How to use a compressor

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A compressor is a tool that we use to control the dynamic range of our source. With our recorded sound we have RMS & peak. RMS is our continuous level. Peak is our initial transient - the loudest part in our sound wave. We use compressors to attenuate the difference between the peak transients and the RMS continuous volume. Doing this means we have a much more even sound. The quieter parts of our mix are brought up to almost the same level as our peaks. For example, if we have a snare drum with big hits followed by little ghost notes, we’re effectively bring up the volume of the ghost notes by turning down the volume of our big hits and then turning the whole thing up. We end up with much less difference between the quieter hits and the big hits. This is useful because in a mix where there is a lot going on, all of the detailed parts can get lost, so we’re able to bring them up by simply reducing the dynamic range.
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