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Can You Hear the Compressor Attack?

Compare two compressor attack settings on the same simulated guitar riff.

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What to listen for

Listen to the first hit. In this model, the 10 ms attack lets more of the first hit through than the 0.5 ms attack. The complete excerpts match in digital RMS.

Technical reference

Hear compression on recorded guitar

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