# Is there a way to smooth a wave form?

**URL:** <https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-smooth-a-wave-form/26801>\
**Category:** Windows\
**Created:** [October 23, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-smooth-a-wave-form/26801 "2012-10-23T02:40:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trebor](https://forum.audacityteam.org/user_avatar/forum.audacityteam.org/trebor/32/45854_2.png) [@Trebor](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/Trebor)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-smooth-a-wave-form/26801/7 "2012-10-26T15:04:09Z")

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> [@sten](#):
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> … Perhaps I want to use dynamic compression instead of limiting?

I believe [Steve’s-limiter](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/limiter/21818/1) performs dynamic range compression in an ultra-fast response time.  
A standard dynamic range compressor will not respond quickly enough to trim off the _“long, thin lines”_ on the guitar sample.

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