Compressors, limiters, expanders, and gates — controlling dynamic range.
Step-by-step walkthrough with animated diagrams and inline quizzes
Understand how compressors control dynamics — adjust threshold, ratio, attack, release, knee and makeup gain while hearing and seeing the effect in real-time.
Practice drawing and reading compressor transfer curves — given settings, sketch the response curve freehand, or analyse a curve to identify threshold, ratio, and makeup gain.
Explore a real compressor interface — click on controls to learn what threshold, ratio, attack, release, knee and makeup gain do with animated visual connections.
Test your knowledge of compressor controls — drag and drop names and descriptions onto the correct zones in this two-stage self-assessment.
Explore a real gate interface — click on controls to learn what threshold, return, attack, hold, release and floor do with animated visual connections.
Test your knowledge of gate controls — drag and drop names and descriptions onto the correct zones in this two-stage self-assessment.