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Old 03-12-2014, 12:59 PM   #11
ashcat_lt
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As mentioned above, ReaComp will do it because A) it will go down to 0 attack time (though that adds distortion) and 2) it has lookahead, which with a more reasonable attack time can accomplish something similar without so much distortion.

Analog comps (and digital comps that emulate them) usually don't, again because 0 attack time can cause distortion. You can sort of fake lookahead compression in these comps with the creative use of sidechaining and delay.

I'd like to mention, though, that if you put a limiter on after the compressor, it will only affect those peaks which the compressor hasn't already reduced below the threshold you set on the limiter. Likewise, if the limiter is before the compressor, and reduces the peak to a level below the compressor's threshold...
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