Before listening to the comparisons in class, I never thought about how compressed music today was compared to the earlier days of music. I thought it was interesting how music producers today add new instruments but are still able to compress the singer’s voice so he/she doesn’t get any louder. After comparing ‘Havana’ by Camilla Caballo to Aretha Franklin’s ‘Say A Little Prayer’, the difference was clear, but I didn’t necessarily like one song over the other. And that may be just because I do enjoy listening to Aretha Franklin. As discussed in class, I do think that music is seen as background nowadays rather than giving our full attention to listening to it. Our generation is so used to multi-tasking so having music playing while doing something else, like walking to class or driving, makes us feel like we’re occupied and busy. The example I could think of was how there’s always music playing in stores while people are shopping, and if that music wasn’t compressed, it could be really distracting and inconvenient to have to worry about the constant shifting volume.