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class:: Compander
summary:: Compressor, expander, limiter, gate, ducker
categories:: UGens>Dynamics
description::
General purpose (hard-knee) dynamics processor.
classmethods::
method:: ar
argument::in
The signal to be compressed / expanded / gated.
argument::control
The signal whose amplitude determines the gain applied to the input signal. Often the same as in (for standard gating or compression) but should be different for ducking.
argument::thresh
Control signal amplitude threshold, which determines the break point between slopeBelow and slopeAbove. Usually 0..1. The control signal amplitude is calculated using RMS.
argument::slopeBelow
Slope of the amplitude curve below the threshold. If this slope > 1.0, the amplitude will drop off more quickly the softer the control signal gets; when the control signal is close to 0 amplitude, the output should be exactly zero -- hence, noise gating. Values < 1.0 are possible, but it means that a very low-level control signal will cause the input signal to be amplified, which would raise the noise floor.
argument::slopeAbove
Same thing, but above the threshold. Values < 1.0 achieve compression (louder signals are attenuated); > 1.0, you get expansion (louder signals are made even louder). For 3:1 compression, you would use a value of 1/3 here.
argument::clampTime
The amount of time it takes for the amplitude adjustment to kick in fully. This is usually pretty small, not much more than 10 milliseconds (the default value). I often set it as low as 2 milliseconds (0.002).
argument::relaxTime
The amount of time for the amplitude adjustment to be released. Usually a bit longer than clampTime; if both times are too short, you can get some (possibly unwanted) artifacts.
argument::mul
argument::add
discussion::
If any of this is confusing, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_level_compression
examples::
code::
(
// example signal to process
play({
var z;
z = Decay2.ar(
Impulse.ar(8, 0,LFSaw.kr(0.3, 0, -0.3, 0.3)),
0.001, 0.3, Mix.ar(Pulse.ar([80,81], 0.3)))
})
)
::
code::
(
// noise gate
play({
var z;
z = Decay2.ar(
Impulse.ar(8, 0,LFSaw.kr(0.3, 0, -0.3, 0.3)),
0.001, 0.3, Mix.ar(Pulse.ar([80,81], 0.3)));
Compander.ar(z, z,
thresh: MouseX.kr(0.1, 1),
slopeBelow: 10,
slopeAbove: 1,
clampTime: 0.01,
relaxTime: 0.01
);
})
)
::
code::
(
// compressor
play({
var z;
z = Decay2.ar(
Impulse.ar(8, 0,LFSaw.kr(0.3, 0, -0.3, 0.3)),
0.001, 0.3, Mix.ar(Pulse.ar([80,81], 0.3)));
Compander.ar(z, z,
thresh: MouseX.kr(0.1, 1),
slopeBelow: 1,
slopeAbove: 0.5,
clampTime: 0.01,
relaxTime: 0.01
);
})
)
::
code::
(
// limiter
play({
var z;
z = Decay2.ar(
Impulse.ar(8, 0,LFSaw.kr(0.3, 0, -0.3, 0.3)),
0.001, 0.3, Mix.ar(Pulse.ar([80,81], 0.3)));
Compander.ar(z, z,
thresh: MouseX.kr(0.1, 1),
slopeBelow: 1,
slopeAbove: 0.1,
clampTime: 0.01,
relaxTime: 0.01
);
})
)
::
code::
(
// sustainer
play({
var z;
z = Decay2.ar(
Impulse.ar(8, 0,LFSaw.kr(0.3, 0, -0.3, 0.3)),
0.001, 0.3, Mix.ar(Pulse.ar([80,81], 0.3)));
Compander.ar(z, z,
thresh: MouseX.kr(0.1, 1),
slopeBelow: 0.1,
slopeAbove: 1,
clampTime: 0.01,
relaxTime: 0.01
)*0.1;
})
)
::
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