Knee-type compressor designed to emulate classic analog gear T-RackS Comprexxor is based on an analog compressor offering eight selectable curves, selectable 2nd or 3rd order harmonic saturation, high-pass/band-pass filters on the sidechain path and more, Add that to the low-pass and high-pass filters for the side-chain and you have everything you need to balance, boost, and enhance those all-important nuances.Through September 20, 2022, IK Multimedia has announced that it is giving away the T-RackS Comprexxor plug-in (valued at $/€129.99) in exchange for completing a brief survey about studio monitors.

You also get two saturation options: valve-simulation and tape-simulation for adding your preferred flavour of warmth, as well as full access to opto-style compression. Developed to serve as the only compression plug-in you'll ever need, the IK Multimedia Comprexxor features eight different ratios, where 1:1 merely adds some heat without actual compression, basically setting you up with a 'max' limiter. While you could opt for a compressor that emulates this vintage model or that old classic, you could just as easily go for something that does it all.

While this process was once exclusively manual, as compression plug-ins raise their game, it's now almost exclusively virtual, and as a result, there are a lot of options to sift through. An indispensable tool in any mixing engineer's kit bag, compression doesn't just tame the dynamic range of the treated instrument or track to give you a more consistent mix, but fattens up the sound.

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