{"id":1712336,"date":"2010-02-26T11:33:44","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T11:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=1712336"},"modified":"2010-02-26T11:33:44","modified_gmt":"2010-02-26T11:33:44","slug":"compression-ratio","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/compression-ratio\/","title":{"rendered":"Compression Ratio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> Compression Ratio:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ratio sets          the compression slope. This is defined as the output level  versus the input          level. For example, if you have the ratio set to 2:1, any signal  levels above          the threshold setting will be compressed at a compression ratio  of 2:1. This          simply means that for every 1dB of level increase into the  compressor, the          output will only increase 1\/2dB, thus producing a compression  gain reduction of          0.5dB\/dB. 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