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Is there some sort of harmonic distortion effect being added when the settings are really high?

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Is there some sort of harmonic distortion effect being added when the settings are really high?

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All compressors introduce distortion because of the amplitude modulation they are doing at audio rate. This drive along with the peak clip algorithm is being used on quite hard settings, which all introduce some distortion. All of this is completely optional and you can dial up a setting to taste.