Theoretically they could do the same kind of emulations on the Heat. They need to change the parameters and such on the envelope follower. It already does compression, but you dont have attack and release in ms. Or a way to monitor gain reduction.
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Not sure I get you. Analog Rytm mkii is also analog, but has a compressor. Why would the analog part be a bottleneck?
You can’t add new analog circuits via a firmware update 
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I think the idea is the Rytm is designed from the get go to have an analog compressor on the end, you would need to add hardware to the heat for that. The digitakt got a digital compressor added in but it has a dsp based signal flow where the heat I dont believe has any dsp in its signal flow so probably no real option for a digital one. (For similar reasons the digitakt can’t use the compressor on audio input only samples being played back based on signal flow)
The controls are digital and considering it can already fake a compressor they could probably make an alternative control scheme to make it easier to work with it as a compressor but it still might lack some features of a full blown compressor. Probably not worth elektrons time unless they really could do it proper.
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here’s your answer:
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I thought the heat was a compressor until about 2 minutes ago.
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https://www.otomachines.com/product/boum/
I had to reverse image search it. No prices, but I see the delay is 437e. It looks pretty good, can do reverse compression and sort of limiting. Same company that did the Biscuit.
My worry is this Kompressor is not good for dance music.
Kompressor does not dance.
Heat can dance tho!
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No need for a reverse image search, the image URL says what it is https://www.otomachines.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2017/09/boum2020_cam01_V01-600x550.jpg
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yeah, sorry. I was just being a smart ass and kinda figured most would know what it was.
I have both it and the Heat. both are awesome! but yeah, different boxes… if you’re after a distorted/compressed sound the BOUM is your box. SUPER fun with the M:C too 
So.
Here is your “compressor update”:
For free!
You’re welcome.
The Box has every ingredient in there. Just use it.
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Out of curiosity, why do people always say that the Heat “can achieve a compression effect” and those kinds of words, which is to say that it is nót a real compressor but can function similar / almost like it?
Reading up on compression at the moment. And wondering why
- envelope follower with attack & release time
- make-up gain
- mod destination drive/track-level (ratio)
- PS plus even the threshold witch I forgot to mention
Doesn’t amount to exactly being a compressor?
Just out interest, curious if it’s just the difference of printing a “compressor” label that they didn’t stick on a Heat menu page, or if there is some more to it that the Heat is lacking.
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It does make it a compressor, but the env follower is a lot more smoothed out than a typical compressor sidechain signal. All that it would require is a special mode for the env follower that is more optimized for audio compression, would really love it if they could implement that and midi trigger for the lfo/env.
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Nice, clear. Is it a matter of fáster response that’s needed, or óther response? Móre control knobs doesn’t really seem necessary looking at the many compressors without more knobs then the Heat has as described above.
It seems like it might be super doable for Elektron to do so; even though they already did add it to the patches with the free SysEx pack. Thanks for clarifying.
A compressor uses an envelope. But the Heat has that as well. So it can work as an compressor. It just doesnt have the same kind of visual representation on the values that you adjust on an compressor. Like attack in ms, or treshold in db.
<3 this lil box
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what? is there a compressor preset in this update/pack?
Heat can be used as a ‘quasi compressor’ using the envelope follower. It is explained in the manual.
I guess the preset pack just has a preset that configures the AH accordingly.
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"16 presets see the envelope used to get compression effect and LFO used filter panning to get moving stereo fx – with some audio rate LFO frequencies. "
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cool! anyone try the 10340 presets? which one mimics the compressor best?