics in contemporary music, it is the ultracompression trend.
