The action of the dynamic compressor introduces non-linear distortion. This is meaningful for the attack portion of this action. The distortion is analyzed and the feasibility of its reduction is investigated. It is possible to reduce the distortion by the appropriate choice of the time function actually controlling the gain. It is shown that the distortion can be measured in absolute scale, but it is difficult to develop a psychoacoustically justified measure. Some listening tests have been performed and their results are compared to quantitative analysis leading to interesting conclusions.

Author: Kleczkowski, Piotr
Affiliation: Department of Mechanics and Vibroacoustics, Technical University of Mining and Metallurgy, Krakow, Poland
AES Convention: 111 (November 2001) Paper Number: 5445
Publication Date: November 1, 2001 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Psychoacoustics and Audio Testing
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