I am a polite person who keeps the volume somewhat low on my stereo to avoid bothering others. The problem is that movies and video games seemed to be mixed with broad dynamic range so that when I turn the volume down to compensate for explosions and other such loud moments, I can't hear the lower-level sounds. So, I turn the volume up to hear those softer sounds and then there are sudden bursts of really loud stuff. I tend to attribute it to what I believe is a recent trend in mastering in which producers and directors mix with extreme levels in order to maximize emotional effects in the audience, but then, it could just the twenty-year-old receiver I'm using.
Either way, I've been thinking about buying a compressor to compensate for this. It seems to me that there are no compressors made for home audio, so I will end up getting a professional model. I am also considering getting an effects processor instead so that I can also get an EQ, but I wonder if the compressors in those devices are as good as dedicated compressor units. I have two questions about how to integrate it with my system.
First, how to wire it up. It seems to me the only way to do it is to use the Tape2 send/receive, which I believe will function like an insert. Is this correct?
Second, impedance. My Tape2 connectors are RCA and compressors have XLR and 1/4". Do I just buy RCA to 1/4" adaptors and set the compressor to line level? Will that match it to my receiver, or do I run the risk of burning up the receiver?
Thanks.
Either way, I've been thinking about buying a compressor to compensate for this. It seems to me that there are no compressors made for home audio, so I will end up getting a professional model. I am also considering getting an effects processor instead so that I can also get an EQ, but I wonder if the compressors in those devices are as good as dedicated compressor units. I have two questions about how to integrate it with my system.
First, how to wire it up. It seems to me the only way to do it is to use the Tape2 send/receive, which I believe will function like an insert. Is this correct?
Second, impedance. My Tape2 connectors are RCA and compressors have XLR and 1/4". Do I just buy RCA to 1/4" adaptors and set the compressor to line level? Will that match it to my receiver, or do I run the risk of burning up the receiver?
Thanks.