DMG Audio has announced the release of Compassion, a new fully-featured dynamics processor plug-in, ready for any dynamic processing on any signal. It costs £150 but a discount of 10% is in effect until end of May 2011.

Overview:

• Very flexible dynamics engine.
• Multiple styles of dynamic processing available, with in-depth control.
• Advanced mode for fine-tweaking, Main mode for fast usage.
• Mods system for rapid configuration.
• Zero latency (with lookaheads and oversampling disabled).
• Low CPU usage.
• Windows: VST, VST3, VST 64, VST3 64, RTAS.
• Mac: VST, VST3, VST 64, VST3 64, AU32+64bit, RTAS.

Sound:

• Fully configurable topology; to sound like any compressor you want.
• Compression, Expansion, Upward Expansion and Upward Compression.
• Wet/Dry for "New York"/Parallel Compression.
• Linear Phase Split EQ mode for "Dynamic EQ" processing.
• Fully configurable detectors with M/S processing.
• Transient Shaper and Clip Limiter modules.
• Oversampling mode for alias-free operation.
• Signal path and sidechain EQs.

Vision:

• Large, intuitive waveform/gr display.
• Knee and Response graphs.
• Advanced mode, with pages for each section.
• Sidechain and signal-path EQ graphs.
• Configurable VU, supporting K-metering and variable ballistics.
• Mods system for fast workflow.
• 8 banks of A/B.
• Full preset management system.
• Undo/redo.
• Clip LED.