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Am I the only one for whom version 1.2.2 of Chris's Compressor works even worse than it did before? Audacity simply crashes when applying the compressor to some songs...

... the clipping level. We probably all have our definitions of what a compressor should or should not do, but I think we can agree that the leveller ... compressor). True. I'd call the Audacity compressor a soft limiter, and Chris's compressor a compressor. The first (limiter) only adjusts its gain ...

And Chris's compressor does not introduce enormous distortions All a matter of definition. The change in dynamics is itself ...

I don't know anybody who claimed any compressor was distortion free. Even Chris creates enormous distortions of the original ... of applying some undocumented algorithm on a sample-by-sample basis. And Chris's compressor does not introduce enormous distortions according to my measurements. ...

<<<I would not willingly subject my audio to this effect.>>> I don't know anybody who claimed any compressor was distortion free. Even Chris creates enormous distortions of the original given that the show becomes as much as 20dB louder with dramatic phrase-to-phrase variations. ...

... harmonics. I would not willingly subject my audio to this effect. The Compressor effect is much cleaner, adding only a tiny bit of third harmonic to the compressed waveform. Chris's Compressor (Compress Dynamics in the Effect menu - if you've installed it) is ...

Version 1.2.2 is out, folks!

http://pdf23ds.net/software/dynamic-compressor/

Haven't tested it yet, but I trust Chris.

Chris's Dynamic Compressor 1.2.2 is now available: http://pdf23ds.net/software/dynamic-compressor/ This version includes fixes for ...

It looks like both bugs are now fixed, so hopefully a new version will appear shortly.

Just heard from Chris (the author), and while this does hack up a fix, it shows up a couple of other little issues that he's now working on.
Keep an eye on his web-site for version 1.2.2