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Re: Depends

*** I assumed the compression/limiting practices used on contemporary CDs would have been mutually exclusive with "HDCD" mastering standards (20-bit resolution?). ***

No, unfortunately applying compression is almost as easy as pressing a button (and completely independent of the HDCD encoder), and you can even compress 24-bit recordings to the max :-(

It's very hard to buck the trend - I'm using compression in my recordings as well, otherwise it's hard to achieve a particular sound or have average levels that are "reasonable".

But I try and limit my compression to around 3.5dB, occasionally 6dB for very problematic material.


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