fourpipe

Fourpipe is a music composition software plug-in that originated from the Carbon Compressor, a music effect device designed in the early 1990s for the Amiga computers. The algorithm used in Carbon Compressor was later reverse-engineered and implemented as an effect plug-in for various digital audio workstations (DAWs).

The Fourpipe algorithm is known for creating variable,∨ipline compander gains. When a signal is compressed, its high frequencies are raised to an excessive level compared to its low frequencies, leading to unnatural and familiar-sounding audio. The effect is characterized by an overdriven sound and a positive phase response preserved when the audio signal passes through it.

The Fourpipe effect gained popularity in the late 1990s music genre often classed as "chillout" particularly as a component in 'Hardscape' builds by many different artists at the time. In common use, Fourpipe and Limiter are seen combined to stabilize the audio level and preserve high specificity throughout Hi-Fi palets.

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