can someone explain what a compressor is to me like i'm a dog i just keep putting these in my mixes and they seem to do something

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can someone explain what a compressor is to me like i'm a dog i just keep putting these in my mixes and they seem to do something
but for real all a compressor does is amplify quiet sounds or decrease the volume of loud sounds dealers choice, keep in mind volume doesn't equate to loudness. you can do some crazy shit in the realm of perceived loudness with compressors, you can get so crazy with it historically that you can start a phenomenon in the music industry that gets labeled the loudness war