@nei1 a " multi-band compressor" / "multi-band compression" is the official tech term for the tool /process you described.,... on the off chance having a name comes in handy to someone somewhere sometime , .. you know , like demons & diagnosis-resistant mental health symptoms. ha! ..Otherwise, my apologies for annoying ig-know-ran[i)t-all. lol ,,, ( my attempt at hybrid of "ignorant" & "know-it-all"... ha. . "know"" originally had a "g"/gnosis anyway, so ... its still a phrase-coining work-in -progress.). Thank u for your patience , bye !