Table of Contents:

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What is Compression?

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Ratio

The ratio defines how much reduction happens when the audio exceeds the given limit (also known as the threshold)

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Sidechain

Implementation

Basic Compressor

See below example for visuals:

https://www.desmos.com/calculator/hwgaa5xfw2