Yeah, I know everything's compressed when they do the mix in the studio. Personally I think they're going overboard with it today.., as EVERYTHING is getting compressed. Even live bands on CD (done by major labels) isn't sounding as "live" as it used to be. They got a compressor or limiter on everything!
I also completey understand what you mean about compression on the arrangers too. We've beaten that one to death in the past huh

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