I made a video a long time ago that tried to build intuition about how a compressor works, and since I do not want to repeat myself, this video is not going to explain the build in depth but rather look at how you can make your compressor sound different.
Timestamps:
00:00 Hi
00:16 3 main elements
00:30 Peak detectors
00:50 Envelope followers
01:44 Gain reduction
02:44 Sound test
03:29 Feedforward and feedback compression
03:35 Feedback compression setup
03:59 Gain reduction for feedback compression
04:14 Sound test
04:50 Smoothing the envelope followers
06:15 Sound test
07:02 Soft knee
07:32 Possibilities
07:55 Modular compressor kit
08:30 Downloadable from Discord
08:45 Comment, like
08:51 Bye
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