· Source: Shattered Glass Audio
Developer Shattered Glass Audio released a new plug-in called Kompresor. It’s a versatile dynamics processor which isn’t especially complicated and doesn’t cost a lot of money (just USD 30). Kompresor offers a choice of four compression algorithms and three sidechain modes alongside other tweakables. Thus, it can be adapted for individual tracks, mix buses, and mastering applications. Here’s more about this powerful tool & sleeper-hit…
Kompresor is unabashedly digital in the sense it sounds clean and can be pushed to extremes that would set analog gear on fire. We’re talking 0.01ms attack times and ratios of 30:1 (isn’t that called limiting?). Some more interesting possibilities to look at:
Kompresor has three sidechain configuration choices:
Shattered Glass Audio Kompresor GUI
Next up, there are 4 compression envelope types:
Further along, Kompresor’s peak detection circuit functions in the traditional Peak and RMS modes. There’s also the DELTA control that lets you A/B the dry and wet signal before the makeup gain stage. Finally, the gain reduction circuit has two modes – Lin (linear) and Log (logarithmic). When Lin is selected the gain reduction is computed based on the Attack-Release envelope of the signal. When Log is selected, gain reduction is computed for each sample and smoothed out by the Attack-Release envelope.
By the looks of it, Kompresor is quite deep for such a deceptively simple-looking plug-in. It seems to be a powerful tool in experienced hands. Also, seeing an ambitious digital compressor make the rounds is always refreshing in the “too many analog emulations” era.
Shattered Glass Audio is selling Kompresor for an affordable USD 30. The plug-in is available in 64-bit VST3, AU, and AAX formats for Windows 10 and macOS 10.15+. There’s a user manual to check for an in-depth look at all the features, and a fully functional demo to try.
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