Investigating the Sound Quality Lexicon of Analogue Compression Using Category Analysis

Ronan M, Ward N, Sazdov R. Investigating the Sound Quality Lexicon of Analogue Compression Using Category Analysis. In: AES Convention 138. Audio Engineering Society; 2015. Paper 195. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=17630

@inproceedings{Ronan2015_17630,
  author = {Ronan, Malachy and Ward, Nicholas and Sazdov, Robert},
  title = {{Investigating the Sound Quality Lexicon of Analogue Compression Using Category Analysis}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 138},
  note = {Paper 195},
  year = {2015},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=17630}
}

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AB  - 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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