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Levels, dynamics & loudness · Working

Compressor

ELI5

A processor reducing the level range of an audio signal according to set rules.

Used in conversation

“The dialogue compressor is controlling peaks, but it is also flattening the performance.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Compressor” in sound, music & voice conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains dialogue, effects, atmosphere, music, voice and the technical work of making them intelligible.

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Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.