Dynamic Range Control (DRC)

Manage audio dynamics and prevent clipping with DRC.

What is DRC?

Dynamic Range Control compresses loud peaks and expands quiet passages to control audio dynamics.

Presets

• Speech: Optimized for dialog and speech
• Music: Balanced for musical content
• Cinema: For film and theatrical content

Apply DRC

# Apply music preset
audio-ninja drc /path/to/audio.wav --preset music

# Custom parameters
audio-ninja drc /path/to/audio.wav \
  --threshold -20 \
  --ratio 4 \
  --attack 10ms \
  --release 100ms

See Also

• Loudness Normalization
• Calibration Guide
• Configuration Guide

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