Thanks for the responses….what about this scenario?
I have a sequence with levels riding around -18db. If i turned those levels down to say -30db, then boosted them back to -18 using the the “loudness” slider in the mastering window, would they sound different? Would they sound either louder or softer and/or have a different EQ?
When i do try this, it does sound different (better) but it almost sound like there is some compression added.