diff --git a/filter/bs412.c b/filter/bs412.c
index 6474cdd..fcb4b8f 100644
--- a/filter/bs412.c
+++ b/filter/bs412.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void init_bs412(BS412Compressor* mpx, float mpx_deviation, float target_power, f
 	mpx->attack = expf(-1.0f / (attack * sample_rate));
 	mpx->release = expf(-1.0f / (release * sample_rate));
 	mpx->target = target_power;
-	mpx->gain = 1.0f;
+	mpx->gain = 0.0f;
 	mpx->max = max;
 	memset(mpx->lookahead_samples, 0, BS412_LOOKAHEAD);
 	mpx->lookahead_counter = 0;