Investigating the Sound Quality Lexicon of Analogue Compression Using Category Analysis
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M. Ronan, N. Ward, and R. Sazdov, "Investigating the Sound Quality Lexicon of Analogue Compression Using Category Analysis," Engineering Brief 195, (2015 May.). doi:
M. Ronan, N. Ward, and R. Sazdov, "Investigating the Sound Quality Lexicon of Analogue Compression Using Category Analysis," Engineering Brief 195, (2015 May.). doi:
Abstract: This study investigates the lexicon used to describe analogue compression. Extant documents comprising 51 reviews of analogue compressors over 15 years are coded using category analysis. A total of 160 adjectives emerge and are further refined to nine inductive categories: transparency; frequency related; signal distortion; energy; transient shaping; glue; association; spatial dimensions; and character. A final abstraction reveals two primary attributes governing the perceived sound quality of analogue compression: “character” and “transient shaping.” Transparent dynamic range compression is found to be less important. This investigation clarifies the lexicon used to describe the sound quality attributes of analogue compression.
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This study investigates the lexicon used to describe analogue compression. Extant documents comprising 51 reviews of analogue compressors over 15 years are coded using category analysis. A total of 160 adjectives emerge and are further refined to nine inductive categories: transparency; frequency related; signal distortion; energy; transient shaping; glue; association; spatial dimensions; and character. A final abstraction reveals two primary attributes governing the perceived sound quality of analogue compression: “character” and “transient shaping.” Transparent dynamic range compression is found to be less important. This investigation clarifies the lexicon used to describe the sound quality attributes of analogue compression.
Authors:
Ronan, Malachy; Ward, Nicholas; Sazdov, Robert
Affiliation:
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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138 (May 2015)eBrief:195
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