Plugin Alliance, i samarbeid med Brainworks og Shadow Hills har nå lansert Shadow Hills OptoMax. Den nye pluggen er en ny, optisk kompressor, eller mer presist, de har modellert de optiske kretsene fra Shadow Hills egen hardware. Den enheten som «har stått modell» er deres vel ansette Mastering Compressor, og den er nå gjort tilgjengelig i digital form, og har fått navnet OptoMax.
Pluggen er tilgjengelig i en rekke formater: AAX DSP, AAX Native, AU, AAX AudioSuite, VST2 og VST3 og systemkravene er macOS 12 eller nyere, eller Windows 10 eller nyere.
Det finnes en gratis 14 dagers demo tilgjengelig for nedlasting hvis du er interessert i å prøve pluggen.
Introduksjonsprisen er $69. Ordinær pris er $150.
Her er noen hovedpunkter flg. produsenten:
- Unique and versatile optical compressor endorsed by Shadow Hills: With expanded Ratio and Speed controls offering a wide range of compression possibilities for channels, mixes and mastering.
- Harmonic shaping: Three dedicated controls (Harmonics, TX Drive and Headroom) for shaping the harmonic generation and saturation of the analog circuit.
- Push Mode: Engage limiter-style behavior with ultra-fast timing for aggressive, modern compression.
- Tone control: Add airy highs or tame the top end for polished balance.
- Signature Transformer Modes: Switch between the original Mastering Compressor’s colorful transformer types – Nickel, Iron and Steel – for instant tone options.
- Advanced Sidechain: High-pass and bell filter options to keep midrange-heavy signals under control, plus monitoring, stereo linking and external SC input.
- Parallel compression: Blend compressed and dry signals to maintain dynamics and detail.
- Modern resizable GUI with expandable lower section: Fast, intuitive workflow with immediate control, plus further options within easy reach for those wanting to dive deeper.
- Artist Presets: Great starting points crafted by Bryan Reilly from Scramble Shack Studios.
Manualen finner du her (.pdf)
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