Hi Ollie
I will answer both postings in one mail.
> Have you thought about how to realize the ratio/limiting behavior
The ratio is simply the modulation amount at the VCA.
> How do you like the sound of your compressor
I found, that it acts quite crude. It definitely requires a linear VCA
instead of a exponential. Also: If you put a passive highpass in the
analysis signal path, then the action becomes more musical.
I use it not often, but it is interesting if you split a signal with the
A121 in different frequency bands, and the different bands then are
handled by different compression ratios (VCA modulation amounts).
> Couldn't you also call this a compressor
> I mean even though you use an ADSR the volume is
> also reduced above a specfic threshold; not in that
> manner your know from a usual compressor, but in an ADSR-wise manner.
This is called a Ducker. Some commercial noise gates and also some
compressors can act as duckers (LA Audio did some).
Florian