A FEW QUESTIONS TO PONDER

1. Which is more useful in audio production the compressor or the expander? Why?

2. What is a precise definition of a transient?

3. Which alters transients more profoundly gates, expanders or compressors? Why?

4. Outline one remedial use of an expander and one creative use.

5. Which device, the expander/gate or the compressor tends to be overused, and sometimes even misused, in modern recording? Explain.

6. Experienced engineers will agree that it is better to cut than to boost when using equalization. Is there any kind of parallel that can be drawn when considering dynamics processing?