Year/Release Date : 2025
Version : 1.3.0
Developer : Denise Audio
Developer’s website : https://www.deniseaudio.com/plugins/dragon-fire
Format : VST, VST3, AAX
Bit depth : 32bit, 64bit
Tablet : present
System requirements : Windows 10
- 40.1Β MB
Description : Tame dynamics and add spice with Dragon Fire, a highly customizable compressor that allows producers to stick to a classic approach or combine tonal characteristics to create unique configurations that were once the limit of dreams.
About the program :
Two-Pulse Graph
Quickly and easily adjust track dynamics with Dragon Fire’s intuitive dynamic graph.
Shaping Technology
Customize your compressor’s sound from vintage to modern and everything in between.
Adaptive Saturation
The stronger the signal, the more it saturates. Just like a vintage tube compressor.
Curve, RMS, Hold, and Knee
Overcome the limitations of classic algorithms and create the compressor of your dreams.
Dragon Fire doesn’t just emulate traditional compressor types; it lets you choose the functions of each one and even change the relationships between them to customize the effect’s sound. You can
Customize Dragon Fire to effectively address the dynamic challenges specific to your project, or unleash a beast capable of compressing audio like never before.
Apply VCA correction to optical compression. Mix vintage colors with modern transparency or go to extremes in any direction. Fine-tune the saturation of Dragon Fire based on gain reduction to intelligently “burn” the sound just the way you like. Compress frequency ranges as needed to boost, cut, or color specific areas throughout the mix using push-pull technology, allowing you to control how the effect reacts to the sound.
Dragon Fire is a versatile compressor tool that lets you optimize your workflow, control dynamics, and customize compressor behavior.
Create a compression weapon of your choice, limited only by your imagination. [collapse]
Characteristics :
FREQ (20hz to 20khz): Lets you set the frequency of the respective filter in the push/pull graph.
GAIN (0dB to 24dB): Lets you set the gain of the respective filter in the push/pull graph.
QUAL (0.2 to 5.0): Lets you set the resonance quality of the respective filter in the push/pull graph.
TYPE (LO SHELVE / PEAK / HI SHELVE ): Lets you set the type of filter in the push/pull graph.
SOLO (ON / OFF): Lets you solo the respective filter in the push/pull graph.
MULTI (ON / OFF): Changes the internal compression type from single band to multiband.
RANDOM (trigger): Generates a random EQ curve. (note that holding down ‘ctrl’ when pressing the random button, resets the EQ curve to default)
SC (ON / OFF): When turned on, the sc feature lets you use a side-chain signal to generate the compression.
DRIVE (0% to 100%): Adds an adaptive distortion effect to the signal or bands, based on the amount of gain reduction produced.
CURVE (0% to 100%): Interpolates between a fast and slow logarithmic release curve, allowing for a more ‘optic’ style compression sound.
RMS (0% to 100%): Applies RMS smoothing to shape the internal detection signal used to calculate the compression amount.
KNEE (0% to 100%): Applies a soft knee to shape the internal detection signal used to calculate the compression amount.
THRESHOLD (-72dB to 0dB): Determines the volume threshold above which the compression kicks in.
RATIO (1:1 to 40:1): Determines the ratio by which the signal is compressed.
ATTACK (0ms to 500ms): Determines how quickly the compression kicks in after the signal exceeds the threshold.
RELEASE (0ms to 5000ms): Determines how quickly the compression fades out after signal falls below the threshold.
MIX (0% to 100%): Smoothly mixes in the compressed signal giving you control over the overall intensity of the effect and the option to use parallel compression.
HPF AND LPF (20Hz to 20kHz): A high pass and low pass filter to shape the internal detection signal used to calculate the compression amount.
PULL (0% to 100%): Pulls back the frequencies after pushing the wet signal into the saturation curve.
CLIP (-72dB to 0dB): Determines the volume threshold above which the clipper kicks in.
GAIN (-48db to 48db): Lets you set the output volume of the plugin.
