DrwCmp78 Stereo Buss Compressor

DRWCMP78 is a stereo buss compressor with character settings, controlled distortion, tonal shaping, parallel mixing, versalite, and intuitive. Inspired by the hardware effect processor Drawmer™ 1978®, but developed in its own way.

The compressor is an intuitive part of the device, with controllable  Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release, Parallel compression and level compensation settings. 
Sidechain functionality is optional. LF and HF reduction responses control HP and LP filter activity in the sidechain to reduce or increase the response of high and low frequencies in compression processing. 
Tonal shaping gives control over the frequency and level of filtering in the Low and High bands. 

Saturation is a gradual distortion of the signal, an effect that can change the sound of your mix and tracks, adding a subtle form of distortion that adds harmonics to your signal. 
Character settings give width and monogize effect control of the compressed signal. 
  Attack and Release curves help control parameter smoothness.

The compressor’s Parallel mix, and the main device Mix give complete control over the mix.

Try out DRWCMP78, the easy-to-use stereo buss compressor with configurable character settings, distortion value and shape control, which helps you find your favorite combination for the mix.

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MAIN CONTROLS

Input Level: Controls the gain level of the incoming unprocessed (dry) signal

Sidechain Level: Controls the gain (modulation) level of the incoming control signal from the sidechain input

Threshold: Sets the audio level above which compression is applied

Ratio: Amount of gain reduction to apply; sets the degree of compression from 1:1 (no compression) to 4:1 (moderate compression), 8:1 (strong compression), 10:1 (approaching limiting)

Attack: Controls the reaction time it takes for gain reduction to increase when the signal level rises

Release: Controls the reaction time it takes for gain reduction to decrease when the signal level fails

Adjust Compensation: Adjust the output volume to compensate for any loss in level due to compression processing

Parallel Mix: Mixes wet (processed) compressor output signal with a dry (unprocessed) input signal. Helps to make parallel compression technique

LED Meter: Meter display shows the gain reduction level and compressor response time

Saturation Level: Sets the amount of drive (gradual distortion from subtle sweetening fx to gritty distortion), adding harmonic distortion to the band signal

Character Width: Adjust character of stereo width using a Mid/Side matrix (no effect on the mono signal)

Character Monogize: Frequency below which stereo width will be reduced to zero.

Attack Curve: Attack curve smoothing

Release Curve: Release curve smoothing

Engine Mode: Switch between the Envelope Detector Engine modes, how the envelope detector tracks the signal level.
- PUNCH: Follow the envelope below the threshold, which increases the attack punch as the envelope has further to come back up.
- FAST: Normal envelope detection with fast attack and release.
- SMOOTH: Release slows down as the signal falls below threshold.

Shape LF: LF sets Low Frequency values in Shelf mode (60/125/250/350/500 Hz) or Bell mode (200/300/400 Hz) to Low band. Controls the pumping/ducking effect of the Low band.
LF Level: sets bass band-shaping control.

Shape HF: HF sets High Frequency values in Bell mode (3/4/5/6 kHz) or Shelf mode (2/4/8/16 Hz) to High band.
HF Level: sets specific high band shaping contriol.

LF/HF Reduction Response: HP & LP filters in the sidechain to reduce or increase response of High/Low frequencies

Mix: Switch between the default “Linear” and “Parallel” (each band includes dry/wet control) modes

Output Gain: Controls the gain level of the processed (wet) signal

Active FX: Switches the effect between Active and Soft-Bypass modes. Variation of effect bypass with fade in and fade out that excludes loud peaks when you enable or disable the effect

UPDATE 1.0.1:

• Gain Reduction (inverted LEDs bugfix)
• Saturation Level value display