[geoff]

On 23/02/2020 1:14 pm, wrote:
Trevor wrote:


I'm sure you know this, but the old compression Vs compression Vs
compression linguistic problem raises it's head once again.


That's why, in both professional and layman circles, I refer to compression
ONLY in the context of dynamics and dynamics processing, and 'data size
reduction' or 'data reduction' in the context of lossy file conversion.

If someone else uses the term 'compression' or 'compressed', I automatically
ask what threshold, ratio, and attack and release speeds they used. When they
say 'No, I mean compressed down to a smaller file size' I respond, 'Oh, you mean
data-reduced, or data reduction. When they ask me why I don't use 'compression
to mean the same thing, I just look at them, expressionless and tell them:


Compressed files, as in ZIP, FLAC, etc do not involve any data reduction
whatsoever.

geoff