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As some of you know, this field can get a bit subjective. I'll try to stay as focused as possible. Without going into many details, you should be looking into 2 things. the reaction of the compressor the colour that that reaction might add. By this i mean (and we'll have to look at analog gear for a second here): There are many types of compressors; ...

Best I've been able to come up with to this one (and I'm interested in a better answer here myself) is a GearSlutz thread on what (if anything) anyone is doing differently to master for streaming audio. The answer from Lupo is relevant and interesting. He suggests: Level is important. 'Hidden' overshots will be revealed through coding and decoding. ... ...

A few quick answers: Q1. Probably not useful very often, since it would mean that the loud things you recorded you wanted completely removed. Might be useful perhaps if an otherwise good recording had been spoiled by occasional loud thuds or pops, but you would need a fast attack/lookahead for this to work well. Q2 & 3. These are kind of the inverse of ...

Yes and yes! Unless you know that your music will be played on equipment that can reproduce those subsonic vibrations, you should remove them. Otherwise, they are just eating up space in your mix. It can also help to remove audible low frequencies. It seems counterintuitive, but a kick drum often sounds better if you cut out some of the lower frequencies. ...

I'm not 100% sure I understand your question, but here's what I think you need to do: Add some compression. This will bring down the peaks closer to the average level. It will only affect the peaks, not the rest of the audio. Normalize. This will raise the level of the the whole audio clip to the specified level. The end result will be less variation ...

It's definitely bad if ultra-low frequencies take away a significant amount of the power from the rest of the mix. However, that only happens if they are in fact as loud, or louder. If these frequencies fit in principle well in your material (i.e. not just rumble, but nice rythmic sub-punch) you should not kill them completely, rather just push them well ...