VariMuDemo is a universal binary AU plugin that works as a variable-ratio compressor. It’s simpler than Compressor and more suitable for overall 2-buss compression. (written back when I had a comp named Compressor…) Killer drum room compressor, or for very natural effects—ideal mastering compressor at the time, before I developed Logical to be way better still. […]
Pressure2 is Pressure, but revamped with antialiasing. This was an interesting experiment: it gained some slickness but lost some purity of tone. Making things fancier doesn’t always make them better. Bear in mind that this isn’t a peak limiter, so don’t expect any incarnation of Pressure to control overs, they’re sound shapers not utility plugins…
DigitalBlack is something special from Airwindows: a variable-attack gate. It’s free. Here’s how it works. When signal is going through above the threshold, a special sensor’s being triggered. It’s keeping track of the longest wavelengths of signal, and that determines the ‘crest factor’ over the gate. When signal drops, the gate waits for that crest factor […]
DrumSlam is an emulation, but not of hardware. It’s a riff on the sound of Massey’s TapeHead. Because why not? Well, the reason why not is mostly this: that’s not my favorite sound, so it’s not such a great idea. I heard a midrange drive, a sort of treble air that comes in, and low frequency […]
