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compressor

Reduces dynamic range by attenuating signal above a threshold.

Also called bus compressor comp compression glue

Part of dynamics

Related limiter

Elsewhere lv2:CompressorPlugin

22 plugins in this category. Also as Turtle.

Bus Channel Strip

Bus Channel Strip— Francis Secada

Professional 6-module bus channel strip VST3/CLAP plugin — API5500 EQ, ButterComp2, Pultec EQ, Dynamic EQ, Transformer & Punch. Built with NIH-Plug + vizia in Rust.

free open source BSD-3-Clause VST3 CLAP effect compressor dynamics

Comprez

Comprez— AnClark Liu

Simple and fast compressor plugin.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 LV2 CLAP VST2 effect compressor dynamics

Contrast

Contrast— James J

A bundle of 4 minimal effects plugins - Gate (look-ahead noise gate), Pitch (pitch shifter), Press (compressor), and Verb (mono/stereo reverb).

free open source MIT VST3 AudioUnit effect compressor dynamics reverb

CTAG Dynamic Range Compressor

CTAG Dynamic Range Compressor— BillyDM

An audio compressor plugin

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit CLAP Standalone effect compressor dynamics

Hamburger

Hamburger— Davit G

Hamburger is a distortion plugin with inbuilt dynamics controls and equalisation that can deliver both subtle tangy harmonics and absolute annihilation to any sound.

free open source AGPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit CLAP effect distortion eq compressor dynamics

JCBCompressor

JCBCompressor— cjitter

Plugin compresor de audio hecho con gen~, Plugin Export y JUCE

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit AAX effect compressor dynamics

Kiln

Kiln— Martin Morrell

A multiband linear-phase crossover plugin with per-band compression, limiting, and saturation, summed back together with no phase smearing.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit effect distortion saturation compressor dynamics

lamb

lamb— magnetophon

A lookahead compressor/limiter that's soft as a lamb.

free open source AGPL-3.0 VST3 CLAP Standalone effect compressor dynamics limiter

Le Phonk

Le Phonk— Speechrezz

A distortion plugin with a built-in "Le Ottz" OTT-style multiband compression mode, time and multiplier controls, and automatic update checking.

free open source MIT VST3 AudioUnit effect distortion compressor dynamics

Multi-Comp

Multi-Comp— Luna Co. Audio

8-mode compressor (Vintage Opto, Vintage FET, Classic VCA, Bus Compressor, Studio FET, Studio VCA, Digital, 4-band Multiband) with transformer emulation, sidechain EQ, auto-makeup and 2x/4x oversampling.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 LV2 AudioUnit CLAP effect compressor dynamics

MULTI-OTO

MULTI-OTO— OTODESK

Extreme multiband dynamics and ADAA saturation plugin — cascades up to 128 upward/downward OTT compressors in series for glitching, cybernetic textures

free open source AGPL-3.0 VST3 effect distortion saturation compressor dynamics

OmniAmp

OmniAmp— ArborealAudio

Multi-purpose audio tool.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 VST2 effect bass instrument distortion compressor dynamics reverb amp guitar

Open MBC

Open MBC— maor1993

multiband compressor vst

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 Standalone effect compressor dynamics

Orbital Bass Engine

Orbital Bass Engine— Tanguy VIVIER

An open-source bass guitar audio plugin built with JUCE, providing a complete signal chain for bass tone shaping — analog-modeled compression, vintage-style drive amplification, and a post-amp effects rack.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit Standalone effect bass instrument compressor dynamics

Relief Compressor

Relief Compressor— Kiriki-liszt

Compressor for everyday tasks, anywhere from mixing a track to master bus.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit effect compressor dynamics

Squeezer

Squeezer— Martin Zuther

Flexible general-purpose audio compressor with a touch of citruss.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 effect compressor dynamics

Valentine

Valentine— Tote Bag Labs

A compressor and distortion processor inspired by the hyper compressed and crushed textures in the seminal Justice record.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit effect distortion compressor dynamics

Vertex

Vertex— Lluís Estapé

Audio compressor plugin with gain, threshold, ratio, attack and release controls, plus a live input/output transfer-curve graph and VU metering.

free open source MIT VST3 effect compressor dynamics

Waxman

Waxman— Christopher Arndt

Waxman is a virtual guitar pre-amp and tone-stack comprising of a noise gate, compressor, distortion and equalizer stage. It is a multi-format, cross-platform audio effect plugin, emulating the sound of a Tom Scholz Rock

free open source MIT VST3 LV2 CLAP effect distortion eq compressor dynamics

Wet Compressor

Wet Compressor— yonie

An open-source 76-style FET compressor modelled as the circuit: feedback detector, a gain cell that bottoms out, four amplifiers. Free, MIT, VST3 for Windows, macOS and Linux.

free open source MIT VST3 effect compressor dynamics

ZeroComp

ZeroComp— Jun Murakami

A zero-latency feedforward compressor for broadcast, streaming, and live production, with four analog-flavored modes (VCA/Opto/FET/Vari-Mu).

free open source AGPL-3.0 VST3 LV2 AudioUnit CLAP AAX Standalone effect compressor dynamics

ZL Compressor

ZL Compressor— ZL Audio

A dynamic range processor (compressor/expander) plugin.

free open source AGPL-3.0 VST3 LV2 AudioUnit AAX Standalone effect compressor dynamics