Compressors

This quality analogue processor offers precise and intuitive control over your compression.

Right out of the box, the Atlas compressor offers six types of digitally modelled compression based on revered studio hardware...

Sonible have packed even more ‘smarts’ into their second‑generation AI‑driven compressor.

This powerful 500‑series processor combines Wes Audio’s cutting‑edge digital control technology with the timeless sound of valve compression.

Diode‑based compressors can be delightful but also rather noisy. True to its name, the Zen promises a more peaceful approach...

I’m seeing a lot of conflicting advice about using compression while recording. Some swear by it while others say it’s completely unnecessary with 24‑bit recording and modern converters. Where do you stand on this?

A stunning overhaul of SSL’s bus compressor, the Bus+ goes much further than most imitators without sophistication undermining ease of use.

This homage to a famous console compressor is keenly priced and offers some thoughtful extra features.

With its unusual method of applying gain reduction, the Hazelrigg VNE is no ordinary compressor.

API have been making excellent solid‑state outboard and consoles for decades, but their latest venture sees them using valves for the very first time.

Slate have taken the famous OTT effect and added a whole load more control, creating a unique dynamics processor.

A four‑band side‑chain EQ is just one of many nice touches in this new take on an analogue classic.

At heart, it models the same hardware as Slate’s FG‑2A, but Custom Opto’s tweaks make it useful on so many more sources!

This keenly priced device offers a bit more control than most valve compressors.

Woott is described as a ‘dynamic hype enhancer’ , which suggests we are in for a bit of not‑so‑subtle compression...

When it comes to dynamics processing, we’ve never had it so good. Once upon a time, even the largest studios had only basic...

Want the sound and tactile experience of hardware but the convenience of plug‑ins? Wes Audio have the answer...

Love stompboxes but find pedal compressors frustratingly untweakable? This one’s designed with you in mind...

Baby Audio offer an intriguing take on frequency‑conscious dynamics processing.

Think you’ve heard everything a compressor can do? It might be time to think again...

Created in partnership with Empirical Labs, these two emulations form a characterful yet capable channel strip.