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Originally Posted by bob katz  BBE is not a "psychoacoustic processor". It's a distortion generator, and it can sound quite nasty. But regardless, I agree with the sentiment. |
Hi Bob--welcome back.
Why don't you think it qualifies? I haven't had one in years, and back then my testing abilities were much less sophisticated, but even if it is a "distortion generator", I don't think that disqualifies it.
I do remember it having a distinct and pronounced effect on the equal loudness contour, and for a less experienced engineer working in a less than optimal work space, it can in the short term "sound better".
When it comes to loudness maximizers (harmonic/distortion generators), aren't they used to increase "apparent loudness"? I mean, there is what is
does, and then there's what it
is. After all, an old school "stereo widener" is just a "comb-filtering inducer", ain't it?
If there are criteria to be met in order to classify something as "psychoacoustic processor", I'll gladly remove it from my list.
