Dynamic range compressor of the subband type, comprising - an input for receiving a broadband input signal for carrying out a dynamic compression thereon, - subband splitting device for splitting the broadband input signal into K narrowband subband signals (SSB 1, SSB k, SSB K), where K is an integer larger than 1, - an amplifier unit for amplifying each of the K subband signals by a respective amplification factor (A 1,... A K) to obtain K amplified subband signals, - a subband combining device for combining the K amplified subband signals to obtain a broadband output signal, which is a dynamically compressed version of the broadband input signal, - an envelope detecting device for generating for each of the K subbands a respective one of K envelope signals, - an amplifier control device for generating in response to the K envelope signals K amplifier control signals, each of the K amplifier control signals being representative of one of the K amplification factors, which amplifier control device is adapted to generate an amplification control signal in response to more than one of the K envelope signals, which amplifier control device comprises - K inputs (111.1,..., 111.k,..., 111.K) for receiving the K envelope signals, - K divider units (211.1,..., 211.k,..., 211.K), each having a first and a second input (212.k, 213.k) and an output (214.k), characterized in that the amplifier control device comprises - K lowpass filter units (215.1,... 215.k,..., 215.K), each having an input (216.k) coupled to a respective one (211.k) of the K inputs of the amplifier control device, and an output (217.k) coupled to a respective one (213.k) of the second inputs of the K divider units (211.k), - a signal combination unit having K inputs, each input (218.k) being coupled to a respective one (217.k) of the outputs of the K lowpass filter units (215.k), and an output, the signal combination unit being adapted to generate a combination signal in response to the signals received via its inputs, - K multiplication units (222.1,..., 222.k,..., 222.K), each having a first input (223.k) coupled to a respective one of the K inputs of the amplifier control device, a second input (224.k) coupled to the output of the signal combination unit, and an output (225.k), - K outputs (112.1,..., 112.K) for supplying the K amplifier control signals representative of the amplification factors, each of the K outputs (112.k) being coupled to a respective one (225.k) of the outputs of the K multiplication units. - an input for receiving a broadband input signal for carrying out a dynamic compression thereon, - subband splitting device for splitting the broadband input signal into K narrowband subband signals (SSB 1, SSB k, SSB K), where K is an integer larger than 1, - an amplifier unit for amplifying each of the K subband signals by a respective amplification factor (A 1,... A K) to obtain K amplified subband signals, - a subband combining device for combining the K amplified subband signals to obtain a broadband output signal, which is a dynamically compressed version of the broadband input signal, - an envelope detecting device for generating for each of the K subbands a respective one of K envelope signals, - an amplifier control device for generating in response to the K envelope signals K amplifier control signals, each of the K amplifier control signals being representative of one of the K amplification factors, - K inputs (111.1,..., 111.k,..., 111.K) for receiving the K envelope signals, - K divider units (211.1,..., 211.k,..., 211.K), each having a first and a second input (212.k, 213.k) and an output (214.k), characterized in that the amplifier control device comprises - K lowpass filter units (215.1,... 215.k,..., 215.K), each having an input (216.k) coupled to a respective one (211.k) of the K inputs of the amplifier control device, and an output (217.k) coupled to a respective one (213.k) of the second inputs of the K divider units (211.k), - a signal combination unit having K inputs, each input (218.k) being coupled to a respective one (217.k) of the outputs of the K lowpass filter units (215.k), and an output, the signal combination unit being adapted to generate a combination signal in response to the signals received via its inputs, - K multiplication units (222.1,..., 222.k,..., 222.K), each having a first input (223.k) coupled to a respective one of the K inputs of the amplifier control device, a second input (224.k) coupled to the output of the signal combination unit, and an output (225.k), - K outputs (112.1,..., 112.K) for supplying the K amplifier control signals representative of the amplification factors, each of the K outputs (112.k) being coupled to a respective one (225.k) of the outputs of the K multiplication units.