After the FX overload test, I checked compressors to figure out how they handled the overloading.
My expectation would be, that if a compressor is added to the chain, it should remove the 15dB overloading if threshold is set to 0dB and ratio to infinity, but I found Sonic compressors strange on this point.
For the Graphic Dynamic I had to set threshold to -15dB to get back to normal level.
For the Track Compressor, the inputs meters showed 14.5dB overloading, which could be acceptable.
With Auto Gain Compensation on, the output meters showed +3dB, the reduction meter 16.6dB and there was an overall 0.5dB gain in the compressor.
With Auto Gain Compensation off, the output meters showed +0.9dB, the reduction meter 16.6dB and there was an overall -2dB gain in the compressor.
Then I tried Ultrafunk fx Compressor and Ozone Multiband Dynamic, and they removed the 15dB overload perfectly by default.
My expectation would be, that if a compressor is added to the chain, it should remove the 15dB overloading if threshold is set to 0dB and ratio to infinity, but I found Sonic compressors strange on this point.
For the Graphic Dynamic I had to set threshold to -15dB to get back to normal level.
For the Track Compressor, the inputs meters showed 14.5dB overloading, which could be acceptable.
With Auto Gain Compensation on, the output meters showed +3dB, the reduction meter 16.6dB and there was an overall 0.5dB gain in the compressor.
With Auto Gain Compensation off, the output meters showed +0.9dB, the reduction meter 16.6dB and there was an overall -2dB gain in the compressor.
Then I tried Ultrafunk fx Compressor and Ozone Multiband Dynamic, and they removed the 15dB overload perfectly by default.