Technical Glossary of Common Audiovisual Terms
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Description
Audio: An abbreviation of compressor-expander.
Explanation
A double-ended process for noise reduction or to increase apparent dynamic range or headroom in recording, transmission and signal processing systems.
The process uses a fixed rate compressor at the start and a complementary expander at the end. Proprietary implementations include dBx and Telcom.
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