diff --git a/lib/audio_compressor.c b/lib/audio_compressor.c
index 3ff49a00..a2d5c50b 100644
--- a/lib/audio_compressor.c
+++ b/lib/audio_compressor.c
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ struct audio_compressor {
     int dbg_counter;
 };
 
+/* Начальный gain — середина диапазона [0, max_gain] в дБ (геометрическое среднее). */
+struct audio_compressor* audio_compressor_clone_config(const struct audio_compressor* source) {
+    if (!source) { DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_MEDIA, "compressor: cannot clone NULL configuration"); return NULL; }
+    struct audio_compressor* copy = audio_compressor_create();
+    if (copy) { audio_compressor_configure(copy, &source->cfg); audio_compressor_set_enabled(copy, source->enabled); }
+    return copy;
+}
+
 /* Начальный gain — середина диапазона [0, max_gain] в дБ (геометрическое среднее). */
 static float initial_gain(float max_gain) {
     return max_gain > 0.0f ? sqrtf(max_gain) : 1.0f;
diff --git a/lib/audio_compressor.h b/lib/audio_compressor.h
index c77900e2..cf13a479 100644
--- a/lib/audio_compressor.h
+++ b/lib/audio_compressor.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ typedef struct {
 } audio_compressor_config_t;
 
 struct audio_compressor* audio_compressor_create(void);
+/* Новый пустой compressor с теми же настройками; позволяет передать запись worker без копии PCM. */
+struct audio_compressor* audio_compressor_clone_config(const struct audio_compressor* source);
 void audio_compressor_destroy(struct audio_compressor* ac);
 
 void audio_compressor_configure(struct audio_compressor* ac, const audio_compressor_config_t* cfg);