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By Craig AndertonPublished 2/22/2021
Soft knee
Definition:
Gradual onset of gain reduction in a compressor or limiter. See Knee. See Hard Knee. compressionDefinition:
1. Reducing the dynamic range of an audio or video signal for consistency, to keep it from exceeding the available headroom, or providing a special effect. 2. With data, using a process to reduce the amount of data. Compression can be lossless, where decompressing replicates the original signal, or lossy, where compression occurs by judging some data as unnecessary, and can therefore be discarded from the file. for vocals, load up compression on bass, and increase attack time to make vocals more intelligible, plus two more essential tips from Craig.