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USING COMPRESSORS

Dynamic range is the difference between the loudest and quietest parts of an audio signal. The tool most used to affect this is the compressor. This tool reduces the level of audio above a certain point – and how it does that is up to you.

HOW A COMPRESSOR WORKS

Threshold Sets the level (in dB) above which the audio will be affected.

Once the control signal crosses the threshold (ie, becomes louder than that

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