Hi

I think the important thing here is to understand exactly what your version of Compressor or Normaliser do and don’t do, they are certainly not all the same.
Does your flavour of normaliser just level work up or down or both.
Is your compressor frequency sensitive (dependent) or just level concerned with Level
Is it straight line classic or does it have an adjustable Knee.

I wont go on but just say the thing I really hate is any form of A V C (automatic volume control) in the recording chain.
Remember some of those Audio cassette recorders and tape recorders with this, it was impossible to record music with any sort of crescendo with out it slamming in the AVC and killing the recording, up and down like a fiddlers elbow.

I once lost a whole recording of a local symphony orchestra, playing Wagner, by proudly taking along my brand new untried tape recorder. Did not realise AVC was on till I got home.
That taught me a lesson about using untried new equipment on important jobs no matter how good the spec and hype says.

Mike

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