ABSTRACT
An example would be adding some dynamic life to a flat drum loop. Figure 19.5 shows a typical transfer function for these types of applications.
Why upward expanders are so hard to find is baffling. Both with compressors and gates we can make the loud signals louder, but we have to take a back-door approach – make what is below the threshold quieter then bring the whole signal up. Upward expanders are designed to make loud signals louder, which makes them an ideal tool for accenting the natural attack, accenting or reviving transients, reconstructing lost dynamics, or adding liveliness, snap or punch.
