Reference Manual

301 Live Audio Effect Reference
Compressor’s Transfer Curve.
•The Activity view shows the level of the input signal in light grey. In this mode, the GR and
Output switches toggle between showing the amount of gain reduction in orange or the
output level in a darker grey. These views are useful for visualizing what’s happening to the
signal over time.
Compression Activity Display, Showing Input and Output.
The Attack and Release controls are essential parameters for controlling the response time of
Compressor by defining how fast it reacts to input-level changes.
Attack defines how long it takes to reach maximum compression once a signal exceeds the
threshold, while Release sets how long it takes for the compressor to return to normal operation
after the signal falls below the threshold. With Auto Release enabled, the release time will adjust
automatically based on the incoming audio.
A slight amount of attack time (10-50 ms) allows peaks to come through unprocessed, which
helps preserve dynamics by accentuating the initial portion of the signal. If these peaks cause
overloads, you can try shortening the attack time, but extremely short times take the ”life” out of