Why use it
What it doesFast, aggressive compression that likes being pushed.
Reach for it whenSnare and room mics. Aggressive vocal levelling. Parallel on a drum bus.
What makes it differentAttack and release from a measured step table, so the times behave at every ratio. BLEND keeps the transients you just flattened.
A FET compressor. Fast, aggressive, and happiest when you push it — with a
blend knob so you can keep the transients you just flattened.
CONTROLS
· THRESHOLD how hard it grabs, -48 to +12
· ATTACK .1 to 10
· RELEASE 10 to 1k
· RATIO 1:1 up to 20:1
· MAKEUP bring the level back, ±24 dB
· BLEND parallel compression in one knob, 0 to 100%
· SC HPF keep the lows out of the detector, 10 Hz to 1k
· LINKED tie both channels together, or let them work apart
· Backlit gain-reduction VU meter, plus a GR indicator lamp
Watch the ghost above the logo — it gets squashed flat right along with
everything else. The harder you compress, the flatter it gets.
WHAT'S NEW IN 1.6.2
· Low-frequency even-harmonic colour was always on at a fixed amount; it now follows gain reduction. 100 Hz H2 at -20 dBFS moved from -42.1 to -54.68 dBc, within 0.14 dB of the reference.
· Added a 1.5 ms snap stage that only acts at attack settings of 1 ms and below, so the measured attack scale is unchanged.
· Blend and Makeup no longer click when automated (0.189 and 0.722 → 0.0004 and 0.0003).
· Factory presets are now deterministic. They were partial, so a preset kept values from whichever preset you loaded before it.
· The Default program in the host's preset menu now actually restores the plug-in's defaults.
· Fixed a crash that could bring the host down: closing the plug-in window and then removing the plug-in left a timer running on freed data.
· Licence activation fixed: a bundle key now counts one activation per computer instead of one per plug-in, so one key covers five machines as stated.
· Rebuilt, re-signed and notarized for macOS (Universal) and Windows.
EARLIER IN 1.6
· Detector rebuilt from a measured step table of a classic FET compressor - attack, release and ratio now track the reference
REGISTRATION
· The plug-in runs unrestricted for a 7-day trial from first launch, counted separately for each plugin.
· Your licence key is on your Gumroad receipt and on the download page.
· Paste it into the plug-in once — it needs internet that one time, then works offline.
· Message me on Gumroad if you need it reset for a new machine.
FORMATS
macOS AU + VST3 + AAX (Pro Tools), Universal (Intel + Apple Silicon)
Windows VST3 + AAX (Pro Tools), 64-bit
INSTALL — WINDOWS
1. Unzip.
2. Right-click "Install.bat" and choose "Run as administrator".
It puts both the VST3 and the AAX version in place.
3. Restart your DAW and rescan plugins.
INSTALL — macOS
1. Open the .pkg installer and follow the prompts.
2. Pick the formats you want (VST3 / AU / AAX).
3. Restart your DAW and rescan plugins.
Signed and notarized by Apple — no Terminal, no security workaround.
The installer asks for your admin password because the plug-ins go to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins (available to every user on the Mac).
Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple — no security
warnings, no Terminal commands.
Stuck, or something sounds off? Message me — I answer every one.
More plugins coming, posted gradually.
UPDATES
Buy once, updated forever. Every future build is free to you — Gumroad emails you when there is a new one. No subscription, no upgrade fee, no re-purchase.
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