Recommended Ratio Settings for the Compressor

[Trebor]

@Black Dog Bluez

… It seems if you go too high past 2:1 it starts to become too harsh. I would guess lower better but of course if you want to compress more you have to go higher (3:1, 4:1 etc., towards 10:1).

The hardness of the compression is a factor , not just the compression-ratio.
Try compressors other than Audacity’s native one , e.g. Chris’s compressor.