''Note:'Audio Thislevel articlecompression''', isalso aboutcalled audio'''compression''' levelor compression'''limiting''', whichis reducesa process that manipulates the [[dynamic range]] of an audio signalssignal. Compression is used in [[sound recording]] and live [[sound reinforcement]] fields to improve the perceived quality of audio. (This should not be confused with [[audio data compression]], which reduces the data size of digital audio signals.) A '''compressor''' is the device use to create compression.
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The terms "compression" and "limiting", meaning '''audio level compression''' are used in the [[sound recording]] and live [[sound reinforcement]] fields. Compression is the broad term for a process whereby the [[dynamic range]] of an audio signal is manipulated. A '''compressor''' is the device use to create compression.
