diff --git a/src/deluge/dsp/master_compressor/master_compressor.h b/src/deluge/dsp/master_compressor/master_compressor.h
index 392f425e9c..4a22fe962b 100644
--- a/src/deluge/dsp/master_compressor/master_compressor.h
+++ b/src/deluge/dsp/master_compressor/master_compressor.h
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ class MasterCompressor {
 	//attack/release in ms
 	int32_t getAttack() { return attackms; }
 	void setAttack(int32_t attack) {
-		a_ = (-1000.0 / 44100) / (float(attack));
+		a_ = (-1000.0 / 44100) / (5 + float(attack) / 2);
 		attackms = attack;
 	};
 	int32_t getRelease() { return releasems; }
 	void setRelease(int32_t release) {
-		r_ = (-1000.0 / 44100) / (float(10 * release));
+		r_ = (-1000.0 / 44100) / (50 + 4 * float(release));
 		releasems = release;
 	};
 	q31_t getThreshold() { return rawThreshold; }
diff --git a/src/deluge/model/global_effectable/global_effectable.cpp b/src/deluge/model/global_effectable/global_effectable.cpp
index 5ca54c9cef..60a9c9a032 100644
--- a/src/deluge/model/global_effectable/global_effectable.cpp
+++ b/src/deluge/model/global_effectable/global_effectable.cpp
@@ -358,9 +358,10 @@ ActionResult GlobalEffectable::modEncoderActionForNonExistentParam(int32_t offse
 			case CompParam::ATTACK:
 				current = AudioEngine::mastercompressor.getAttack() - 64;
 				current += offset;
-				current = std::clamp(current, -63, 64);
+				current = std::clamp(current, -64, 64);
 				ledLevel = (64 + current);
-				displayLevel = ((ledLevel)*kMaxMenuValue) / 128;
+				//in ms
+				displayLevel = 5 + (ledLevel >> 1);
 
 				AudioEngine::mastercompressor.setAttack(current + 64);
 				break;
@@ -368,9 +369,9 @@ ActionResult GlobalEffectable::modEncoderActionForNonExistentParam(int32_t offse
 			case CompParam::RELEASE:
 				current = AudioEngine::mastercompressor.getRelease() - 64;
 				current += offset;
-				current = std::clamp(current, -63, 64);
+				current = std::clamp(current, -64, 64);
 				ledLevel = (64 + current);
-				displayLevel = ((ledLevel)*kMaxMenuValue) / 128;
+				displayLevel = 50 + 4 * ledLevel;
 
 				AudioEngine::mastercompressor.setRelease(current + 64);
 				break;