Klanghelm DC8C 3 advanced compressor 3.3.2

File Size : 32 MB

DC8C is one of the most flexible compressors available. When creating many different styles of compression, the result can be described as: transparent, smooth, open, clear. The main challenge in designing the DC8C was to get a very clean compressor action without unwanted and often almost unavoidable artifacts / distortions. This way you can achieve almost imperceptible compression for the most demanding mastering sessions when you want to avoid unnecessary coloration.
Characteristics
- detector network and gain reduction smoothing for extra smooth operation
- choose between two different attack and two release curves
- four different operational modes: NORMAL, CLEAN (100% clean compression with no intermodulation, no distortion, no aliasing), SMASH (ultrafast compression characteristics, almost clipper territory), LIMIT (use DC8C as a zero latency limiter)
- optional soft-clipper at the output
- 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
three different compression 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, great for heavy pumping compression effects
- pre-attack control to delay the start of the attack to leave transients completely alone or radically shape the attack
VU and peak metering
- calibration control not only to set the reference level for the VU-meter and the saturation
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
- true zero attack (0.0 ms)
- negative ratios possible
- parallel compression, peak-compression, RMS-compression
- external side-chain
- side-chain listen
- Easy Mode which features 4 distinct compression styles
- AGC (automatic gain compensation)
- GUI resizing
- comprehensive preset-browser with lots of presets to keep you started
- and more...