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The effect of dynamic range compression on the psychoacoustic quality and loudness of commercial music

This paper was first-authored by Justin Paterson's PhD student, Bill Campbell at Anglia Ruskin University, and the other supervisor, Dr. Rob Toulson is also credited. This was Campbell's first publication at an early stage of his doctorate, however the subject matter was determined and shaped by Paterson and Toulson in alignment with both Campbell's PhD trajectory, and crucially as groundwork for a then nascent EPSRC bid Dynamic Range and Loudness Perception, which was also in collaboration with Cambridge University.

The content of the paper is initially a contextualization, and its most novel imperative is the adoption of a thesis from the area of psychology/audiology and the framing of this in music production and perception.

Under Paterson's direction, Campbell produced a 'test recording' where all aspects of production contained known dynamic range control, and so subsequent treatment of the final mix could be more objectively evaluated, thus precipitating opportunities for future development. As such, the paper lays a foundation for the mapping of work yet to be done than a retrospective collation, but presents some initial findings, that importantly direct future research. Paterson was responsible for shaping the final published text.