You may well be all sorted for classic compressor emulations - it’s not like there aren’t many of them - but if you’re not, Softube is currently letting you download its dbx-inspired VCA Compressor plugin for free.
Promising to deliver the punch of the 1970s model that it emulates, this can be used to give your sounds an audible, characterful boost, thanks to its hard knee compression curve and ability to add harmonic content in the gain stages.
The plugin version promises all the tone and features of the original, plus new ratios, parallel compression and detector filtering. There’s now a sidechain section, a dry/wet control and an output drive knob for dialling in even more special sauce. Other enhancements include a stereo link mode and a high frequency make-up feature.
The VCA Compressor is free until the end of March and can be downloaded now via the Softube website. It runs on PC and Mac in VST/AU/AAX formats, and is also included in the company’s Icons: The Compressor Collection bundle.
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