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In article m writes:

Actually a compressor brings down the louder parts, moving them closer to
the softer sounds. What you were describing is actually expansion, not
compression.

Expansion is usually a relatively long term process.

One way to get a punchy sound with a compressor is to set the attack
time so that it's a bit longer than the attack portion of the waveform
envelope. That way the attack isn't affected by the compressor, but
gain reduction is applied to the sustained part of the waveform.
Release time has to be on the order of the sustain of an average note
so the compressor is open when the next attack comes along.

If you slow the attack time down a pinch more, you'll let some of the
sustain portion of the envelope get through, essentially adding some
energy to the natural attack to strengthen it further. Add some peak
limiting and boost the level back up. Or you could get an SPL Transient
Designer.

What this accomplishes is increasing the level of the attack releative
to the sustained portion of the note.

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