elysia mpressor Dual-Channel Creative Compressor - Manual (Page 9)

9 controls - attack
The attack time parameter is a very crucial fac-
tor for the control behavior of a compressor.
Choosing the right setting is very important,
but depending on the dynamic progress of the
source material this can be a difficult task.
If a very short time is chosen, the compressor
will be able to catch the short peaks, but on the
other hand the sustaining signal will also be
processed, which might result in audible distor-
tion. Longer attack settings reduce distortion
significantly, but then the compressor is too
slow for fast impulses.
This is where the Auto Fast function comes into
play. If you engage this mode, the attack time
will be shortened automatically on fast and
loud signal impulses. The compressor reduces
the signal quickly and prevents it from slipping
through.
Then the attack time directly and automatically
returns to its original setting. This way the com-
pressor can be very fast, but only if it is really
needed. The attack parameter is influenced on
short and loud impulses only; in all other cases
the controller setting is given priority.
Standard attack (dark) and Auto Fast (light)
controls
ATTACk
sec
dB