diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
index 09d0293..cd7ea33 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
@@ -265,3 +265,29 @@ pub async fn set_gate(
             .map_err(|e| e.to_string())
     })
 }
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn set_compressor(
+    state: State<'_, AppState>,
+    id: u64,
+    channel: types::OutputChannel,
+    ratio: types::Ratio,
+    attack: u16,
+    release: u16,
+    knee: u16,
+    threshold: f32,
+) -> Result<bool, String> {
+    state.with_device_mut(id, |device| {
+        device
+            .dsp
+            .set_compressor(
+                channel,
+                ratio,
+                attack,
+                release,
+                knee,
+                threshold,
+            )
+            .map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+    })
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 87db7cf..8791abb 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub fn run() {
                 commands::get_meter_levels,
                 commands::set_current_preset_name,
                 commands::set_gate,
+                commands::set_compressor,
             ]
         )
         .run(tauri::generate_context!())
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index adf92c6..8b4a903 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         "title": "thomann-dsp-app",
         "width": 1200,
         "height": 800,
-        "minWidth": 900,
+        "minWidth": 1000,
         "minHeight": 600
       }
     ],
diff --git a/src/assets/icons/Triangle.tsx b/src/assets/icons/Triangle.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7ced3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assets/icons/Triangle.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+export function TriangleUpIcon(props: React.SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>) {
+  return (
+    <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" {...props}>
+      <path
+        d="M8 3L13 10H3L8 3Z"
+        stroke="currentColor"
+        strokeWidth="1.5"
+        fill="transparent"
+        strokeLinejoin="round"
+      />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
+
+export function TriangleDownIcon(props: React.SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>) {
+  return (
+    <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" {...props}>
+      <path
+        d="M8 13L3 6H13L8 13Z"
+        stroke="currentColor"
+        strokeWidth="1.5"
+        fill="transparent"
+        strokeLinejoin="round"
+      />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/MeterBar/MeterBar.css b/src/components/MeterBar/MeterBar.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fa55d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/MeterBar/MeterBar.css
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+.meter-bar {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: left;
+  gap: 0.3cqh;
+}
+
+.meter-bar__title {
+  font-size: 1.5cqh;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  text-align: left;
+  justify-content: left;
+}
+
+.meter-bar__body {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  align-items: stretch;
+  gap: 0.3cqh;
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+}
+
+.meter-bar__leds-wrap {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 3cqh;
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+}
+
+/* All rows — the 2 indicator LEDs and every level segment — are direct
+   siblings in this one flex column with equal flex weight, so they're
+   guaranteed the exact same height. No row gets a hardcoded pixel height. */
+.meter-bar__leds {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.5cqh;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.meter-bar__led {
+  flex: 1 1 0;
+  min-height: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  border-radius: 0.5cqh;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  transition: background-color 60ms linear;
+}
+
+.meter-bar__led--indicator {
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) inset;
+}
+
+/* Peak-hold marker: a thin line overlaid on the ladder at the peak's position,
+   independent of which LEDs are lit by rms. */
+.meter-bar__peak-marker {
+  position: absolute;
+  left: -0.5cqh;
+  right: -0.5cqh;
+  height: 0.3cqh;
+  min-height: 1px;
+  background-color: #e5e7eb;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
+  transform: translateY(0.25cqh);
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+/* Scale sits in the same row as leds-wrap, same height, so ticks positioned
+   by percentage line up with the exact dB position on the ladder. */
+.meter-bar__scale {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 3.5cqh;
+  font-size: 1.5cqh;
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
+}
+
+.meter-bar__scale-tick {
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0;
+  transform: translateY(50%);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.meter-bar__scale-tick--end {
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
+}
+
+.meter-bar__value {
+  padding-top: 0.5cqh;
+  font-size: 1.2cqh;
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
+}
+
+.meter-bar__indicator-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.1cqh;
+  flex: 1 1 0;
+  min-height: 0;
+  font-size: 1.5cqh;
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.meter-bar__indicator-row .meter-bar__led {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  width: 3cqh;
+  height: 100%;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/MeterBar/MeterBar.tsx b/src/components/MeterBar/MeterBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c384d71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/MeterBar/MeterBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+import './MeterBar.css';
+
+export interface Meter {
+  rms: number;
+  peak: number;
+  clip?: boolean;
+}
+
+type MeterBarProps = {
+  label: string;
+  meter: Meter;
+  min?: number;
+  max?: number;
+  segments?: number;
+  /** Intermediate dB values to mark on the scale, e.g. [0] or [-20, -6, 0]. */
+  ticks?: number[];
+};
+
+function segmentColor(posRatioFromBottom: number) {
+  if (posRatioFromBottom > 0.9) return '#f87171'; // red — near clip
+  if (posRatioFromBottom > 0.7) return '#fbbf24'; // yellow — hot
+  return '#4ade80'; // green — normal
+}
+
+// Formats a dB value with an explicit '+' sign for positive values (e.g. +12, -60, 0)
+function formatDb(v: number, decimals = 0) {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(v)) return '—';
+  const fixed = v.toFixed(decimals);
+  return v > 0 ? `+${fixed}` : fixed;
+}
+
+function MeterBar({
+  label,
+  meter,
+  min = -60,
+  max = +10,
+  segments = 7,
+  ticks = [0, -50, -40, -30, -20, -10],
+}: MeterBarProps) {
+  const { rms, peak, clip } = meter;
+
+  // Maps a raw dB value to a 0..1 ratio from the bottom of the ladder, clamped to range.
+  const ratioOf = (v: number) => {
+    const clamped = Math.min(max, Math.max(min, v));
+    return (clamped - min) / (max - min);
+  };
+
+  // --- RMS ladder (drives which LEDs are lit) ---
+  const rmsRatio = ratioOf(rms);
+  const litCount = Math.round(rmsRatio * segments);
+
+  // --- Peak marker (position only, doesn't affect lit count) ---
+  const peakRatio = ratioOf(peak);
+
+  // --- Intermediate tick marks on the scale, e.g. a 0 dB reference line ---
+  const visibleTicks = ticks.filter((t) => t > min && t < max);
+
+  // --- Red "over" LED: lit whenever rms or peak crosses max ---
+  const isOverMax = rms >= max || peak >= max;
+
+  // --- Orange "limit" LED: lit strictly from the meter's own clip flag.
+  // clip is optional — some meters simply don't report a limiter/clip state.
+  const hasLimiter = clip !== undefined;
+  const isClipping = clip === true;
+
+  // The over-led and limit-led are rendered as two extra rows in the very
+  // same flex column as the level segments (see meter-bar__leds below), so
+  // they get identical row height automatically instead of a hardcoded one.
+  // Because of that, the ladder itself only occupies `segments / totalRows`
+  // of the column — the rest of the math (peak marker, scale ticks) has to
+  // scale down to match.
+  const totalRows = segments + 2;
+  const ladderFraction = segments / totalRows;
+  const toColumnPercent = (ratio: number) => ratio * ladderFraction * 100;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="meter-bar">
+      <div className="meter-bar__title">{label}</div>
+
+      <div className="meter-bar__body">
+        <div className="meter-bar__leds-wrap">
+          <div className="meter-bar__leds">
+            <div
+              className="meter-bar__indicator-row"
+              style={{ visibility: hasLimiter ? 'visible' : 'hidden' }}
+            >
+              <div
+                className="meter-bar__led meter-bar__led--indicator"
+                style={{
+                  backgroundColor: isClipping ? '#fb923c' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.08)',
+                }}
+                title="Limit"
+              />
+              <span>Limit</span>
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="meter-bar__indicator-row">
+              <div
+                className="meter-bar__led meter-bar__led--indicator"
+                style={{
+                  backgroundColor: isOverMax ? '#f87171' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.08)',
+                }}
+                title="Clip"
+              />
+              <span>Clip</span>
+            </div>
+
+            {Array.from({ length: segments }).map((_, i) => {
+              // i=0 renders at the top; convert to "position from bottom" for lighting + color
+              const posFromBottom = segments - 1 - i;
+              const lit = posFromBottom < litCount;
+              return (
+                <div
+                  key={i}
+                  className="meter-bar__led"
+                  style={{
+                    backgroundColor: lit
+                      ? segmentColor(posFromBottom / segments)
+                      : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.08)',
+                  }}
+                />
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+
+          <div
+            className="meter-bar__peak-marker"
+            style={{ bottom: `${toColumnPercent(peakRatio)}%` }}
+            title={`Peak: ${formatDb(peak, 1)} dB`}
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="meter-bar__scale">
+          <span
+            className="meter-bar__scale-tick meter-bar__scale-tick--end"
+            style={{ bottom: `${ladderFraction * 100}%` }}
+          >
+            {formatDb(max)}
+          </span>
+          {visibleTicks.map((t) => (
+            <span
+              key={t}
+              className="meter-bar__scale-tick"
+              style={{ bottom: `${toColumnPercent(ratioOf(t))}%` }}
+            >
+              {formatDb(t)}
+            </span>
+          ))}
+          <span
+            className="meter-bar__scale-tick meter-bar__scale-tick--end"
+            style={{ bottom: '0%' }}
+          >
+            {formatDb(min)}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="meter-bar__value">
+        {Number.isFinite(rms) ? `${formatDb(rms, 1)} dB` : '—'}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default MeterBar;
diff --git a/src/components/dsp408/CompressorSection/CompressorSection.css b/src/components/dsp408/CompressorSection/CompressorSection.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d36e1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/dsp408/CompressorSection/CompressorSection.css
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+.compressor-section {
+  container-type: size;
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+
+  height: var(--dsp-control-heigth);
+
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-end;
+  justify-content: center;
+
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+
+  background: var(--bg-panel);
+
+  z-index: 20;
+
+  border-top: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
+}
+
+.compressor-panels {
+  height: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  overflow-x: auto;
+}
+
+.compressor-panel {
+  position: relative;
+  height: 10;
+
+  aspect-ratio: 0.5;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: stretch;
+  justify-content: flex-start;
+
+  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  background: var(--bg-void);
+}
+
+.compressor-panel__title {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  width: 100%;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-family: var(--font-ui);
+  font-size: 4cqh;
+  font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
+  padding-top: 2cqh;
+  padding-bottom: 2cqh;
+  border-bottom: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
+
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.compressor-panel__grid {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-height: 0;
+
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
+  grid-template-rows: repeat(2, 1fr);
+  grid-template-areas:
+    'threshold attack'
+    'steppers release';
+  gap: 2cqh;
+
+  padding: 2cqh;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+.compressor-panel__cell--threshold {
+  grid-area: threshold;
+}
+.compressor-panel__cell--attack {
+  grid-area: attack;
+}
+.compressor-panel__cell--release {
+  grid-area: release;
+}
+.compressor-panel__cell--steppers {
+  grid-area: steppers;
+}
+
+.compressor-panel__cell--steppers {
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 1cqh;
+}
+
+.compressor-panel__stepper-item {
+  flex: 1 1 0;
+  min-height: 0;
+  min-width: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 1cqh;
+}
+
+.compressor-panel__cell {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: flex-start;
+  min-height: 0;
+  min-width: 0;
+  gap: 1cqh;
+}
+
+.compressor-panel__cell-label {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  font-family: var(--font-ui);
+  font-size: 2.5cqh;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.choice-stepper {
+  width: 100%;
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: stretch;
+  justify-content: center;
+
+  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+.choice-stepper__input {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-width: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+
+  font-family: var(--font-ui);
+  font-size: 3cqh;
+  font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
+  text-align: center;
+
+  color: var(--accent-brand);
+
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  padding: 0.5ch;
+
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.choice-stepper__input:focus {
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.choice-stepper__arrows {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 0.5cqh;
+
+  height: 100%;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  padding: 1cqh;
+  padding-left: 0;
+}
+
+.choice-stepper__arrow-btn {
+  aspect-ratio: 1;
+  height: 4.5cqh;
+  min-height: 0;
+
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+
+  padding: 0;
+  color: var(--accent-brand);
+
+  background: transparent;
+  border-radius: 1cqh;
+
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.choice-stepper__arrow-btn:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.4;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+.choice-stepper__arrow-btn svg {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.compressor-graph__channel {
+  font-size: var(--font-xs);
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+.compressor-linear-graph-section {
+  flex: 0 0 calc(100% - var(--dsp-control-heigth));
+  min-height: 0;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  gap: 1cqh;
+  padding: 0.5cqh;
+
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  background: var(--bg-panel);
+}
+
+.compressor-graph-panel {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-width: 0;
+  min-height: 0;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+
+  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+}
+
+.compressor-meter-panel {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  width: fit-content;
+  min-width: max-content;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+
+  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+}
+
+.compressor-graph__header {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: baseline;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+
+  font-family: var(--font-ui);
+  padding: 1cqh;
+}
+
+.compressor-graph__title {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 1cqh;
+
+  font-family: var(--font-ui);
+  font-size: 2.5cqh;
+  font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
+}
+
+.compressor-graph__meters {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  align-items: stretch;
+
+  gap: 1cqh;
+  padding: 1cqh;
+}
+
+.compressor-graph-panel > .container {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/dsp408/CompressorSection/CompressorSection.tsx b/src/components/dsp408/CompressorSection/CompressorSection.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b2093a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/dsp408/CompressorSection/CompressorSection.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,437 @@
+// CompressorSection.tsx
+import VerticalSlider from '../Slider/VerticalSlider';
+import { OutputChannel, Ratio } from '../../../types/dsp408State';
+import { DSP } from '../../../types/types';
+import Button from '../../Button/Button';
+import ChannelGroup from '../ChannelGroup/ChannelGroup';
+import { LinearGraph } from '../LinearGraph/LinearGraph';
+import MeterBar from '../../MeterBar/MeterBar';
+import { useMemo, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { TriangleUpIcon, TriangleDownIcon } from '../../../assets/icons/Triangle';
+import './CompressorSection.css';
+
+// Enum order defines stepper order (1:1 -> Limit).
+const RATIO_ORDER: Ratio[] = [
+  Ratio.Ratio1_1,
+  Ratio.Ratio1_1_1,
+  Ratio.Ratio1_1_3,
+  Ratio.Ratio1_1_5,
+  Ratio.Ratio1_1_7,
+  Ratio.Ratio1_2,
+  Ratio.Ratio1_2_5,
+  Ratio.Ratio1_3,
+  Ratio.Ratio1_3_5,
+  Ratio.Ratio1_4,
+  Ratio.Ratio1_5,
+  Ratio.Ratio1_6,
+  Ratio.Ratio1_8,
+  Ratio.Ratio1_10,
+  Ratio.Ratio1_20,
+  Ratio.Limit,
+];
+
+const RATIO_LABEL: Record<Ratio, string> = {
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_1]: '1:1',
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_1_1]: '1.1:1',
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_1_3]: '1.3:1',
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_1_5]: '1.5:1',
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_1_7]: '1.7:1',
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_2]: '2:1',
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_2_5]: '2.5:1',
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_3]: '3:1',
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_3_5]: '3.5:1',
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_4]: '4:1',
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_5]: '5:1',
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_6]: '6:1',
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_8]: '8:1',
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_10]: '10:1',
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_20]: '20:1',
+  [Ratio.Limit]: 'Limit',
+};
+
+// Numeric ratio used only for drawing the transfer curve; Limit ~= brickwall.
+const RATIO_NUMERIC: Record<Ratio, number> = {
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_1]: 1,
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_1_1]: 1.1,
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_1_3]: 1.3,
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_1_5]: 1.5,
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_1_7]: 1.7,
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_2]: 2,
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_2_5]: 2.5,
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_3]: 3,
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_3_5]: 3.5,
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_4]: 4,
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_5]: 5,
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_6]: 6,
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_8]: 8,
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_10]: 10,
+  [Ratio.Ratio1_20]: 20,
+  [Ratio.Limit]: 1000,
+};
+
+const KNEE_VALUES = Array.from({ length: 13 }, (_, i) => i); // 0..12 dB, integer steps
+
+const COMPRESSOR_SLIDER_PARAMS = [
+  { key: 'threshold', label: 'Threshold', min: -90, max: 20, step: 0.5, unit: ' dB' },
+  { key: 'attack', label: 'Attack', min: 1, max: 999, step: 1, unit: ' ms' },
+  { key: 'release', label: 'Release', min: 10, max: 3000, step: 1, unit: ' ms' },
+] as const;
+
+// ASSUMPTION: output meter indices follow the 4 input channels (0-3), i.e.
+// Out1 -> 4, Out2 -> 5, etc. Adjust to match dsp.meters.channels ordering.
+const OUTPUT_METER_INDEX: Record<OutputChannel, number> = {
+  [OutputChannel.Out1]: 4,
+  [OutputChannel.Out2]: 5,
+  [OutputChannel.Out3]: 6,
+  [OutputChannel.Out4]: 7,
+  [OutputChannel.Out5]: 8,
+  [OutputChannel.Out6]: 9,
+  [OutputChannel.Out7]: 10,
+  [OutputChannel.Out8]: 11,
+} as const;
+
+type CompressorParamKey = 'ratio' | 'attack' | 'release' | 'knee' | 'threshold';
+
+type CompressorValues = {
+  ratio: Ratio;
+  attack: number;
+  release: number;
+  knee: number;
+  threshold: number;
+};
+
+type SetCompressorFn = (
+  outputChannel: OutputChannel,
+  ratio: Ratio,
+  attack: number,
+  release: number,
+  knee: number,
+  threshold: number
+) => Promise<boolean>;
+
+function ChoiceStepper<T>({
+  value,
+  values,
+  formatLabel,
+  onChange,
+}: {
+  value: T;
+  values: readonly T[];
+  formatLabel: (value: T) => string;
+  onChange: (value: T) => void;
+}) {
+  const index = values.indexOf(value);
+  const canUp = index === -1 || index < values.length - 1;
+  const canDown = index > 0;
+
+  const [text, setText] = useState(formatLabel(value));
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setText(formatLabel(value));
+  }, [value, formatLabel]);
+
+  const step = (dir: 1 | -1) => {
+    const currentIndex = index === -1 ? 0 : index;
+    const nextIndex = Math.min(values.length - 1, Math.max(0, currentIndex + dir));
+    if (nextIndex !== currentIndex) onChange(values[nextIndex]);
+  };
+
+  const commitText = () => {
+    const match = values.find(
+      (v) => formatLabel(v).trim().toLowerCase() === text.trim().toLowerCase()
+    );
+    if (match !== undefined) {
+      onChange(match);
+    } else {
+      setText(formatLabel(value));
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="choice-stepper">
+      <input
+        className="choice-stepper__input"
+        value={text}
+        onChange={(e) => setText(e.target.value)}
+        onBlur={commitText}
+        onKeyDown={(e) => {
+          if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+            e.currentTarget.blur();
+          } else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            step(1);
+          } else if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            step(-1);
+          }
+        }}
+      />
+      <div className="choice-stepper__arrows">
+        <Button
+          variant="toggle"
+          className="choice-stepper__arrow-btn"
+          onClick={() => step(1)}
+          disabled={!canUp}
+        >
+          <TriangleUpIcon />
+        </Button>
+        <Button
+          variant="toggle"
+          className="choice-stepper__arrow-btn"
+          onClick={() => step(-1)}
+          disabled={!canDown}
+        >
+          <TriangleDownIcon />
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function CompressorPanel({
+  channel,
+  dsp,
+  setCompressor,
+  onLiveValue,
+}: {
+  channel: OutputChannel;
+  dsp: DSP;
+  setCompressor: SetCompressorFn;
+  onLiveValue: (channel: OutputChannel, key: CompressorParamKey, value: number | Ratio) => void;
+}) {
+  const outputState = dsp.state.current_config.output_states[channel];
+  // ASSUMPTION: compressor settings live at output_states[channel].compressor
+  const comp = outputState.compressor as CompressorValues;
+
+  const commit = (overrides: Partial<CompressorValues>) => {
+    const next = { ...comp, ...overrides };
+    return setCompressor(channel, next.ratio, next.attack, next.release, next.knee, next.threshold);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="compressor-panel">
+      <div className="compressor-panel__title">{outputState.name}</div>
+
+      <div className="compressor-panel__grid">
+        {COMPRESSOR_SLIDER_PARAMS.map((param) => (
+          <div
+            className={`compressor-panel__cell compressor-panel__cell--${param.key}`}
+            key={param.key}
+          >
+            <VerticalSlider
+              min={param.min}
+              max={param.max}
+              step={param.step}
+              unit={param.unit}
+              value={comp[param.key]}
+              onInput={(value) => onLiveValue(channel, param.key, value)}
+              onChange={(value) => commit({ [param.key]: value } as Partial<CompressorValues>)}
+              style={{ width: '100%', flex: '1 1 auto' }}
+            />
+            <div className="compressor-panel__cell-label">{param.label}</div>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+
+        <div className="compressor-panel__cell compressor-panel__cell--steppers">
+          <div className="compressor-panel__stepper-item">
+            <ChoiceStepper
+              value={comp.ratio}
+              values={RATIO_ORDER}
+              formatLabel={(v) => RATIO_LABEL[v]}
+              onChange={(value) => {
+                onLiveValue(channel, 'ratio', value);
+                commit({ ratio: value });
+              }}
+            />
+            <div className="compressor-panel__cell-label">Ratio</div>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="compressor-panel__stepper-item">
+            <ChoiceStepper
+              value={comp.knee}
+              values={KNEE_VALUES}
+              formatLabel={(v) => `${v} dB`}
+              onChange={(value) => {
+                onLiveValue(channel, 'knee', value);
+                commit({ knee: value });
+              }}
+            />
+            <div className="compressor-panel__cell-label">Knee</div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// Soft-knee compressor transfer curve, in dB.
+function compressorOutputDb(input: number, threshold: number, ratio: number, knee: number): number {
+  const kneeStart = threshold - knee / 2;
+  const kneeEnd = threshold + knee / 2;
+
+  if (knee <= 0 || input <= kneeStart) {
+    return input <= threshold ? input : threshold + (input - threshold) / ratio;
+  }
+  if (input >= kneeEnd) {
+    return threshold + (input - threshold) / ratio;
+  }
+  const x = input - kneeStart;
+  return input + ((1 / ratio - 1) * x * x) / (2 * knee);
+}
+
+function CompressorSection({ dsp, set_compressor }: { dsp: DSP; set_compressor: SetCompressorFn }) {
+  const outputs = [
+    OutputChannel.Out1,
+    OutputChannel.Out2,
+    OutputChannel.Out3,
+    OutputChannel.Out4,
+    OutputChannel.Out5,
+    OutputChannel.Out6,
+    OutputChannel.Out7,
+    OutputChannel.Out8,
+  ];
+
+  const [activeChannel, setActiveChannel] = useState<OutputChannel>(outputs[0]);
+  const [liveComp, setLiveComp] = useState<Partial<Record<OutputChannel, CompressorValues>>>({});
+
+  const handleLiveValue = (
+    channel: OutputChannel,
+    key: CompressorParamKey,
+    value: number | Ratio
+  ) => {
+    setActiveChannel(channel);
+    setLiveComp((prev) => {
+      const base =
+        prev[channel] ??
+        (dsp.state.current_config.output_states[channel].compressor as CompressorValues);
+      return { ...prev, [channel]: { ...base, [key]: value } };
+    });
+  };
+
+  const handleSetCompressor: SetCompressorFn = async (
+    channel,
+    ratio,
+    attack,
+    release,
+    knee,
+    threshold
+  ) => {
+    setActiveChannel(channel);
+    const success = await set_compressor(channel, ratio, attack, release, knee, threshold);
+
+    if (success) {
+      setLiveComp((prev) => {
+        if (!(channel in prev)) return prev;
+        const next = { ...prev };
+        delete next[channel];
+        return next;
+      });
+    }
+
+    return success;
+  };
+
+  const activeOutputState = dsp.state.current_config.output_states[activeChannel];
+  const activeComp = liveComp[activeChannel] ?? (activeOutputState.compressor as CompressorValues);
+
+  const curvePoints = useMemo(() => {
+    const { threshold, ratio, knee } = activeComp;
+    const ratioNumeric = RATIO_NUMERIC[ratio];
+    const steps = 120;
+    const points: [number, number][] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i <= steps; i++) {
+      const x = -60 + (60 * i) / steps;
+      points.push([x, compressorOutputDb(x, threshold, ratioNumeric, knee)]);
+    }
+    return points;
+  }, [activeComp.threshold, activeComp.ratio, activeComp.knee]);
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className="compressor-linear-graph-section">
+        <div className="compressor-graph-panel">
+          <div className="compressor-graph__title">{activeOutputState.name} - RMS Compressor</div>
+
+          <LinearGraph
+            xMin={-60}
+            xMax={0}
+            yMin={-60}
+            yMax={0}
+            xLabel="in dB"
+            yLabel="out dB"
+            formatX={(v) => Math.round(v).toString()}
+            formatY={(v) => Math.round(v).toString()}
+            draw={({ ctx, toPx }) => {
+              // Unity reference line
+              ctx.strokeStyle = '#6b7280';
+              ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+              ctx.setLineDash([4, 4]);
+              const [ux0, uy0] = toPx(-60, -60);
+              const [ux1, uy1] = toPx(0, 0);
+              ctx.beginPath();
+              ctx.moveTo(ux0, uy0);
+              ctx.lineTo(ux1, uy1);
+              ctx.stroke();
+              ctx.setLineDash([]);
+
+              // Threshold marker
+              ctx.strokeStyle = '#fbbf24';
+              ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+              ctx.setLineDash([2, 3]);
+              const [tx0, ty0] = toPx(activeComp.threshold, -60);
+              const [tx1, ty1] = toPx(activeComp.threshold, 0);
+              ctx.beginPath();
+              ctx.moveTo(tx0, ty0);
+              ctx.lineTo(tx1, ty1);
+              ctx.stroke();
+              ctx.setLineDash([]);
+
+              // Compression curve
+              ctx.strokeStyle = '#4ade80';
+              ctx.lineWidth = 2;
+              ctx.lineJoin = 'round';
+              ctx.beginPath();
+              curvePoints.forEach(([x, y], i) => {
+                const [px, py] = toPx(x, y);
+                if (i === 0) ctx.moveTo(px, py);
+                else ctx.lineTo(px, py);
+              });
+              ctx.stroke();
+            }}
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="compressor-meter-panel">
+          <div className="compressor-graph__meters">
+            {outputs.map((output) => {
+              const outputState = dsp.state.current_config.output_states[output];
+              const idx = OUTPUT_METER_INDEX[output];
+
+              return (
+                <MeterBar key={output} label={outputState.name} meter={dsp.meters.channels[idx]} />
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="compressor-section">
+        <div className="compressor-panels">
+          <ChannelGroup title="Output">
+            {outputs.map((output) => (
+              <CompressorPanel
+                key={String(output)}
+                channel={output}
+                dsp={dsp}
+                setCompressor={handleSetCompressor}
+                onLiveValue={handleLiveValue}
+              />
+            ))}
+          </ChannelGroup>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+export default CompressorSection;
diff --git a/src/components/dsp408/GainSection/GainSection.css b/src/components/dsp408/GainSection/GainSection.css
index a7d562d..05b809a 100644
--- a/src/components/dsp408/GainSection/GainSection.css
+++ b/src/components/dsp408/GainSection/GainSection.css
@@ -1,45 +1,6 @@
-.gain-panel-viewport {
-  position: relative;
-  aspect-ratio: 90 / 400;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-}
-
-.gain-panel {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 50%;
-  left: 50%;
-  transform-origin: center center;
-
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: flex-start;
-
-  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  gap: var(--space-2);
-  background: var(--bg-void);
-  padding-bottom: var(--space-2);
-}
-
-.gain-panel__title {
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
-  width: 100%;
-  text-align: center;
-  font-family: var(--font-ui);
-  font-size: var(--font-sm);
-  font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
-  padding-top: var(--space-2);
-  padding-bottom: var(--space-2);
-  border-bottom: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
-}
-
-/* Container */
-
 .gain-section {
   container-type: size;
+
   position: absolute;
   left: 0;
   right: 0;
@@ -67,20 +28,78 @@
   overflow-x: auto;
 }
 
-/* --- graph strip, sits above the gain section ---
-   Requires the shared parent (whatever renders <GainSection />) to be
-   position: relative — it already must be, for .gain-section's absolute
-   bottom:0 to anchor correctly. */
-.linear-graph-section {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0;
-  left: 0;
-  right: 0;
-  bottom: var(--dsp-control-heigth);
+.gain-panel {
+  position: relative;
+  height: 100%;
+  aspect-ratio: 1 / 4;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: flex-start;
+
+  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  gap: 2cqh;
+  background: var(--bg-void);
+  padding-bottom: 2cqh;
+}
+
+.gain-panel__title {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  width: 100%;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-family: var(--font-ui);
+  font-size: 4cqh;
+  font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
+  padding-top: 2cqh;
+  padding-bottom: 2cqh;
+  border-bottom: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
+
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.gain-linear-graph-section {
+  flex: 0 0 calc(100% - var(--dsp-control-heigth));
+  min-height: 0;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  gap: 1cqh;
+  padding: 0.5cqh;
 
   box-sizing: border-box;
-  padding: var(--space-4);
-
   background: var(--bg-panel);
-  z-index: 10; /* stays below .gain-section's z-index: 20 */
+}
+
+.gain-graph-panel {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+  min-height: 0;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+
+  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+}
+
+.gain-graph-title {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 1cqh;
+
+  font-family: var(--font-ui);
+  font-size: 2.5cqh;
+  font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
+}
+
+.gain-graph-panel > .container {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/dsp408/GainSection/GainSection.tsx b/src/components/dsp408/GainSection/GainSection.tsx
index d5d2601..90d4dc8 100644
--- a/src/components/dsp408/GainSection/GainSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dsp408/GainSection/GainSection.tsx
@@ -4,12 +4,8 @@ import { DSP } from '../../../types/types';
 import Button from '../../Button/Button';
 import ChannelGroup from '../ChannelGroup/ChannelGroup';
 import { LinearGraph } from '../LinearGraph/LinearGraph';
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import './GainSection.css';
 
-const PANEL_DESIGN_WIDTH = 90;
-const PANEL_DESIGN_HEIGHT = 400;
-
 function GainPanel({
   dsp,
   channel,
@@ -34,9 +30,6 @@ function GainPanel({
   const inverted = channelState?.phase_inverted ?? false;
   const gain = channelState?.gain ?? 0;
 
-  const viewportRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const [scale, setScale] = useState(1);
-
   const toggleMute = async () => {
     await setMute(channel, !muted);
   };
@@ -45,59 +38,53 @@ function GainPanel({
     await setInverse(channel, !inverted);
   };
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const el = viewportRef.current;
-    if (!el) return;
-    const observer = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {
-      const { width, height } = entries[0].contentRect;
-      if (width === 0 || height === 0) return;
-      setScale(Math.min(width / PANEL_DESIGN_WIDTH, height / PANEL_DESIGN_HEIGHT));
-    });
-    observer.observe(el);
-    return () => observer.disconnect();
-  }, []);
-
   return (
-    <div className="gain-panel-viewport" ref={viewportRef}>
-      <div
-        className="gain-panel"
+    <div className="gain-panel">
+      <div className="gain-panel__title">{title}</div>
+
+      <VerticalSlider
+        min={-60}
+        max={12}
+        step={0.5}
+        switchStepValue={-10}
+        switchStep={0.1}
+        unit=" dB"
+        value={gain}
+        onChange={(value) => setGain(channel, value)}
+      />
+
+      <Button
+        variant="toggle"
+        className={muted ? 'active-danger' : ''}
+        onClick={toggleMute}
         style={{
-          width: PANEL_DESIGN_WIDTH,
-          height: PANEL_DESIGN_HEIGHT,
-          transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) scale(${scale})`,
+          width: '85%',
+          paddingLeft: 0,
+          paddingRight: 0,
+          fontSize: '4cqh',
+          paddingTop: '2cqh',
+          paddingBottom: '2cqh',
+          minHeight: 0,
         }}
       >
-        <div className="gain-panel__title">{title}</div>
-
-        <VerticalSlider
-          min={-60}
-          max={12}
-          step={0.5}
-          switchStepValue={-10}
-          switchStep={0.1}
-          unit=" dB"
-          value={gain}
-          onChange={(value) => setGain(channel, value)}
-          style={{ width: 70, height: 250, flex: '0 0 auto' }} // pin to design size, disable its own auto-shrink
-        />
-
-        <Button
-          variant="toggle"
-          className={muted ? 'active-danger' : ''}
-          onClick={toggleMute}
-          style={{ width: '70px', flex: '1 1 auto', minHeight: 0 }}
-        >
-          {muted ? 'Muted' : 'Mute '}
-        </Button>
-        <Button
-          variant="toggle"
-          className={inverted ? 'active-warning' : ''}
-          onClick={toggleInverse}
-          style={{ width: '70px', flex: '1 1 auto', minHeight: 0 }}
-        >
-          {inverted ? 'Inverted' : 'Invert'}
-        </Button>
-      </div>
+        {muted ? 'Muted' : 'Mute '}
+      </Button>
+      <Button
+        variant="toggle"
+        className={inverted ? 'active-warning' : ''}
+        onClick={toggleInverse}
+        style={{
+          width: '85%',
+          paddingLeft: 0,
+          paddingRight: 0,
+          fontSize: '4cqh',
+          paddingTop: '2cqh',
+          paddingBottom: '2cqh',
+          minHeight: 0,
+        }}
+      >
+        {inverted ? 'Inverted' : 'Invert'}
+      </Button>
     </div>
   );
 }
@@ -113,11 +100,11 @@ function GainSection({
   setMute: (channel: Channel, muted: boolean) => Promise<boolean>;
   setInverse: (channel: Channel, inverted: boolean) => Promise<boolean>;
 }) {
-  const inputs: { channel: Channel; title: string }[] = [
-    { channel: { Input: InputChannel.InA }, title: 'In A' },
-    { channel: { Input: InputChannel.InB }, title: 'In B' },
-    { channel: { Input: InputChannel.InC }, title: 'In C' },
-    { channel: { Input: InputChannel.InD }, title: 'In D' },
+  const inputs: InputChannel[] = [
+    InputChannel.InA,
+    InputChannel.InB,
+    InputChannel.InC,
+    InputChannel.InD,
   ];
 
   const outputs: { channel: Channel; title: string }[] = [
@@ -133,40 +120,63 @@ function GainSection({
 
   return (
     <>
-      <div className="linear-graph-section">
-        <LinearGraph
-          xMin={20}
-          xMax={20000}
-          yMin={-24}
-          yMax={24}
-          yStep={6}
-          xLabel="Hz"
-          yLabel="dB"
-          draw={({ ctx, toPx }) => {
-            // placeholder flat 0 dB response — swap for real EQ/filter data.
-            // NOTE: this maps x linearly; for a real frequency response you'll
-            // likely want a log-frequency x-axis instead (see chat notes).
-            ctx.strokeStyle = '#4ade80';
-            ctx.lineWidth = 2;
-            const [x0, y0] = toPx(20, 0);
-            const [x1, y1] = toPx(20000, 0);
-            ctx.beginPath();
-            ctx.moveTo(x0, y0);
-            ctx.lineTo(x1, y1);
-            ctx.stroke();
-          }}
-        />
+      <div className="gain-linear-graph-section">
+        <div className="gain-graph-panel">
+          <div className="gain-graph-title">Frequency Response</div>
+          <LinearGraph
+            xMin={20}
+            xMax={20000}
+            yMin={-24}
+            yMax={24}
+            yStep={6}
+            xLabel="Hz"
+            yLabel="dB"
+            draw={({ ctx, toPx }) => {
+              ctx.strokeStyle = '#4ade80';
+              ctx.lineWidth = 2;
+              const [x0, y0] = toPx(20, 0);
+              const [x1, y1] = toPx(20000, 0);
+              ctx.beginPath();
+              ctx.moveTo(x0, y0);
+              ctx.lineTo(x1, y1);
+              ctx.stroke();
+            }}
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="gain-graph-panel">
+          <div className="gain-graph-title">Phase Response</div>
+          <LinearGraph
+            xMin={20}
+            xMax={20000}
+            yMin={-180}
+            yMax={180}
+            yStep={45}
+            xLabel="Hz"
+            yLabel="deg"
+            draw={({ ctx, toPx }) => {
+              ctx.strokeStyle = '#4ade80';
+              ctx.lineWidth = 2;
+              const [x0, y0] = toPx(20, 0);
+              const [x1, y1] = toPx(20000, 0);
+              ctx.beginPath();
+              ctx.moveTo(x0, y0);
+              ctx.lineTo(x1, y1);
+              ctx.stroke();
+            }}
+          />
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       <div className="gain-section">
         <div className="gain-panels">
           <ChannelGroup title="Input">
-            {inputs.map(({ channel, title }) => (
+            {inputs.map((channel) => (
               <GainPanel
-                key={title}
+                key={channel}
                 dsp={dsp}
-                channel={channel}
-                title={title}
+                channel={{ Input: channel }}
+                title={dsp.state.current_config.input_states[channel].name}
                 setGain={setGain}
                 setMute={setMute}
                 setInverse={setInverse}
diff --git a/src/components/dsp408/GateSection/GateSection.css b/src/components/dsp408/GateSection/GateSection.css
index 7806312..709d447 100644
--- a/src/components/dsp408/GateSection/GateSection.css
+++ b/src/components/dsp408/GateSection/GateSection.css
@@ -1,110 +1,13 @@
 /* GateSection.css */
-.gate-panel-viewport {
-  position: relative;
-  aspect-ratio: 160 / 400;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-}
-
-.gate-panel {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 50%;
-  left: 50%;
-  transform-origin: center center;
-
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  align-items: stretch;
-  justify-content: flex-start;
-
-  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  background: var(--bg-void);
-  padding-bottom: var(--space-2);
-}
-
-.gate-panel__title {
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
-  width: 100%;
-  text-align: center;
-  font-family: var(--font-ui);
-  font-size: var(--font-sm);
-  font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
-  padding-top: var(--space-2);
-  padding-bottom: var(--space-2);
-  border-bottom: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
-}
-
-.gate-panel__grid {
-  flex: 1 1 auto;
-  min-height: 0;
-
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
-  grid-template-rows: repeat(2, 1fr);
-  gap: var(--space-2);
-
-  padding: var(--space-2);
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-}
-
-.gate-panel__cell {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: flex-start;
-  min-height: 0;
-  min-width: 0;
-  gap: var(--space-1);
-}
-
-.gate-panel__cell-label {
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
-  font-family: var(--font-ui);
-  font-size: var(--font-xxs);
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-
-/* Envelope graph */
-
-.linear-graph-section {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: var(--space-1);
-  margin-bottom: var(--space-1);
-}
-
-.gate-graph__header {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: baseline;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  font-family: var(--font-ui);
-  padding: 0 var(--space-2);
-}
-
-.gate-graph__title {
-  font-size: var(--font-sm);
-  font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-}
-
-.gate-graph__channel {
-  font-size: var(--font-xs);
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-}
-
-/* Container */
-
 .gate-section {
   container-type: size;
+
   position: absolute;
   left: 0;
   right: 0;
   bottom: 0;
 
-  height: var(--dsp-control-heigth);
+  height: 40%;
 
   display: flex;
   align-items: flex-end;
@@ -125,3 +28,132 @@
   gap: var(--space-2);
   overflow-x: auto;
 }
+
+.gate-panel {
+  position: relative;
+  height: 100%;
+  aspect-ratio: 1 / 2;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: stretch;
+  justify-content: flex-start;
+
+  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  background: var(--bg-void);
+}
+
+.gate-panel__title {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  width: 100%;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-family: var(--font-ui);
+  font-size: 4cqh;
+  font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
+  padding-top: 2cqh;
+  padding-bottom: 2cqh;
+  border-bottom: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
+
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.gate-panel__grid {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-height: 0;
+
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
+  grid-template-rows: repeat(2, 1fr);
+  gap: 2cqh;
+
+  padding: 2cqh;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+.gate-panel__cell {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: flex-start;
+  min-height: 0;
+  min-width: 0;
+  gap: 1cqh;
+}
+
+.gate-panel__cell-label {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  font-family: var(--font-ui);
+  font-size: 2.5cqh;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.gate-linear-graph-section {
+  flex: 0 0 calc(100% - var(--dsp-control-heigth));
+  min-height: 0;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  gap: 1cqh;
+  padding: 0.5cqh;
+
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  background: var(--bg-panel);
+}
+
+.gate-graph-panel {
+  flex: 1 1 auto; /* take remaining space */
+  min-width: 0;
+  min-height: 0;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+
+  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+}
+
+.gate-meter-panel {
+  flex: 0 0 auto; /* only required width */
+  min-width: max-content;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+
+  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+}
+
+.gate-graph-title {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 1cqh;
+
+  font-family: var(--font-ui);
+  font-size: 2.5cqh;
+  font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
+}
+
+.gate-graph-panel > .container {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
+}
+
+.gate-graph__meters {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  align-items: stretch;
+  justify-content: center;
+
+  gap: 1cqh;
+  padding: 1cqh;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/dsp408/GateSection/GateSection.tsx b/src/components/dsp408/GateSection/GateSection.tsx
index 2249b21..10ec692 100644
--- a/src/components/dsp408/GateSection/GateSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dsp408/GateSection/GateSection.tsx
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ import { InputChannel } from '../../../types/dsp408State';
 import { DSP } from '../../../types/types';
 import ChannelGroup from '../ChannelGroup/ChannelGroup';
 import { LinearGraph } from '../LinearGraph/LinearGraph';
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import MeterBar from '../../MeterBar/MeterBar';
+import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import './GateSection.css';
 
-const PANEL_DESIGN_WIDTH = 160;
-const PANEL_DESIGN_HEIGHT = 400;
-
 const GATE_PARAMS = [
   { key: 'threshold', label: 'Threshold', min: -90, max: 0, step: 0.5, unit: ' dB' },
   { key: 'attack', label: 'Attack', min: 1, max: 999, step: 1, unit: ' ms' },
@@ -17,6 +15,13 @@ const GATE_PARAMS = [
   { key: 'release', label: 'Release', min: 10, max: 3000, step: 1, unit: ' ms' },
 ] as const;
 
+const INPUT_METER_INDEX: Record<InputChannel, number> = {
+  [InputChannel.InA]: 0,
+  [InputChannel.InB]: 1,
+  [InputChannel.InC]: 2,
+  [InputChannel.InD]: 3,
+} as const;
+
 type GateParamKey = (typeof GATE_PARAMS)[number]['key'];
 
 type GateValues = {
@@ -45,62 +50,37 @@ function GatePanel({
   setGate: SetGateFn;
   onLiveValue: (channel: InputChannel, key: GateParamKey, value: number) => void;
 }) {
-  const viewportRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const [scale, setScale] = useState(1);
-
   const inputState = dsp.state.current_config.input_states[channel];
   const gate = inputState.gate;
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const el = viewportRef.current;
-    if (!el) return;
-    const observer = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {
-      const { width, height } = entries[0].contentRect;
-      if (width === 0 || height === 0) return;
-      setScale(Math.min(width / PANEL_DESIGN_WIDTH, height / PANEL_DESIGN_HEIGHT));
-    });
-    observer.observe(el);
-    return () => observer.disconnect();
-  }, []);
-
   return (
-    <div className="gate-panel-viewport" ref={viewportRef}>
-      <div
-        className="gate-panel"
-        style={{
-          width: PANEL_DESIGN_WIDTH,
-          height: PANEL_DESIGN_HEIGHT,
-          transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) scale(${scale})`,
-        }}
-      >
-        <div className="gate-panel__title">{inputState.name}</div>
+    <div className="gate-panel">
+      <div className="gate-panel__title">{inputState.name}</div>
 
-        <div className="gate-panel__grid">
-          {GATE_PARAMS.map((param) => (
-            <div className="gate-panel__cell" key={param.key}>
-              <VerticalSlider
-                min={param.min}
-                max={param.max}
-                step={param.step}
-                unit={param.unit}
-                value={gate[param.key]}
-                onInput={(value) => onLiveValue(channel, param.key, value)}
-                onChange={(value) => {
-                  return setGate(
-                    channel,
-                    param.key === 'threshold' ? value : gate.threshold,
-                    param.key === 'attack' ? value : gate.attack,
-                    param.key === 'hold' ? value : gate.hold,
-                    param.key === 'release' ? value : gate.release
-                  );
-                }}
-                style={{ width: '100%', flex: '1 1 auto' }}
-                maxAspectHeight={165}
-              />
-              <div className="gate-panel__cell-label">{param.label}</div>
-            </div>
-          ))}
-        </div>
+      <div className="gate-panel__grid">
+        {GATE_PARAMS.map((param) => (
+          <div className="gate-panel__cell" key={param.key}>
+            <VerticalSlider
+              min={param.min}
+              max={param.max}
+              step={param.step}
+              unit={param.unit}
+              value={gate[param.key]}
+              onInput={(value) => onLiveValue(channel, param.key, value)}
+              onChange={(value) => {
+                return setGate(
+                  channel,
+                  param.key === 'threshold' ? value : gate.threshold,
+                  param.key === 'attack' ? value : gate.attack,
+                  param.key === 'hold' ? value : gate.hold,
+                  param.key === 'release' ? value : gate.release
+                );
+              }}
+              style={{ width: '100%', flex: '1 1 auto' }}
+            />
+            <div className="gate-panel__cell-label">{param.label}</div>
+          </div>
+        ))}
       </div>
     </div>
   );
@@ -109,14 +89,7 @@ function GatePanel({
 function GateSection({ dsp, set_gate }: { dsp: DSP; set_gate: SetGateFn }) {
   const inputs = [InputChannel.InA, InputChannel.InB, InputChannel.InC, InputChannel.InD];
 
-  // Tracks whichever channel's sliders were most recently touched, so the
-  // shared envelope graph always reflects the gate the user is currently editing.
   const [activeChannel, setActiveChannel] = useState<InputChannel>(inputs[0]);
-
-  // Live, uncommitted override for whichever channel(s) are mid-drag. Sliders
-  // report every intermediate value here via onInput (synchronous), separate
-  // from the async onChange that actually round-trips to the backend. This is
-  // what makes the graph track the drag instead of lagging behind the commit.
   const [liveGate, setLiveGate] = useState<Partial<Record<InputChannel, GateValues>>>({});
 
   const handleLiveValue = (channel: InputChannel, key: GateParamKey, value: number) => {
@@ -132,8 +105,6 @@ function GateSection({ dsp, set_gate }: { dsp: DSP; set_gate: SetGateFn }) {
     const success = await set_gate(channel, threshold, attack, hold, release);
 
     if (success) {
-      // Backend confirmed — drop the local override and let dsp.state (the
-      // source of truth) take over again.
       setLiveGate((prev) => {
         if (!(channel in prev)) return prev;
         const next = { ...prev };
@@ -148,72 +119,78 @@ function GateSection({ dsp, set_gate }: { dsp: DSP; set_gate: SetGateFn }) {
   const activeInputState = dsp.state.current_config.input_states[activeChannel];
   const activeGate = liveGate[activeChannel] ?? activeInputState.gate;
 
-  // Layout the envelope in data space: closed -> attack -> hold (still open) ->
-  // release -> closed, with a little pre/post roll so the flat segments are visible.
   const envelope = useMemo(() => {
     const { threshold, attack, hold, release } = activeGate;
     const roll = Math.max(20, (attack + hold + release) * 0.08);
     const t0 = 0;
-    const t1 = t0 + roll; // threshold crossed, attack begins
-    const t2 = t1 + attack; // fully open
-    const t3 = t2 + hold; // hold elapses, release begins
-    const t4 = t3 + release; // fully closed
+    const t1 = t0 + roll;
+    const t2 = t1 + attack;
+    const t3 = t2 + hold;
+    const t4 = t3 + release;
     const t5 = t4 + roll;
     return { threshold, t0, t1, t2, t3, t4, t5 };
   }, [activeGate.threshold, activeGate.attack, activeGate.hold, activeGate.release]);
 
   return (
     <>
-      <div className="linear-graph-section">
-        <div className="gate-graph__header">
-          <span className="gate-graph__title">Gate envelope</span>
-          <span className="gate-graph__channel">{activeInputState.name}</span>
+      <div className="gate-linear-graph-section">
+        <div className="gate-graph-panel">
+          <div className="gate-graph-title">Frequency Response</div>
+          <LinearGraph
+            xMin={envelope.t0}
+            xMax={envelope.t5}
+            yMin={-90}
+            yMax={0}
+            xLabel="ms"
+            yLabel="dB"
+            formatX={(v) => Math.round(v).toString()}
+            formatY={(v) => Math.round(v).toString()}
+            draw={({ toPx, ctx }) => {
+              const { threshold, t0, t1, t2, t3, t4, t5 } = envelope;
+
+              ctx.strokeStyle = '#fbbf24';
+              ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+              ctx.setLineDash([4, 4]);
+              const [tx0, ty] = toPx(t0, threshold);
+              const [tx1] = toPx(t5, threshold);
+              ctx.beginPath();
+              ctx.moveTo(tx0, ty);
+              ctx.lineTo(tx1, ty);
+              ctx.stroke();
+              ctx.setLineDash([]);
+
+              ctx.strokeStyle = '#4ade80';
+              ctx.lineWidth = 2;
+              ctx.lineJoin = 'round';
+              const points: [number, number][] = [
+                [t0, -90],
+                [t1, -90],
+                [t2, 0],
+                [t3, 0],
+                [t4, -90],
+                [t5, -90],
+              ];
+              ctx.beginPath();
+              points.forEach(([t, g], i) => {
+                const [px, py] = toPx(t, g);
+                if (i === 0) ctx.moveTo(px, py);
+                else ctx.lineTo(px, py);
+              });
+              ctx.stroke();
+            }}
+          />
         </div>
-        <LinearGraph
-          xMin={envelope.t0}
-          xMax={envelope.t5}
-          yMin={-90}
-          yMax={0}
-          xLabel="ms"
-          yLabel="dB"
-          formatX={(v) => Math.round(v).toString()}
-          formatY={(v) => Math.round(v).toString()}
-          draw={({ toPx, ctx }) => {
-            const { threshold, t0, t1, t2, t3, t4, t5 } = envelope;
 
-            // Threshold reference line
-            ctx.strokeStyle = '#fbbf24';
-            ctx.lineWidth = 1;
-            ctx.setLineDash([4, 4]);
-            const [tx0, ty] = toPx(t0, threshold);
-            const [tx1] = toPx(t5, threshold);
-            ctx.beginPath();
-            ctx.moveTo(tx0, ty);
-            ctx.lineTo(tx1, ty);
-            ctx.stroke();
-            ctx.setLineDash([]);
-
-            // Gain envelope: closed -> attack -> hold -> release -> closed
-            ctx.strokeStyle = '#4ade80';
-            ctx.lineWidth = 2;
-            ctx.lineJoin = 'round';
-            const points: [number, number][] = [
-              [t0, -90],
-              [t1, -90],
-              [t2, 0],
-              [t3, 0],
-              [t4, -90],
-              [t5, -90],
-            ];
-            ctx.beginPath();
-            points.forEach(([t, g], i) => {
-              const [px, py] = toPx(t, g);
-              if (i === 0) ctx.moveTo(px, py);
-              else ctx.lineTo(px, py);
-            });
-            ctx.stroke();
-          }}
-        />
+        <div className="gate-meter-panel">
+          <div className="gate-graph__meters">
+            {inputs.map((input) => {
+              const inputState = dsp.state.current_config.input_states[input];
+              const idx = INPUT_METER_INDEX[input];
+              const meter = dsp.meters.channels[idx];
+              return <MeterBar label={inputState.name} meter={meter} />;
+            })}
+          </div>
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       <div className="gate-section">
diff --git a/src/components/dsp408/LinearGraph/LinearGraph.css b/src/components/dsp408/LinearGraph/LinearGraph.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 95322ef..0000000
--- a/src/components/dsp408/LinearGraph/LinearGraph.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-.gain-section {
-  position: absolute;
-  left: 0;
-  right: 0;
-  bottom: 0;
-
-  height: var(--dsp-control-heigth);
-
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: flex-end;
-  justify-content: center;
-
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  padding: 0 var(--space-4);
-
-  background: var(--bg-panel);
-
-  z-index: 20;
-
-  border-top: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
-}
-
-.gain-panels {
-  height: 100%;
-  display: flex;
-  gap: var(--space-4);
-  overflow-x: auto;
-}
-
-.gain-panel-frame {
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
-  height: calc(100% - 2 * var(--space-1));
-  margin: var(--space-1) 0;
-}
-
-.gain-panel-viewport {
-  position: relative;
-  aspect-ratio: 90 / 400;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-}
-
-.gain-panel {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 50%;
-  left: 50%;
-  transform-origin: center center;
-
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: flex-start;
-
-  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  gap: var(--space-2);
-  background: var(--bg-void);
-}
-
-.gain-panel__title {
-  flex: 0 0 auto; /* NEW: never let this shrink */
-  width: 100%;
-  text-align: center;
-  font-family: var(--font-ui);
-  font-size: var(--font-sm);
-  font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
-  padding-top: var(--space-2);
-  padding-bottom: var(--space-2);
-  border-bottom: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-hairline);
-}
-
-/* --- graph strip, sits above the gain section ---
-   Requires the shared parent (whatever renders <GainSection />) to be
-   position: relative — it already must be, for .gain-section's absolute
-   bottom:0 to anchor correctly. */
-.linear-graph-section {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0;
-  left: 0;
-  right: 0;
-  bottom: var(--dsp-control-heigth);
-
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  padding: var(--space-4);
-
-  background: var(--bg-panel);
-  z-index: 10; /* stays below .gain-section's z-index: 20 */
-}
diff --git a/src/components/dsp408/LinearGraph/LinearGraph.tsx b/src/components/dsp408/LinearGraph/LinearGraph.tsx
index c0d0a4a..94756d5 100644
--- a/src/components/dsp408/LinearGraph/LinearGraph.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dsp408/LinearGraph/LinearGraph.tsx
@@ -7,23 +7,12 @@ import {
   useRef,
   useState,
 } from 'react';
-import './LinearGraph.css'
 
-/**
- * Coordinate-space helpers passed into your draw callback.
- * Everything here works in DATA units (e.g. seconds, Hz, volts) —
- * you never have to think about pixels or devicePixelRatio.
- */
 export interface LinearGraphHelpers {
-  /** data (x, y) -> canvas pixel (px, py) */
   toPx: (x: number, y: number) => [number, number];
-  /** data x -> pixel x */
   toPxX: (x: number) => number;
-  /** data y -> pixel y */
   toPxY: (y: number) => number;
-  /** pixel (px, py) -> data (x, y). Useful for handling clicks/drags. */
   toData: (px: number, py: number) => [number, number];
-  /** size of the plot area in CSS pixels (inside the axes/padding) */
   plot: { x: number; y: number; width: number; height: number };
   ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D;
 }
@@ -31,38 +20,28 @@ export interface LinearGraphHelpers {
 export type DrawFn = (helpers: LinearGraphHelpers) => void;
 
 export interface LinearGraphHandle {
-  /** Force a redraw (e.g. after mutating a ref-held buffer without a re-render) */
   redraw: () => void;
-  /** Access the raw canvas, e.g. for exporting a PNG */
   getCanvas: () => HTMLCanvasElement | null;
 }
 
 export interface LinearGraphProps {
   xMin: number;
   xMax: number;
-  /** grid + tick spacing on x. Omit to auto-pick a "nice" step. */
   xStep?: number;
   yMin: number;
   yMax: number;
   yStep?: number;
-
-  /** Your drawing code. Called every time the graph needs to repaint. */
   draw?: DrawFn;
-
   width?: number;
   height?: number;
-  /** padding (px) reserved for axis labels, in CSS pixels */
   padding?: { top?: number; right?: number; bottom?: number; left?: number };
-
   showGrid?: boolean;
   showAxes?: boolean;
   showTicks?: boolean;
   xLabel?: string;
   yLabel?: string;
-  /** format a tick value, e.g. (v) => v.toFixed(1) or Hz->kHz */
   formatX?: (v: number) => string;
   formatY?: (v: number) => string;
-
   className?: string;
   style?: React.CSSProperties;
 }
@@ -74,7 +53,6 @@ const defaultFormat = (v: number) => {
   return parseFloat(v.toFixed(4)).toString();
 };
 
-/** Pick a "nice" step (1/2/5 * 10^n) that yields ~targetTicks divisions */
 function niceStep(min: number, max: number, targetTicks = 8): number {
   const range = Math.abs(max - min) || 1;
   const raw = range / targetTicks;
@@ -89,12 +67,13 @@ function range(min: number, max: number, step: number): number[] {
   const out: number[] = [];
   const start = Math.ceil((min - 1e-9) / step) * step;
   for (let v = start; v <= max + 1e-9; v += step) {
-    // snap to avoid float drift like 0.30000000000000004
     out.push(Math.round(v / step) * step);
   }
   return out;
 }
 
+const clamp = (min: number, val: number, max: number) => Math.min(max, Math.max(min, val));
+
 export const LinearGraph = forwardRef<LinearGraphHandle, LinearGraphProps>(function LinearGraph(
   {
     xMin,
@@ -122,20 +101,45 @@ export const LinearGraph = forwardRef<LinearGraphHandle, LinearGraphProps>(funct
   const canvasRef = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
   const [size, setSize] = useState({ width: width ?? 600, height: height ?? 360 });
 
-  const pad = useMemo(
+  // "container query" units, computed from the actual rendered size —
+  // 1 cqw = 1% of width, 1 cqh = 1% of height, cqmin = smaller of the two.
+  const cq = useMemo(() => {
+    const w = size.width || 1;
+    const h = size.height || 1;
+    return { w: w / 100, h: h / 100, min: Math.min(w, h) / 100 };
+  }, [size.width, size.height]);
+
+  const pad = useMemo(() => {
+    const topBase = cq.h * 3;
+    const rightBase = cq.w * 5;
+    const bottomBase = cq.h * 4;
+    const leftBase = cq.w * 2;
+    const xLabelSpace = xLabel ? cq.h * 7 : 0;
+    const yLabelSpace = yLabel ? cq.w * 6 : 0;
+
+    return {
+      top: padding?.top ?? topBase,
+      right: padding?.right ?? rightBase,
+      bottom: padding?.bottom ?? bottomBase + xLabelSpace,
+      left: padding?.left ?? leftBase + yLabelSpace,
+    };
+  }, [padding, xLabel, yLabel, cq]);
+
+  // font / stroke / tick metrics, all derived from container size
+  const metrics = useMemo(
     () => ({
-      top: padding?.top ?? 16,
-      right: padding?.right ?? 16,
-      bottom: padding?.bottom ?? (xLabel ? 44 : 28),
-      left: padding?.left ?? (yLabel ? 56 : 44),
+      tickFont: cq.min * 3,
+      labelFont: cq.min * 4,
+      tickLen: cq.min * 1.2,
+      axisLineWidth: cq.min * 0.4,
+      yLabelOffset: cq.w * 2,
     }),
-    [padding, xLabel, yLabel]
+    [cq]
   );
 
   const effXStep = xStep ?? niceStep(xMin, xMax);
   const effYStep = yStep ?? niceStep(yMin, yMax);
 
-  // Responsive sizing when width/height aren't fixed
   useEffect(() => {
     if (width && height) return;
     const el = containerRef.current;
@@ -194,7 +198,6 @@ export const LinearGraph = forwardRef<LinearGraphHandle, LinearGraphProps>(funct
       ctx.fillRect(plot.x, plot.y, plot.width, plot.height);
     }
 
-    // clip to plot area so user drawing can't bleed into labels
     const clipPad = 2;
     ctx.save();
     ctx.beginPath();
@@ -206,7 +209,6 @@ export const LinearGraph = forwardRef<LinearGraphHandle, LinearGraphProps>(funct
     );
     ctx.clip();
 
-    // draw the frame border first, so data drawn on the edge sits on top of it
     ctx.strokeStyle = axisColor;
     ctx.lineWidth = 1;
     ctx.strokeRect(
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ export const LinearGraph = forwardRef<LinearGraphHandle, LinearGraphProps>(funct
 
     if (showAxes) {
       ctx.strokeStyle = axisColor;
-      ctx.lineWidth = 1.5;
+      ctx.lineWidth = metrics.axisLineWidth;
       ctx.beginPath();
       if (yMin <= 0 && yMax >= 0) {
         const py = Math.round(toPxY(0)) + 0.5;
@@ -250,12 +252,10 @@ export const LinearGraph = forwardRef<LinearGraphHandle, LinearGraphProps>(funct
       ctx.stroke();
     }
 
-    // hand off to user drawing code, still clipped to plot area
     draw?.({ toPx, toPxX, toPxY, toData, plot, ctx });
 
     ctx.restore();
 
-    // border
     ctx.strokeStyle = axisColor;
     ctx.lineWidth = 1;
     ctx.strokeRect(
@@ -265,37 +265,36 @@ export const LinearGraph = forwardRef<LinearGraphHandle, LinearGraphProps>(funct
       Math.round(plot.height) - 1
     );
 
-    // ticks + labels (outside clip)
     if (showTicks) {
       ctx.fillStyle = textColor;
-      ctx.font = '11px ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace';
+      ctx.font = `${metrics.tickFont}px ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace`;
       ctx.textAlign = 'center';
       ctx.textBaseline = 'top';
       for (const gx of range(xMin, xMax, effXStep)) {
         const px = toPxX(gx);
         ctx.beginPath();
         ctx.moveTo(px, plot.y + plot.height);
-        ctx.lineTo(px, plot.y + plot.height + 4);
+        ctx.lineTo(px, plot.y + plot.height + metrics.tickLen);
         ctx.strokeStyle = axisColor;
         ctx.stroke();
-        ctx.fillText(formatX(gx), px, plot.y + plot.height + 6);
+        ctx.fillText(formatX(gx), px, plot.y + plot.height + metrics.tickLen + 2);
       }
       ctx.textAlign = 'right';
       ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';
       for (const gy of range(yMin, yMax, effYStep)) {
         const py = toPxY(gy);
         ctx.beginPath();
-        ctx.moveTo(plot.x - 4, py);
+        ctx.moveTo(plot.x - metrics.tickLen, py);
         ctx.lineTo(plot.x, py);
         ctx.strokeStyle = axisColor;
         ctx.stroke();
-        ctx.fillText(formatY(gy), plot.x - 6, py);
+        ctx.fillText(formatY(gy), plot.x - metrics.tickLen - 2, py);
       }
     }
 
     if (xLabel) {
       ctx.fillStyle = textColor;
-      ctx.font = '12px system-ui, sans-serif';
+      ctx.font = `${metrics.labelFont}px system-ui, sans-serif`;
       ctx.textAlign = 'center';
       ctx.textBaseline = 'bottom';
       ctx.fillText(xLabel, plot.x + plot.width / 2, cssH - 4);
@@ -303,10 +302,10 @@ export const LinearGraph = forwardRef<LinearGraphHandle, LinearGraphProps>(funct
     if (yLabel) {
       ctx.save();
       ctx.fillStyle = textColor;
-      ctx.font = '12px system-ui, sans-serif';
+      ctx.font = `${metrics.labelFont}px system-ui, sans-serif`;
       ctx.textAlign = 'center';
       ctx.textBaseline = 'top';
-      ctx.translate(12, plot.y + plot.height / 2);
+      ctx.translate(metrics.yLabelOffset, plot.y + plot.height / 2);
       ctx.rotate(-Math.PI / 2);
       ctx.fillText(yLabel, 0, 0);
       ctx.restore();
@@ -314,6 +313,7 @@ export const LinearGraph = forwardRef<LinearGraphHandle, LinearGraphProps>(funct
   }, [
     size,
     pad,
+    metrics,
     xMin,
     xMax,
     effXStep,
diff --git a/src/components/dsp408/Slider/VerticalSlider.css b/src/components/dsp408/Slider/VerticalSlider.css
index 320ca81..a3e70cf 100644
--- a/src/components/dsp408/Slider/VerticalSlider.css
+++ b/src/components/dsp408/Slider/VerticalSlider.css
@@ -1,54 +1,55 @@
 .gauge-viewport {
-  container-type: size;
-  container-name: gauge;
-
   position: relative;
   flex: 1 1 0;
   min-height: 0;
-  width: auto;
-  overflow: hidden;
-}
-
-.gauge-container {
-  --s: min(calc(100cqw / 70), calc(100cqh / var(--min-height-units, 180)));
-
-  position: absolute;
-  bottom: 0;
-  left: 50%;
-
-  width: calc(70 * var(--s));
-  height: 100%;
-  max-height: calc(var(--max-height-units, 240) * var(--s));
+  width: 100%;
 
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  justify-content: flex-end;
   align-items: center;
 
-  transform: translateX(-50%);
-
   box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
 .gauge-track {
   position: relative;
-
-  width: calc(70 * var(--s));
   flex: 1 1 auto;
-  max-height: calc(210 * var(--s));
   min-height: 0;
+  width: 100%;
 
   display: flex;
+  align-items: stretch;
   justify-content: center;
+  gap: 1.2cqh;
+
+  padding-bottom: 1.5cqh;
+  padding-top: 1.2cqh;
+}
+
+.ticks {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: space-between;
   align-items: center;
 
-  margin-bottom: calc(8 * var(--s));
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.ticks span {
+  width: 2.8cqh;
+  height: 0.55cqh;
+  min-height: 1px;
+
+  background: var(--border-hairline);
+  border-radius: 999px;
 }
 
 .slider {
   position: relative;
-
-  width: calc(24 * var(--s));
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  width: 6.5cqh;
   height: 100%;
 
   cursor: pointer;
@@ -63,60 +64,35 @@
 
   transform: translateX(-50%);
 
-  width: calc(2 * var(--s));
+  width: 0.55cqh;
+  min-width: 1px;
   height: 100%;
 
   background: var(--border-hairline);
-  border-radius: calc(6 * var(--s));
+  border-radius: 999px;
 }
 
 .thumb {
   position: absolute;
   left: 50%;
 
-  width: calc(18 * var(--s));
+  width: 5cqh;
   aspect-ratio: 1;
 
   transform: translate(-50%, 50%);
 
   border-radius: 50%;
   background: var(--bg-panel);
-  border: calc(2 * var(--s)) solid var(--accent-brand);
-  box-shadow: 0 calc(2 * var(--s)) calc(6 * var(--s)) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
-}
-
-.ticks {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0;
-  height: 100%;
-
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-
-  pointer-events: none;
-}
-
-.ticks span {
-  width: calc(10 * var(--s));
-  height: calc(2 * var(--s));
-
-  background: var(--border-hairline);
-  border-radius: calc(6 * var(--s));
-}
-
-.left {
-  left: calc(8 * var(--s));
-}
-.right {
-  right: calc(8 * var(--s));
+  border: 0.55cqh solid var(--accent-brand);
+  box-shadow: 0 0.55cqh 1.6cqh rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 }
 
 .value {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
   width: 100%;
 
-  margin-top: calc(4 * var(--s));
-  padding: calc(2 * var(--s)) calc(4 * var(--s));
+  margin-top: 0.8cqh;
+  padding: 0.5cqh 1cqh;
 
   box-sizing: border-box;
 
@@ -128,12 +104,12 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
 
   color: var(--accent-brand);
-  font-size: calc(12 * var(--s));
+  font-size: 3.2cqh;
   font-family: var(--font-mono);
   font-weight: var(--font-weight-medium);
 
-  box-shadow: 0 calc(2 * var(--s)) calc(6 * var(--s)) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
-  border-radius: calc(8 * var(--s));
+  box-shadow: 0 0.55cqh 1.6cqh rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+  border-radius: 1.6cqh;
 
   overflow: hidden;
 }
@@ -146,8 +122,8 @@
   text-align: center;
   background: transparent;
 
-  border: calc(1 * var(--s)) solid var(--border-hairline);
-  border-radius: calc(6 * var(--s));
+  border: 0.3cqh solid var(--border-hairline);
+  border-radius: 1.2cqh;
 
   appearance: none;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/dsp408/Slider/VerticalSlider.tsx b/src/components/dsp408/Slider/VerticalSlider.tsx
index 527e4b1..7a01e27 100644
--- a/src/components/dsp408/Slider/VerticalSlider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dsp408/Slider/VerticalSlider.tsx
@@ -12,32 +12,16 @@ type VerticalSliderProps = {
 
   value: number;
   onChange?: (value: number) => Promise<boolean>;
-  /**
-   * Fires synchronously on every live value change — while dragging, on each
-   * keypress — *before* the value is committed via onChange. Use this to
-   * drive UI that should track the slider in real time (e.g. a preview
-   * graph), without waiting for the (async) commit round-trip.
-   */
   onInput?: (value: number) => void;
 
   unit?: string;
 
-  minAspectHeight?: number;
-  maxAspectHeight?: number;
-
   className?: string;
   style?: React.CSSProperties;
 };
 
-// Design constants: at the original 70x240 ratio the track is 210 units tall
-// and holds 15 ticks (2 units tall) laid out with space-between, which works
-// out to a ~13 unit gap -> a ~15 unit center-to-center pitch. We reuse that
-// pitch to decide how many ticks fit in whatever track height we actually get.
-const DESIGN_TRACK_WIDTH_UNITS = 70;
-const TICK_HEIGHT_UNITS = 2;
-const TICK_PITCH_UNITS = 15;
 const MIN_TICKS = 3;
-const MAX_TICKS = 15;
+const MAX_TICK_SPACING_PX = 16;
 
 function getDecimals(n: number) {
   const s = n.toString();
@@ -55,8 +39,6 @@ export default function VerticalSlider({
   onChange,
   onInput,
   unit = '',
-  minAspectHeight = 180,
-  maxAspectHeight = 240,
   className,
   style,
 }: VerticalSliderProps) {
@@ -70,7 +52,7 @@ export default function VerticalSlider({
   const dragging = useRef(false);
   const thumbRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const keyboardEditing = useRef(false);
-  const [tickCount, setTickCount] = useState(MAX_TICKS);
+  const [tickCount, setTickCount] = useState(MIN_TICKS);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (dragging.current || keyboardEditing.current || editingText !== null) {
@@ -85,20 +67,13 @@ export default function VerticalSlider({
     if (!el || typeof ResizeObserver === 'undefined') return;
 
     const recompute = () => {
-      const w = el.clientWidth;
       const h = el.clientHeight;
-      if (!w || !h) return;
+      if (!h) return;
 
-      // .gauge-track's width is always calc(70 * --s), so this recovers --s in px.
-      const s = w / DESIGN_TRACK_WIDTH_UNITS;
-      const heightUnits = h / s;
-
-      const raw = 1 + (heightUnits - TICK_HEIGHT_UNITS) / TICK_PITCH_UNITS;
-      const n = Math.max(MIN_TICKS, Math.min(MAX_TICKS, Math.round(raw)));
+      const n = Math.max(MIN_TICKS, Math.ceil(h / MAX_TICK_SPACING_PX) + 1);
 
       setTickCount(n);
     };
-
     recompute();
 
     const observer = new ResizeObserver(recompute);
@@ -122,17 +97,13 @@ export default function VerticalSlider({
 
   function normalizeValue(input: number) {
     const clamped = Math.min(max, Math.max(min, input));
-
     const currentStep = getStep(clamped);
-
     const snapped = min + Math.round((clamped - min) / currentStep) * currentStep;
-
     return Number(Math.min(max, Math.max(min, snapped)).toFixed(6));
   }
 
   function updateValue(input: number) {
     const next = normalizeValue(input);
-
     dragValue.current = next;
     setDisplayValue(next);
     onInput?.(next);
@@ -144,11 +115,9 @@ export default function VerticalSlider({
     }
 
     keyboardEditing.current = true;
-
     e.preventDefault();
 
     const base = keyboardValue.current ?? value;
-
     const currentStep = getStep(base);
 
     let next = base;
@@ -162,9 +131,7 @@ export default function VerticalSlider({
     }
 
     next = normalizeValue(next);
-
     keyboardValue.current = next;
-
     updateValue(next);
   }
 
@@ -172,7 +139,6 @@ export default function VerticalSlider({
     if (keyboardValue.current == null) return;
 
     const next = keyboardValue.current;
-
     const success = await onChange?.(next);
 
     keyboardEditing.current = false;
@@ -209,7 +175,6 @@ export default function VerticalSlider({
     if (!dragging.current) return;
 
     const finalValue = dragValue.current;
-
     const success = await onChange?.(finalValue);
 
     dragging.current = false;
@@ -250,63 +215,56 @@ export default function VerticalSlider({
 
   const percent = (displayValue - min) / (max - min);
 
-  const containerStyle = {
-    '--min-height-units': minAspectHeight,
-    '--max-height-units': maxAspectHeight,
-  } as React.CSSProperties;
-
   return (
     <div className={['gauge-viewport', className].filter(Boolean).join(' ')} style={style}>
-      <div className="gauge-container" style={containerStyle}>
-        <div className="gauge-track" ref={trackRef}>
-          <div className="ticks left">
-            {Array.from({ length: tickCount }).map((_, i) => (
-              <span key={i} />
-            ))}
-          </div>
-
-          <div
-            className="slider"
-            ref={sliderRef}
-            tabIndex={0}
-            onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
-            onKeyUp={handleKeyUp}
-            onPointerDown={startDrag}
-            onPointerMove={handlePointerMove}
-            onPointerUp={endDrag}
-            onPointerCancel={endDrag}
-          >
-            <div className="track" />
-            <div ref={thumbRef} className="thumb" style={{ bottom: `${percent * 100}%` }} />
-          </div>
-
-          <div className="ticks right">
-            {Array.from({ length: tickCount }).map((_, i) => (
-              <span key={i} />
-            ))}
-          </div>
+      <div className="gauge-track" ref={trackRef}>
+        <div className="ticks left">
+          {Array.from({ length: tickCount }).map((_, i) => (
+            <span key={i} />
+          ))}
         </div>
 
-        <div className="value">
-          <input
-            ref={inputRef}
-            type="text"
-            inputMode="decimal"
-            value={editingText ?? displayValue.toFixed(decimals)}
-            style={{ width: '100%' }}
-            onFocus={() => setEditingText(value.toFixed(decimals))}
-            onChange={(e) => setEditingText(e.target.value)}
-            onBlur={commitEditing}
-            onKeyDown={(e) => {
-              if (e.key === 'Enter') inputRef.current?.blur();
-              if (e.key === 'Escape') {
-                setEditingText(null);
-                inputRef.current?.blur();
-              }
-            }}
-          />
-          <span className="value-unit">{unit}</span>
+        <div
+          className="slider"
+          ref={sliderRef}
+          tabIndex={0}
+          onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+          onKeyUp={handleKeyUp}
+          onPointerDown={startDrag}
+          onPointerMove={handlePointerMove}
+          onPointerUp={endDrag}
+          onPointerCancel={endDrag}
+        >
+          <div className="track" />
+          <div ref={thumbRef} className="thumb" style={{ bottom: `${percent * 100}%` }} />
         </div>
+
+        <div className="ticks right">
+          {Array.from({ length: tickCount }).map((_, i) => (
+            <span key={i} />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="value">
+        <input
+          ref={inputRef}
+          type="text"
+          inputMode="decimal"
+          value={editingText ?? displayValue.toFixed(decimals)}
+          style={{ width: '100%' }}
+          onFocus={() => setEditingText(value.toFixed(decimals))}
+          onChange={(e) => setEditingText(e.target.value)}
+          onBlur={commitEditing}
+          onKeyDown={(e) => {
+            if (e.key === 'Enter') inputRef.current?.blur();
+            if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+              setEditingText(null);
+              inputRef.current?.blur();
+            }
+          }}
+        />
+        <span className="value-unit">{unit}</span>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/hooks/useDSP408.ts b/src/hooks/useDSP408.ts
index 2bc9476..aa13fc9 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useDSP408.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useDSP408.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@ import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
 
 import { DSP, AppPage } from '../types/types';
-import { Channel, InputChannel, defaultDSPState } from '../types/dsp408State';
+import {
+  Channel,
+  InputChannel,
+  defaultDSPState,
+  defaultMeters,
+  OutputChannel,
+  Ratio,
+} from '../types/dsp408State';
 
 import {
   createDSP408,
@@ -37,13 +44,21 @@ export type DSP408Device = {
   setGain: (channel: Channel, gain: number) => Promise<boolean>;
   setMute: (channel: Channel, muted: boolean) => Promise<boolean>;
   setInverse: (channel: Channel, inverted: boolean) => Promise<boolean>;
-  setGate(
+  setGate: (
     inputChannel: InputChannel,
     threshold: number,
     attack: number,
     hold: number,
     release: number
-  ): Promise<boolean>;
+  ) => Promise<boolean>;
+  setCompressor: (
+    outputChannel: OutputChannel,
+    ratio: Ratio,
+    attack: number,
+    release: number,
+    knee: number,
+    threshold: number
+  ) => Promise<boolean>;
 };
 
 // ============================================================
@@ -253,7 +268,7 @@ export function useDSP408(
         ...dsp,
         status: 'disconnected',
         state: defaultDSPState,
-        meters: null,
+        meters: defaultMeters,
         pollingPaused: true,
       };
 
@@ -620,6 +635,73 @@ export function useDSP408(
     });
   }
 
+  // ==========================================================
+  // Compressor
+  // ==========================================================
+  async function setCompressor(
+    dsp: DSP,
+    outputChannel: OutputChannel,
+    ratio: Ratio,
+    attack: number,
+    release: number,
+    knee: number,
+    threshold: number
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    return withPollingPaused(dsp, async () => {
+      try {
+        const success = await invoke<boolean>('set_compressor', {
+          id: dsp.id,
+          channel: outputChannel,
+          ratio,
+          attack,
+          release,
+          knee,
+          threshold,
+        });
+
+        if (!success) {
+          notify('Failed to change compressor settings', 'error', dsp.name);
+          return false;
+        }
+
+        updateDSP(setDsps, dsp.id, (d) => {
+          if (!d.state) return d;
+
+          const currentConfig = d.state.current_config;
+
+          return {
+            ...d,
+            state: {
+              ...d.state,
+              current_config: {
+                ...currentConfig,
+                output_states: {
+                  ...currentConfig.output_states,
+                  [outputChannel]: {
+                    ...currentConfig.output_states[outputChannel],
+                    compressor: {
+                      ratio,
+                      attack,
+                      release,
+                      knee,
+                      threshold,
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          };
+        });
+
+        notify('Compressor updated', 'success', dsp.name);
+        return true;
+      } catch (err) {
+        notify(`Compressor update failed: ${String(err)}`, 'error', dsp.name);
+        return false;
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   // ==========================================================
   // Return API
   // ==========================================================
@@ -640,6 +722,14 @@ export function useDSP408(
         hold: number,
         release: number
       ) => setGate(dsp, inputChannel, threshold, attack, hold, release),
+      setCompressor: (
+        outputChannel: OutputChannel,
+        ratio: Ratio,
+        attack: number,
+        release: number,
+        knee: number,
+        threshold: number
+      ) => setCompressor(dsp, outputChannel, ratio, attack, release, knee, threshold),
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/AddDspPage/AddDspPage.tsx b/src/pages/AddDspPage/AddDspPage.tsx
index dbb24d2..bc4a0ba 100644
--- a/src/pages/AddDspPage/AddDspPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/AddDspPage/AddDspPage.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function AddDSPForm({
   const [form, setForm] = useState({
     name: '',
     type: DSP_TYPES[0].name,
-    ip: '192.168.1.100',
+    ip: '192.168.49.30',
     port: DSP_TYPES[0].defaultPort,
     deviceId: 1,
   });
diff --git a/src/pages/DspPage/DspPage.css b/src/pages/DspPage/DspPage.css
index d5bab92..cf69751 100644
--- a/src/pages/DspPage/DspPage.css
+++ b/src/pages/DspPage/DspPage.css
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@
   position: fixed;
   left: var(--sidebar-width-collapsed);
   right: 0;
-  bottom: 0;
-  transition: left var(--dur-base) var(--ease-standard);
   top: var(--header-height);
+  bottom: 0;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+
+  min-height: 0;
+
+  transition: left var(--dur-base) var(--ease-standard);
 }
 
 .app-root:has(.sidebar-rail--expanded) .dsp-content {
diff --git a/src/pages/DspPage/DspPage.tsx b/src/pages/DspPage/DspPage.tsx
index 86b8c35..7a57dec 100644
--- a/src/pages/DspPage/DspPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/DspPage/DspPage.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Sidebar from '../../components/Sidebar/Sidebar';
 import { InfoIcon, KnobGainIcon } from '../../assets/icons/AudioIcons';
 import ConnectionPanel from '../../components/dsp408/ConnectionSection/ConnectionSection';
 import GainSection from '../../components/dsp408/GainSection/GainSection';
+import CompressorSection from '../../components/dsp408/CompressorSection/CompressorSection';
 import { DSP408Device } from '../../hooks/useDSP408';
 import './DspPage.css';
 import GateSection from '../../components/dsp408/GateSection/GateSection';
@@ -179,6 +180,9 @@ function DSPPage({ dsp, dsp408 }: { dsp: DSP; dsp408: DSP408Device }) {
       case 'gate':
         return <GateSection dsp={dsp} set_gate={dsp408.setGate} />;
 
+      case 'compressor':
+        return <CompressorSection dsp={dsp} set_compressor={dsp408.setCompressor} />;
+
       default:
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/src/types/dsp408State.ts b/src/types/dsp408State.ts
index cf5e5f9..2a7f130 100644
--- a/src/types/dsp408State.ts
+++ b/src/types/dsp408State.ts
@@ -192,8 +192,14 @@ export type DSPState = {
   current_config: DSPConfigState;
 };
 
+export interface Meter {
+  rms: number;
+  peak: number;
+  clip: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface Meters {
-  levels: number[];
+  channels: Meter[];
 }
 
 /* -- Default Value -- */
@@ -261,17 +267,17 @@ const createDefaultOutputChannelState = (name: string): OutputChannelState => ({
   peq_chain: createDefaultPEQChain(),
 
   compressor: {
-    threshold: 0,
+    threshold: -90,
     ratio: Ratio.Ratio1_1,
-    attack: 0,
-    release: 0,
+    attack: 1,
+    release: 10,
     knee: 0,
   },
 
   limiter: {
-    threshold: 0,
-    attack: 0,
-    release: 0,
+    threshold: -90,
+    attack: 1,
+    release: 10,
   },
 
   gain: 0,
@@ -304,7 +310,7 @@ export const defaultDSPState: DSPState = {
     delay_unit: DelayUnit.Millisecond,
 
     input_states: {
-      [InputChannel.InA]: createDefaultInputChannelState('In A'),
+      [InputChannel.InA]: createDefaultInputChannelState('InInInIn'),
       [InputChannel.InB]: createDefaultInputChannelState('In B'),
       [InputChannel.InC]: createDefaultInputChannelState('In C'),
       [InputChannel.InD]: createDefaultInputChannelState('In D'),
@@ -322,3 +328,13 @@ export const defaultDSPState: DSPState = {
     },
   },
 };
+
+const createDefaultMeter = (): Meter => ({
+  rms: -60,
+  peak: -60,
+  clip: false,
+});
+
+export const defaultMeters: Meters = {
+  channels: Array.from({ length: 12 }, createDefaultMeter),
+};
diff --git a/src/types/types.ts b/src/types/types.ts
index dd84c77..bca7b42 100644
--- a/src/types/types.ts
+++ b/src/types/types.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export type DSP = {
   deviceId: number;
   status: DSPStatus;
   state: DSPState;
-  meters: Meters | null;
+  meters: Meters;
   pollingPaused: boolean;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/variables.css b/src/variables.css
index 9274355..9a3356b 100644
--- a/src/variables.css
+++ b/src/variables.css
@@ -89,5 +89,5 @@
   --sidebar-width-expanded: 200px;
 
   /* ---------- DSP ---------- */
-  --dsp-control-heigth: 40vh;
+  --dsp-control-heigth: 40%;
 }