DC8C is one of the most flexible compressors. Its result can be described as follows: clear, smooth, clear, different.
The main goal of the design was DC8C get a very clean operation of the compressor without undesirable frequent and almost unavoidable artifacts / distortion. So you can achieve almost invisible compression for the most demanding mastering sessions.
From opto-style peak compression, external side-chain, the RMS compression, Feedback, Feedforward compression (and all intermediate) to negative relationships, zero-delay constraints brick-wall, on the energy transition processing to smooth the transition rounding – with DC8C all possible.
– Detector network and gain reduction smoothing for extra smooth operation
– Choose between two different attack and two release curves
– Three different operational modes: NORMAL, CLEAN (100% clean compression with no intermodulation, no distortion, no aliasing), SMASH (ultrafast compression – – characteristics, almost clipper territory)
– Up to 8x oversampling
– Side-chain filter with high pass & low pass filter plus tilt control, which let’s you shift the frequency response of the detector
– The saturation stage can be put freely into the signal chain: pre compression, post compression and side-chain only
– Different compressor curves selectable
– Customize the program dependency of the compressor separately for Attack and Release
– GR-smoothing control to determine, how sensitive the compressor reacts to changes in the computed gain reduction, great to emulate opto style compression
– Hold control for heavy pumping compression effects
– Pre comp control to delay the start of the attack to leave transients completely alone or radically shape the attack
– Calibration control not only to set the reference level for the meters but also for the whole signal path: the higher the value, the softer the compression characteristics and the lower the saturation amount
– Unique Feedback-Mix-Control, which lets you determine, how much of the compressor’s output is fed back into the detector. This way it is possible to morph between Feedback and Feedforward Compression topologies
– Zero latency limting mode
– True zero attack (0.0 ms)
– Negative ratios possible
– Parallel compression, peak-compression, RMS-compression
– External side-chain (AU version: only stereo at the moment as separate version)
– Side-chain listen
– Easy mode which features 4 different compression styles
– Lots of comprehensive presets to keep you started
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