When the TV is on too loud and you turn it down, you are acting like a compressor. When the TV is on too loud and you turn it down because someone else is talking, you are acting like a compressor with a sidechain. You can share that with someone who belongs in a Beat Kitchen class.
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Acting Like a Compressor: Sidechain
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