Ok, so what is a compressor? I find that Wikipedia explains compressors in general quite to the point: Dynamic range compression (DRC) or simply compression is an audio signal processing operation that reduces the volume of loud sounds thus reducing dynamic range of an audio signal. Compression is commonly used in recording and radio- and television broadcasting.
First of all: each and every parameter is significant to the outcome so be sure to take your time to fully understand what each of the parameters does to a sound. Because a compressor is a very powerful yet versatile tool. It will be much easier from that point on I can promise you that.
And when you are completely new to audio production and absolutely do not know what a compressor does let’s try this: set all the values to their extreme and then lower the threshold. In our case attack at 0.1ms, release at 10ms, ratio at 8:1 and down we go. (Soundsample-Drums Threshold Down). You can immediately hear what a compressor does: the sound gets squashed and more dense.
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