Of The Best Compressor Plugins In The World 2. Fully updated and expanded for 2. Several of the new entries were highlighted by readers in the Comments to the original post, so thanks to those of you who contributed suggestions and your own top selections While there have been some significant releases since the last list update notably Klanghelms MJUC and TDR Kotelnikov many old favourites have also had their reputations cemented and become firm fixtures in many producers toolboxes. Sonalksis G Mac' title='Sonalksis G Mac' />As ever, its also important to remember that every compressor will produce subjectively better or worse results on different source material some are great for drums, others for vocals, whilst some are specifically designed for buss, mix or mastering roles. Ultimately, the best compressor plugin is always the one that best suites the specific task youre undertaking and gives you the sound you want with the greatest ease and efficiency. Take the compressors on this list as a round up of the best options available in 2. Adobe InDesign CS5 Premium 7. Age Of Empires Iv Full. Autodesk Autocad Architecture 2010 German 2 dvds Aperture 3. Full for Mac 1 dvd Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro for Mac 1 cd Adobe Photoshop. Consistent list of free plugins for Protools 10 RTAS and AAX. Domce nahrvacie tdio Ni zloit. Vetko o nahrvan v domcom tdiu pre zaiatonkov. Ako sa dostane zvuk do potaa Hudobn porada. Intro The Legacy of Hardware Compressors. Its worth bearing in mind just how much of an influence a few iconic hardware units still have over the software compressor world. The Urei 1. 17. 6, dbx 1. Teletronix LA2. A all represent modern compression touchstones simple but sophisticated controls, musical coloration and a warming up of the processed sound without flat out distortion, and flexible enough to throw a range of different signals at and get great results, from pumping tube fatness to relative transparency. Youll notice that many of the plugins on the list reference one of these designs in some form, either as straight modelled emulations, or more subtly taking inspiration from the control layout. Urei 1. 17. 6Urei 1. First introduced in 1. LN. An FET field effect transistor compressor, the 1. British mode, this one was a beast when it came to applying particularly heavy compression to bass, drums and guitars. Teletronix LA2. ATeletronix LA2. A Introduced in California in the early 1. An electro optical tube compressor, with a distinctively silky sound much celebrated by producers. Ideal for more gentle compression in situations where super smoothness counts for more than in yer face aggressive processing. Introduced in 1. 97. Some of the best EQ plugins are modelled not after standalone outboard units, but the EQ sections of classic mixing consoles. In particular, the term British EQ. No more missed important software updates UpdateStar 11 lets you stay up to date and secure with the software on your computer. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get. Nasoundra Palace Studio. Sonalksis G Mac' title='Sonalksis G Mac' />VCA voltage controlled amplifier design invented by founder David Blackmer, whose components found their way into many hardware units and mixing boards of the era. The 1. 60 had a threshold ranging from zero compression to hard limiting, ideal for injecting some attitude into drums and bass parts. If youre interested in digging a little more into compressor history, some other models worth Googling are the SSL 4. Fairchild 6. 70 and Manley Variable Mu. When choosing compressor plugins for your collection to fulfil certain mix roles, it really helps to know a little compressor history once you know what each of the classic compressors is best known for, it can add an extra dimension to your use and understanding of your related plugins. For much more detail on the specifics of compressor controls and how they work, youll find it all in our Ultimate Guide to Compression. While the list is not in strict rank order and features a round up of the very best compressors of all types, this time around we have condensed some of our very favourites into the top ten positions, providing something of a 1. Best Compressor Plugins list for those who asked. This should be taken with a grain of salt though, as there are a host of other absolute favourites dotted throughout Weve got the top choices for any budget, from free and donation only plugins to top end hardware slayers, and weve covered vintage, classic, modern, quirky, mastering, bundles and hybrid plugins, modelled, not modelled, FET, VCA, Opto, Variable Mu if you cant find exactly the right processor to meet your compression needs from this list, then frankly, nobody can help youAnd for a complete guide to getting the most out of these plugins in your own productions, dont forget to check out our Ultimate Guide on the subject, right hereWaves CLA Classic Compressors. Well get straight into the classic emulations with this collection from Waves, created with the aid of uber rock producer Chris Lord Alge. The four plugins are named CLA 7. Sonalksis G Mac' title='Sonalksis G Mac' />Bluey and Blacky 1. CLA 2. A and CLA 3. A with the famous original LA2. As nicely saturated sound. Now we can all go all buttons in for that famous 1. If youre producing rock music, or you want more rock style aggressiveness and colour saturation in your electronic tracks, these are as good as anything available right now. Available in native formats for Mac 3. PC 3. 26. 4 bit, all formats, plus Waves Soundgrid options. BUY NOW via Waves. Klanghelm MJUCReleased last year after two years of excessive in the words of creator Tony Frenzel research and development, MJUC has built on Klanghelms stellar reputation established with the DC8. C and DC1. A compressor plugins also featured elsewhere in this list, and gone some way to setting a new precedent for both audio quality and value for money. What makes MJUC so special One of the reasons it took so long to develop the plugin is that it was clearly a labour of love, with many different variable mu tube compressor designs analysed in order to come up with up with a plugin that incorporates all of the best aspects and nuances. Ultimately, MJUC is actually three different compressors in one, selected by toggling between the Mk 1, Mk 2 and Mk 3 buttons. Each iteration harks back to certain characteristics of tube compressors from different eras, so its also something of a history lesson in compressor evolution but more fun than that sounds. Bottom line character and performance at a price that pretty much makes MJUC a must have. If your budget still wont stretch this far, theres also the free little brother, MJUC jr. Available for Mac 3. VST, AAX, RTAS and AU and PC 3. VST, AAX, RTAS.  Official site here. Kush Audio UBK 1. Billed as a movement generating character compressor, the UBK 1 is fairly self explanatory. What sets it apart from much of the competition is the style with which it imbues your source material with tasty analogue dynamics. This probably has a lot to do with designer Greg Scotts background, coming up with modern high end analogue hardware. Spotting a gap in the current market and wanting to port his knowledge of real analogue signal processing into a plugin that truly represented the best of the real and virtual domains, the UBK 1 fulfils its aim in being one of the most musically satisfying plugins around. Recommended. Available for Mac 3. VST, RTAS and AU and PC 3. VST, RTAS. Official site here. Shayne Ward Breathless Link. Fab. Filter Pro C 2. All the Fabfilter plugins look great and offer something a little different when you start ODing on all the classic emulation GUIs but theyre also surprisingly ergonomic and easy to use once you get over the initially overwhelming but undeniably cool visualisations and meter displays. Updated to the Pro C 2 in 2. Vocal, Bus, Mastering, Punch and Pumping, as well as 4x oversampling making what was already one of the best and cleanest compressors available that much more useful as a precision dynamics tool. Available in for Mac 3. PC 3. 26. 4 bit, all formats. BUY NOW via Plugin. Boutique. 5. Tokyo Dawn Records TDR Kotelnikov.