Compressors

This refreshed range boasts new features and improved specs — but the same great value for money.

This “punchy hybrid compressor” draws its inspiration from both the classic API and SSL hardware designs.

Ever wondered what a ‘four‑quadrant analogue multiplier compressor’ might sound like? Neither had we — but it turns out to be something a bit special!

We check out a modern take on Manley’s classic valve compressor.

We check out Korneff’s vibey take on a tube‑laden FET compressor.

This characterful compressor offers a little more control than most ‘vibe machines’.

Though there’s only one main user control, VocalMint's audio path comprises a serial chain of three different types of compressor, and multiple behind‑the‑scenes parameters have been optimised specifically for vocal processing.

Unisum boasts a unique array of advanced parameters, but achieving good results isn't as daunting as you might think.

These two plug‑ins bring you the spirit of their 'unobtainium' hardware counterparts!

SSL's famous listen-mic compressor just got more tweakable.

Multiband compressors offer unique advantages over their broadband cousins — but they also present some perilous pitfalls for the unwary.

This studio VCA compressor in a pedal employs THAT VCA chips like those found in, for example, modern iterations of the SSL bus compressor.

These audio examples accompany the review of Black Lion Audio’s Bluey FET compressor in SOS June 2020

Black Lion's Bluey recreates an 1176 that has made more hits than most!

Manley's well-liked optical compressor gets a makeover in time for its 30th birthday!

Compression can do radically different things to the sound of a snare drum, depending on how it's set up. In this episode, Mike Senior explores three ways in which a compressor can help bring your snare tracks to life.

Want to combine the freedom to choose EQs and compressors with the convenience of a single plug‑in? PSP may have the answer...

Is this modelled vari-mu compressor as easy on the ear as it is on the eye?