Attack and Release Time Constants in RMS-Based Feedback Compressors

Floru F. Attack and Release Time Constants in RMS-Based Feedback Compressors. In: AES Convention 104. Audio Engineering Society; 1998. Paper 4703. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=8477

@inproceedings{Floru1998_8477,
  author = {Floru, Fred},
  title = {{Attack and Release Time Constants in RMS-Based Feedback Compressors}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 104},
  note = {Paper 4703},
  year = {1998},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=8477}
}

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AB  - The goal of this paper is to develop mathematical models for feedback and feedforward compressors. A couple of possible configurations are explored: linear-output RMS detector with linearly-controlled VCA (linear-domain compressor) and logarithmic-output RMS detector with exponentially-controlled VCA (log-domain compressor). It is shown that the transfer functions of both configurations are equivalent. A formula for transforming the compression ratio of a log-domain compressor to that of a linear-domain compressor is derived. The differences between feedforward and feedback compressor configurations, with regard to time constants and performance, are considered.
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