I agree. Synthwerks has been toying with the idea of a compressor/limiter modules for a while now and the knowledge that everyone will want VC of everything is what has slowed it down. There is not much value in VC of a compressor/limiter to me. VC of compression ratio You could provide side-chain inputs of course and those could be a CV in but at that point it is just a VCA. The RMS detector could have CV out but that would not be terribly useful compared to a envelope follower with more controls. I think a brick wall limiter would be a very useful module to have in a system - a "speaker saver" modules that you can set a volume level that will never be exceeded and when that high-Q filter accidentally crosses the fundamental you speakers are still working. It would have very little or no VC in it though.
-James

James Husted
Designer, Synthwerks LLC
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On May 24, 2012, at 6:06 AM, Florian Anwander wrote:

> Hi Bakis,
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>> i would really like to have a vc-compressor in my big euro/doepfer wall.
> What do you expect from a VC compressor module A compressor _is_
> voltage controlled by definition, but from a voltage which it generates
> itself.
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> As soon as you start to make the parameters voltage controlled (attack,
> release,...) you are back at a VC-Slew Limiter a standard VCA and an
> inverter. There is nothing new.
>
> I don't see the advantage.
>
> Florian
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