Some YouTube users are mounting a growing revolt against the site's new audio scheme, which has degraded the sound quality of clips on the site by running them through an audio processor that wreaks ...

Most people with an interest in music production or recording probably have at least a loose idea of what compression does. Put simply, it ‘squeezes’ incoming audio by reducing the dynamic peaks in an ...

This influential Ableton Live preset made its way into thousands of tracks, spawned a copycat plugin, and inspired a new - and unapologetically excessive - style of compression. But why does it sound ...

Crazy Tubes Circuits has revised its φ (Phi) Golden Ratio Compressor, adding a trio of all-analogue compression circuits to the mix, each selectable via toggle switch and putting a slightly squeeze on ...