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From: strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Any suggestions for building a limiter for my stereo?
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Date: 31 May 89 19:08:43 GMT
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In article <376@greek.UUCP> mark@greek.UUCP (Mark Jeghers) writes:
}I have some Compact Discs with *enourmous* dynamic range in their
}recordings (quiet parts are REAL quiet, loud parts are REAL loud) -
}primarily my classical stuff.  I have to constantly change the volume or
}else blast my family out... 
}
}I'm thinking of building a limiter to even out the overall volume of
}such albums.  I think that the compressor section of a Signetics NE560
}Compandor would be just right.  Also, I believe that setting it up as a
}*compressor* is more preferable than setting it up as an
}*auto-level-control*.  I would like to make the compressor
}variable-slope, so as to adjust the degree of the compression. 
}
Do you have a HI-Fi VCR with automatic level control?  If so, feed the
signal at high level into the VCR; the signal out of the VCR is compressed
and can be used to feed your amplifier.  
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Norm   (strong@tc.fluke.com)