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1. Knee controls how quickly the compressor gets up to the ratio. Does it start at 4:1 (or whatever you have set) or does it ramp up, for example starting at 2:1, then 3:1 then 4:1. 2. It's like how fast your car accelerates to full power.

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1. Attack sets the time in milliseconds it takes the compressor to start squashing your sound after your volume hits the threshold, and Release sets the time it takes to stop working after it starts (how long it will compress for). 2. Set the attack to a long duration, and you'll hear your peak volume for a moment and then the squashing starts.

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1. Ratio controls how much your sound/signal gets compressed, once it hits the threshold. 2. A ratio of 2:1 means for every 2dB of volume your input signal is over the threshold, the compressor outputs 1dB.

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1. Threshold sets the point (volume) at which the compressor will start to affect the signal - nothing will happen to any signal that does not hit the threshold. 2. Set it low and everything gets compressed, set it high and only the loudest parts get squashed.

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1. Compression smooths out the peaks in your recording or live sound so things don't SOUND like BITS are in CAPITAL LETTERS. 2. Compression lowers the peaks in the loudest part of your sound or track so that you can push overall volume to get a richer sound or mix without distorting.