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compressor
A technical device or machine used to compress gases, usually air, and increase their pressure. Compressors are used in many areas, such as in refrigerators, air-conditioning systems, or for inflating tires.
Mit dem Kompressor pumpte er die Fahrradreifen schnell auf.
He quickly inflated the bicycle tires with the compressor.
compressor
In audio engineering, an effects device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal by lowering loud levels.
Der Tontechniker setzte einen Kompressor auf die Gesangsspur, um sie gleichmäßiger klingen zu lassen.
The sound engineer put a compressor on the vocal track to make it sound more even.
'Kompressor' (compressor) belongs to the word family of 'komprimieren' (to compress). The verb means 'to press together.' So a compressor is literally a 'presser-together' for gases or audio signals.
Diese Software komprimiert die Dateien, um Speicherplatz zu sparen.
This software compresses the files to save storage space.
When the context is technical, you can recognize this meaning from words like 'Luft' (air), 'Druck' (pressure), 'Reifen' (tires), 'Werkzeug' (tool), or 'Baustelle' (construction site). In this context, it always means the machine for compressing gases.
In der Werkstatt steht ein großer Kompressor für die Druckluftwerkzeuge.
There is a large compressor in the workshop for the compressed-air tools.
In music and audio production, you can recognize this meaning from words like 'Audio' (audio), 'Gesang' (vocals), 'Stimme' (voice), 'Signal' (signal), 'Spur' (track), or 'Studio' (studio). Here it means the effects device.
Um die Stimme im Mix präsenter zu machen, hat er einen Kompressor hinzugefügt.
To make the voice more present in the mix, he added a compressor.
