Official effect
Smooth envelope-leveling compressor that currently uses the same gain-scaling core as Studio Compressor.
This preview currently shares the same processing path as Studio Compressor: a low-passed absolute-value envelope drives a gain-scaling stage, followed by a low shelf and a post-processing high shelf. It already behaves like a gentle leveler, but there is no separate opto-style attack/release model in the current code.
Static peaks come from the compiled FAUST preview render. The live scope is drawn from the browser playback output in real time.
How It Works
This preview currently shares the same processing path as Studio Compressor: a low-passed absolute-value envelope drives a gain-scaling stage, followed by a low shelf and a post-processing high shelf. It already behaves like a gentle leveler, but there is no separate opto-style attack/release model in the current code.
Signal Path
Preview source: An internally generated picked-string phrase is widened to stereo with a 19-sample right-channel delay and slight left/right shelf-EQ offsets before it hits the dynamics or EQ core.
An internally generated picked-string phrase is widened to stereo with a 19-sample right-channel delay and slight left/right shelf-EQ offsets before it hits the dynamics or EQ core.
Envelope-dependent gain reduction with post-compression low-shelf contouring and high-shelf tone shaping.
The static waveform and the live player both reflect this compiled signal chain.
These are the currently active controls detected in the FAUST source for this effect.
The generated description is tied to the active helper blocks and routing found in the current DSP.
Controls
Blends the untouched stereo preview source with the processed path after the core effect.
Lower settings keep more dry attack and natural dynamics; higher settings push the processed behavior forward.
Applies final post-effect level trim after DC blocking and before the output limiter.
Matches loudness without changing the actual dynamic or EQ structure.
Raises the multiplier applied to the smoothed input envelope in the denominator of the gain-scaling stage.
Increases leveling strength and sustain.
Adjusts the post-processing high shelf.
Changes how much brightness survives after the leveling stage.
Raises the numerator of the gain-scaling stage and adjusts the post-processing low shelf.
Adds more low-end body and changes how full the compressed signal feels.
Analysis
Current implementation shares the same envelope-leveling compressor core as Studio Compressor, Sustain Compressor, FET Compressor, Parallel Compressor, Multi-Band Compressor, and Upward Compressor.
No current warnings are attached to this effect.
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Each effect page uses the same generated description pipeline and compiled waveform preview assets.