A method of processing an audio signal for replay on an audio device, the method comprising: performing a spectral decomposition of the audio signal into a plurality of subband signals using a band pass filter ; for each subband signal of the plurality of subband signals: providing the subband signal to a modulator , and from the modulator output, providing the subband signal to a first processing path that includes a first dynamic range compressor, DRC ; feedforward compressing the subband signal by the first DRC to obtain a feedforward-compressed subband signal; and providing the feedforward-compressed subband signal to a second processing path that includes a second DRC , compressing the feedforward-compressed subband signal by the second DRC , and providing an output of the second processing path to the modulator , wherein modulating the subband signal by the modulator is performed in dependence on the output of the second processing path; and recombining the feedforward-compressed subband signals, the method being characterised in that feedforward compressing comprises, for each subband signal, slowing the first DRC relative to an instantaneous DRC, wherein slowing the first DRC relative to the instantaneous DRC relates to oversampling the subband signal by applying an n-point FFT to the subband signal and overlapping the FFT transforms by n/N samples, where N is the oversampling rate and n is larger than N. performing a spectral decomposition of the audio signal into a plurality of subband signals using a band pass filter ; for each subband signal of the plurality of subband signals: providing the subband signal to a modulator , and from the modulator output, providing the subband signal to a first processing path that includes a first dynamic range compressor, DRC ; feedforward compressing the subband signal by the first DRC to obtain a feedforward-compressed subband signal; and providing the feedforward-compressed subband signal to a second processing path that includes a second DRC , compressing the feedforward-compressed subband signal by the second DRC , and providing an output of the second processing path to the modulator , wherein modulating the subband signal by the modulator is performed in dependence on the output of the second processing path; and providing the subband signal to a modulator , and from the modulator output, providing the subband signal to a first processing path that includes a first dynamic range compressor, DRC ; feedforward compressing the subband signal by the first DRC to obtain a feedforward-compressed subband signal; and providing the feedforward-compressed subband signal to a second processing path that includes a second DRC , compressing the feedforward-compressed subband signal by the second DRC , and providing an output of the second processing path to the modulator , wherein modulating the subband signal by the modulator is performed in dependence on the output of the second processing path; and recombining the feedforward-compressed subband signals, the method being characterised in that feedforward compressing comprises, for each subband signal, slowing the first DRC relative to an instantaneous DRC, wherein slowing the first DRC relative to the instantaneous DRC relates to oversampling the subband signal by applying an n-point FFT to the subband signal and overlapping the FFT transforms by n/N samples, where N is the oversampling rate and n is larger than N. <EOS>