Best easy/minimal settings UX but maximum effect compressor plugins?

[dasen]

Can you recommend me some best easy/minimal settings UX but maximum effect compressor plugins?

[Vortifex]

What do you mean by maximum effect?

[imrae]

There are some nice compressors with no/minimal timing controls (i.e. attack/release) but then really you are just pushing the "choose a timing" problem onto the "choose a plugin" problem.

That being said, I suggest trying bx_opto which has just one speed control and the character can be tweaked using the sidechain filter to make it "grab the right thing".

[Monsieur_FyP]

bx_opto

Not cheap!

[audio/fault]

bx_opto

Not cheap!

that's true. on the one day every year, PA is not doing a sale.

but if you're on a mac, i would avoid everything PA. The last updates were a mess and only crashing (at least on my mac mini m2).deleted everything PA since then.

[Havok]

Richter by Klevgrand is fairly minimal compressor

https://klevgrand.com/products/richter



Also Kilohearts Dynamics, you can do most things compression related and I find it really easy and quick to use, plus it's free!

https://kilohearts.com/products/dynamics

[wayford]

bx_opto

Not cheap!

You can find it in bundles here for 5-15$. I also made a free skin for it, which makes it look more minimalistic - https://wayford.gumroad.com/l/optoskin.

[imrae]

bx_opto

Not cheap!

If you keep an eye on PA sales it goes for $20 quite often.

[Ploki]

OTT

https://xferrecords.com/freeware

[bagpipe200]

I really like the MJUC JR comp by Klanghelm. I like the simplicity of it and it really works to tame peaks in most anything I feed into it:

https://klanghelm.com/contents/products/MJUCjr

[audiorea]

Waves H-Comp, NI Supercharger GT

[db3]

+1 NI Supercharger GT (could do with hi-dpi GUI though)

[donkey tugger]

Best kept secret is TB Ferox. Don't try to use it as a tape emulation, it's hiding that it's a superb very simple character compressor. Don't f**k about with any of the knobs except 'compression' and 'drive' and it excellently squishes drums/guitars/bass/vocals/anything really.

[Winstontaneous]

Best kept secret is TB Ferox. Don't try to use it as a tape emulation, it's hiding that it's a superb very simple character compressor. Don't f**k about with any of the knobs except 'compression' and 'drive' and it excellently squishes drums/guitars/bass/vocals/anything really.

I agree, I actually use Ferox as a "character channel strip" but also love it for tape emulation (especially echo).

Also, u-he Presswerk in "Easy Views" mode is pretty darn simple.

[shkr]

easy compressor you mean one knob style? there are so many many...

supercharger yes, waves mv, klevgrand korvpressor, ott and argent compressor for upwards, true dynamics by kazrog, purafied vu comp and led comp, excellent fuse audio comps and so on and so on...

but I want to point you to one of my favorites for happy accidents:

lvc audio the condiments - these guys rock pretty hard

or simply get "the glue" and just use "dr dre" settings