{"id":1349,"date":"2020-05-30T00:27:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T00:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2020-05-30T00:27:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T00:27:51","slug":"the-audio-compressor-what-is-it-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/the-audio-compressor-what-is-it-for\/","title":{"rendered":"The audio compressor, what is it for?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If there is an instrument in the audio field that says everything and the opposite of everything, and whose very function may be almost incomprehensible to novices, this is the compressor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/wav.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1317\" src=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/wav.jpg\" alt=\"compression\" width=\"432\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/wav.jpg 432w, https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/wav-300x81.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 85vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/the-audio-compressor-what-is-it-for\/#What_is_it_and_especially_what_is_a_compressor_for\" >What is it and especially what is a compressor for?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/the-audio-compressor-what-is-it-for\/#What_is_meant_by_dynamics_of_an_audio_track\" >What is meant by dynamics of an audio track?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/the-audio-compressor-what-is-it-for\/#How_a_compressor_works\" >How a compressor works<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_it_and_especially_what_is_a_compressor_for\"><\/span>What is it and especially what is a compressor for?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s try to get some clarity. A compressor is an instrument, analog or digital, hardware or software, that allows to intervene in the dynamics of the audio; The way it intervenes is regulated by a series of parameters that modify its operation.<br \/>\nIn general, the use of a compressor aims to reduce the dynamic extension of the audio on which it acts, to subsequently increase its volume.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s take any audio track as a reference.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_meant_by_dynamics_of_an_audio_track\"><\/span>\nWhat is meant by dynamics of an audio track?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The dynamics of an audio track defines the amplitude of the variation, in terms of volume, of the track itself: in practice, the difference between the maximum and minimum volume.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s take an example.<br \/>\nConsidering that we are in the digital environment, the volume of an audio track could vary, for example, between -50 dB (light background noise) and -5 dB (high volume): the dynamics (that is, the difference between the minimum value and the highest peak (highest) in this case would be 45 dB.<br \/>\nTrack compression can reduce high peaks, for example by reducing them to -10 dB, with a decrease in overall dynamics to 40 dB: therefore, the dynamic spread decreases, i.e. by attenuating signal levels higher, we have limited the difference in volume of the same with the lower.<br \/>\nBut why would you want to reduce the dynamics of a track?<br \/>\nBasically, because I lowered the highest peaks, I could now increase the overall volume of the entire track, causing audible sounds to be heard that were previously too low (or too hidden by too loud sounds).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_a_compressor_works\"><\/span>How a compressor works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The compressor generally works on the basis of some user defined parameters:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; threshold: generally expressed in dB, it sets the volume level from which you want the compressor to start operating.<br \/>\nFor example, by setting a threshold of -10 dB, the compressor will act on all sounds that exceed this threshold in volume.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; compression ratio (ratio): Sets how much the signal beyond the threshold should be compressed.<br \/>\nThe ratio is expressed as a ratio: for example, a 2: 1 ratio means that a signal that exceeded the 10 dB threshold, after compression, will only exceed it by 5 dB.<br \/>\nThat is, a 2: 1 ratio tells the compressor to reduce the signal overshoot beyond the threshold to 1\/2.<br \/>\nWhen using very high compression ratios (over 10: 1), we are talking about limitation (and the compressor can be defined as a limiter), which is extreme compression that practically doesn&#8217;t allow anything or almost to cross the threshold.<br \/>\nWhen, on the other hand, we use an inverse compression ratio (for example, 1: 3), we talk about expander instead of compressor: the expander has an opposite action, that is, it tries to increase the dynamics of an audio track reducing the volume of the signals below a certain threshold. 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