Editing Loudness (section)

==Compensation==
The ''loudness'' control associated with a [[loudness compensation]] feature on some consumer stereos alters the [[frequency response]] curve to correspond roughly with the equal loudness characteristic of the ear.<ref>{{cite book |author-first=John D. |author-last=Lenk |title=Circuit Troubleshooting Handbook |publisher=[[McGraw-Hill]] |date=1998 |isbn=0-07-038185-2 |page=163}}</ref> Loudness compensation is intended to make the recorded music sound more natural when played at a lower levels by boosting low frequencies, to which the ear is less sensitive at lower sound pressure levels.