Upward Compressor in scriptnode?

[DanH]

@Straticah You want to make an Expander, correct?

[Straticah]

@DanH here is a graphic it was not as easy as i thought

its an expander with negative ratio control

[DanH]

@Straticah in over 20 years of producing music I've never encountered an 'Upwards Compressor' or an 'Upwards Expander"

[Straticah]

@DanH i mean usually you dont want to enhance noise in your mix :D

[DanH]

@Straticah Absolutely, but I stilI use expanders all the time - far better than compression imo.

[orange]

@DanH said in Upward Compressor in scriptnode?:

@Straticah You want to make an Expander, correct?

Actually, it is a kind of expander, but it is not an expander as we know it.

• A standard Expander expands if it above the threshold.
• In the Upwards Compressor, it expands if it is below the treshold. This is the trick.

@DanH said in Upward Compressor in scriptnode?:

@Straticah in over 20 years of producing music I've never encountered an 'Upwards Compressor' or an 'Upwards Expander"

Since Drum n Bass is already loud, there may not be much need for it :grinning_squinting_face:

[DanH]

@orange Well I'm pretty sure most expander plugins are upward compressors in that case! I've always understood an expander to behave the way you describe an upwards compressor.

[FatMitchell]

@DanH It is my understanding that expanders make the difference in dynamics a wider range where as upward compression brings the quieter sounds up.

[FatMitchell]

@FatMitchell I thought I saw a post in here where you can just change the HISE compressor's range values of the knob to be the ratio you need....I'm looking for it but can't find it atm

[d.healey]

https://youtu.be/FFkSYlXQMxk?si=DI1WDHYRn5KIkn2F

[DanH]

@d-healey always learning

[Lindon]

@DanH

https://faustlibraries.grame.fr/libs/compressors/#coexpander_n_chan

[FatMitchell]

@FatMitchell waves MV-2 is my go to for this technique. For those that are curious to check out an example.