[Scott Dorsey]

wrote:
Scott Dorsey wrote: "Compression and equalization are not the same thing. "

I'm aware of that. But it is in the B-NR, C-NR that compression is applied during playback to level the noise floor.

Sort of, but not really. The Dolby B compression means that _loud_ signals
are reduced in level to tape without soft signals being reduced in level.
So you're gaining more headroom at high frequencies, without affecting the
noise level. (The end result being better S/N if you did it right.)

It's not like emphasis, which affects loud and soft signals equally.
--scott

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