Was having an argument with a friend of mine the other night, he says that whenever he finishes a mix he wants to give to people, he opens it up in audacity and applies compression. According to him, this flattens out the mix and helps keep the volume consistent the whole way through, making it easier to listen to. But to my eyes, this is simply just adding more compression to the existing tracks. I reckon the tracks sound harsh and distorted whenever I do it with a mix.
He remains adamant, so I thought I'd ask you lot what you think seeing as there are many audio heads out there! To compress or not compress?!
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