If YouTube can do it why can't .TV?!
I ran PA decades ago for several local acts Brian, the newest stuff probably doesn't have all the "manually adjustable" options as it once did (just a guess).
Companders (compressor/expander) and ALC (automatic level controls) are what were used to reel in the extreme peaks and valleys in the nuances or dynamic range.
Most of the stuff now a days I believe has been relegated to "just run it out of the box" as - is and when you don't make adjustments to the signals prior processing you get bad results.
One example I can use in NHRA.tv-land is the over-modulated use of compression on Lohnes' voice.
Our very own AR here typically didn't get the same kind of treatment most of the time, beside he's got pipes that cut through the other sounds very well and wasn't piggybacked to FOX @ the same time.
Things that need to be "squashed down" are hit too hard and things that could use it - don't get enough, hence the effect is poopy sound.
When I was in my 20's I built a device from a "Popular Electronics" magazine project call a "peak Unlimiter - Downrange Expander" I used
mostly on my home audio system. One friend that was fond of its capabilities referred to it as "the heart attack box".
I had a heck of a time locating some special germanium, diodes that enabled the lowest level signals to pass - unaffected, while mid-range signals were boosted around 1.7db which is noticeable but not a great deal - the highest amplitude passages (peaks) got a 7.5db increase which is basically a HUGE power increase on output. Hence the reference to "the heart attack box". - when things like a door slam, gunshot or snare drum occurred it literally would startle people badly enough to make them jump. I don't have it or the schematic anymore - but it could be something that would help certain situations, just most folks won't take time to learn how to use it - and that's the root cause of poor sound reproduction.
I'm not sure that YT does much to the uploaded content as I see overall levels ALL over the place, and like Joey's old clip Carl linked, it was recorded on good gear with good settings. I'd be surprised to see if most folks holding a mic know why there's a foam sleeve over many mics or even that's it's been called a pop & blast filter for decades...lol
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