There is a scourge infesting your music with its awfulness, and you probably don't even know. It's called compression, and it's compacting your music into a muddled mess. What started as a useful tool ...

In part one of a four part series, we delve into the concept of (dynamic range) compression and reveal how it's possible to maximise the potential of your recordings. By Shawn Skead. We musicians are ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...