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British Diode Bridge Compressor
Topology:
This is a Class A discrete compressor inspired by classic designs, known for its smooth, musical compression and rich analog character. It features transformer-balanced input and output stages and utilizes a diode bridge topology, delivering a warm, vintage sound often associated with iconic British consoles. A specific modification introduced by a renowned mastering studio enhances this compressor’s versatility, particularly for mastering and bus compression applications.
What It Sounds Like:
- Warm and Analog, Smooth and Musical Compression, Glue Effect, Vintage Character
What It’s Good On:
- Vocals: Adds warmth and presence, smoothing out dynamics while retaining clarity and emotional impact.
- Drum Buses: Excellent for gluing drum elements together while adding punch and fullness.
- Bass: Provides control and body, making bass lines feel solid and well-defined.
- Acoustic Instruments: Adds a warm sheen to guitars, strings, or pianos, enhancing their natural tone.
- Mix Bus: Glues elements of a mix together, adding analog warmth and subtle cohesion.
Tone Empire used up to 192k Models that minimize aliasing and have a higher frequency response. The incoming audio is oversampled to run the Ultra X Models. These require more CPU usage for superior quality closest to the original source.
Features
- British diode bridge topology for warm, vintage sound.
- Class A discrete circuitry with smooth, musical compression.
- Transformer-balanced input and output for analog depth.
- Ideal for vocals, drum buses, bass, acoustic instruments, and mix bus.
- Enhancements from a renowned mastering studio for versatile applications.
- High-resolution models up to 192 kHz with minimized aliasing.
- Ultra X models for superior fidelity and analog accuracy.
- Adds warmth, cohesion, and vintage character to audio.
System Requirements
Mac
- macOS 10.15 or later (Intel / Native M1 supported) (64-bit only)
- VST3 / AU / AAX (64-bit host required)
Windows
- Windows 10 or later (64-bit only)
- VST3 / AAX (64-bit host required)
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