Method for operating a hearing aid, - wherein the hearing aid generates an input signal from acoustic signals from the environment, - wherein the hearing aid comprises a signal processor, which is configured to modify the input signal and to thereby generate an output signal, - wherein in order to modify the input signal, the signal processor comprises an automatic gain control comprising a compressor operable with a compression scheme, - wherein the environment is subdivided into a plurality of directions (V, H, L, S), one of which is selected as a relevant direction by means of a direction determination unit, - wherein the input signal is modified direction-dependently by operating the compressor with a compression scheme which is set depending on the relevant direction, so that acoustic signals from the relevant direction are emphasized over acoustic signals from other directions, characterized in that the compressor comprises a plurality of instances, which are operated with different instance schemes, wherein a respective instance scheme is configured for emphasizing a particular type of acoustic signal, wherein the input signal is respectively fed to the plurality of instances, which then generate a corresponding number of modified input signals (Emod), which are then combined together to form the output signal, wherein a proportion ratio of the modified input signals (Emod) to each other in the output signal is set depending on the relevant direction, so that the compression scheme is set as a mixture of the instance schemes, or that the input signal comprises a plurality of directional input signals (Eger) each assigned to one of the plurality of directions (V, H, L, S), wherein the compressor comprises an instance for each of the directional input signals (Eger) which is operated with a respective instance scheme, wherein a respective instance is fed to one of the directional input signals (Eger), so that the compression scheme is set as a mixture of the instance schemes, wherein each directional input signal (Eger) is modified separately and the modified input signals (Emod) are then mixed together in a mixer, wherein a proportion ratio of the modified input signals (Emod) to the output signal is set in such a way that an optimum compression scheme results overall. - wherein the hearing aid generates an input signal from acoustic signals from the environment, - wherein the hearing aid comprises a signal processor, which is configured to modify the input signal and to thereby generate an output signal, - wherein in order to modify the input signal, the signal processor comprises an automatic gain control comprising a compressor operable with a compression scheme, - wherein the environment is subdivided into a plurality of directions (V, H, L, S), one of which is selected as a relevant direction by means of a direction determination unit, - wherein the input signal is modified direction-dependently by operating the compressor with a compression scheme which is set depending on the relevant direction, so that acoustic signals from the relevant direction are emphasized over acoustic signals from other directions, characterized in that the compressor comprises a plurality of instances, which are operated with different instance schemes, wherein a respective instance scheme is configured for emphasizing a particular type of acoustic signal, wherein the input signal is respectively fed to the plurality of instances, which then generate a corresponding number of modified input signals (Emod), which are then combined together to form the output signal, wherein a proportion ratio of the modified input signals (Emod) to each other in the output signal is set depending on the relevant direction, so that the compression scheme is set as a mixture of the instance schemes, or that the input signal comprises a plurality of directional input signals (Eger) each assigned to one of the plurality of directions (V, H, L, S), wherein the compressor comprises an instance for each of the directional input signals (Eger) which is operated with a respective instance scheme, wherein a respective instance is fed to one of the directional input signals (Eger), so that the compression scheme is set as a mixture of the instance schemes, wherein each directional input signal (Eger) is modified separately and the modified input signals (Emod) are then mixed together in a mixer, wherein a proportion ratio of the modified input signals (Emod) to the output signal is set in such a way that an optimum compression scheme results overall.