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 life be if we could not alter the loudness of our voice? How boring would our singing be? A drummer would sound like a drum machine, and every brass would resemble a car horn. If anything is to blame for the lifeless dynamics in contemporary music, it is the ultracompression trend.
