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Overview — Waves CLA-2A Compressor (crack/hot sound)

HiFreq Control

: Features a sidechain frequency filter that adjusts the compressor's sensitivity to high frequencies versus low frequencies.

Smooth transients:

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Place CLA-2A earlier/later in chain to see where artifact arises.
Remove parallel bus summing or check phase alignment when blending compressed and dry signals.