Compression In A Bathtub

US de la mancha release a new compressor plug-in 25/09/08

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de la mancha have released bathtub, a new compressor plug-in. Hereâ€™s what they have to say about itâ€¦
bathtub is more than just a simple compressor. It does multi-band compression, multi-layer parallel compression, series compression, mid/side compression, Left/Right compression, RMS/Peak detection, side-chaining, look-ahead, limiting & maximizing and has comprehensive metering and clip counting.
bathtub is really 2 flexible and configurable stereo compressors that can be routed to be in series or parallel, can be fed the input signal split into high/low frequencies or full band, and can perform as different styles of compressor, limiter or maximizer to produce a range of flavours and effects. The metering shows you visually what is happening too, so you can see how much compression and gain you are getting.
some examples of configuration could include;

parallel RMS and peak compressors
series RMS into peak compressor
series peak into RMS compressor
series compressor into limiter
parallel mid and side compressors
parallel left and right compressors
2 band compression, mono low, wider high
parallel compressors different settings
â€¦but there are many other combinations to try.
Features

2 Band multi-function compressor with comprehensive metering
Flexible controls allow use as a compressor, limiter or maximiser
Can be used as a single band compressor, dual band compressor, dual parallel compressor or dual series compressor
2 bands can be split high / low freq or full spectrum
2 bands can be in parallel or series
Fully adjustable frequency split point with adjustable overlap/gap of bands
Each band has a full set of independent compression controls for different compression flavours in each
Each band has stereo balance for independent Left and Right channel compression
Each band has mid/side stereo narrow/width control, which can be used to narrow the low frequency and spread the high, or have independent mid/side compression
Either or both bands can use sidechaining to drive the compressor from an external signal
Either or both bands can be muted to help with sound design or save CPU in single band mode
Attack / Release curve can be linear or non-linear
Stereo input detection can be linked or unlinked
Input detection can be filtered to reduce distortion at short release times
Input detection can be stereo average or max level
Input detection can be Peak or RMS level with adjustable window
Optional soft limit at final output
Look-ahead defined by user in ms
Wet/Dry mix control allows blending of dry uncompressed signal for NY style parallel compression
Metering for each band and combined output, covers stereo input, output and gain, gain reduction and clip indicator/counter, with adjustable sensitivity. All meters show actual and peak levels
Pricing and Availability:
$29
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