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Compressor
The Compressor section offers a choice between two classic Waves compressors:
Renaissance Compressor is a warm compressor that is a go-
to compressor in FOH, studio, and postproduction. It employs all
the traditional controls: Threshold, Ratio, Attack, and Release.
Renaissance Vox is a simple compressor that is best suited for
controlling vocals. The Ratio control is disabled: its value is calculated
automatically based on the threshold value.
Controls and displays that relate to the Compressor section are orange.
Compressor Threshold
Sets the energy reference. When audio energy is significantly lower than the threshold, no gain adjustment will be
introduced. Compression or expansion begins as the signal approaches or surpasses the threshold.
Range: -60.0 dBFS to +18.0 dBFS
Default 0.0 dBFS
Compressor Input Meter
Displays the input level to the compressor. The Gate and Comp energy detectors have different ballistics, so their
meters respond differently, even when measuring the same source.
Ratio
Compression ratio specifies the amount of attenuation applied to the signal as the signal approaches or
reaches the threshold. It covers a wide range of compression ratios (1.01:1 to 50.0:1), as well as
expansion ratios (0.99:1 to 0.50:1).
Range: 0.5 to 50.0
Default: 1.0