newb question about compressors and limiters

[andwutt]

so a compressor expands the wave shape from within giving it a sorta longer decay... and a limiter turns the volume down whenever the peak limit is reached... so what if i turn the volume up till it peaks everywhere (20-30db, think maxed out) and the wave shape's all off the grid with an added limiter of .03 so it's kind of like i just zoomed up to the center... would that be considered a form of compression? like a compressed overdrive?

[Crabclawfajita]

Yes, limiting is a form of compression because you are squashing the signal. This will give you a bit more insight. Also compression is essentially reducing the difference in volume in a clip. This might help you...

http://www.ovnilab.com/articles/limiter.shtml

There are tons of articles and youtube videos on this subject. Cheers!


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