Theory follows practice, always. That idea holds true generally, I think, but in the realm of music, I’m prepared to stand behind that statement 100% - theory follows practice. The oldest surviving written music is about 3,400 years old. The oldest surviving instrument? A bone flute that’s around 40,000 years old. People have been making music for a whole lot longer than the haters have been hating or gatekeepers have been gatekeeping. We are supposed to be making music, ok? This is ancestral.

There are arguably few compressors - or even pieces of studio gear overall - as iconic as the Teletronix LA-2A. If you haven’t been in a studio with one, or worked with a software emulation, you’ve probably seen one lurking in the background of interview footage shot in a recording studio.