[LAU] Smoothing congas

[raf]

> On Sun, 2014-09-14 at 15:21 -0400, jonetsu at teksavvy.com wrote:
>> Congas (in this case Wavedrum congas # 19) have sometimes hits louder
>> than others.  Eg. the player hits more forcefully at times. What would
>> be a good way to even out the output (recorded in Ardour) so that the
>> stronger hits do not stand out as much in the mix ?
> 
> In this case a compressor is the only good choice. Decrease the dynamic
> range.

sometimes using a (lookahead) limiter is easier than bad setting a compressor. You could try both compressor and limiter to find the one best for you.
Calf has good ones.