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In the Lord of the Rings fandom there's a persistent debate whether balrogs, or Durin's Bane specifically, have wings. The text in Fellowship is ambiguous whether what it is describing are literal wings or something else wing-like.

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[–] Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ugh, compression is a nightmare in general. One person will tell you unless you're using some fancy multi-band compressor on every single track, you're doing it wrong, and another will tell you you should do your best to not use any at all. Add to that many, many people don't even know what it does, and more can't even hear what it does.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Send them this guide

And here's a secret they don't tell you - at the end of the day it's art. There's a bazillion "right" ways to do the same thing and if the result is enjoyed be someone, mission accomplished.

[–] Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works 1 points 22 hours ago

Haha! I want to criticize this picture so much.