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History: What is a compressor?

  • Name: What is a compressor?
  • What is a compressor?

    • Compressors reduce the proportion of the amplitude over a threshold amplitude.
      Good job!
    • Gain increases the amplitude over a threshold.
      That is an expander.
    • Compressors changes the overall amplitude of the signal.
      That is gain.
    • Gain targets a specific band of frequencies and reduces the amplitude on specific ranges.
      That is a de-esser.