The alpha compressor plug-in is the software reincarnation of elysia's mastering compressor. It gives you an emulation of the sound and features the hardware is known and popular for – programmed by Brainworx.

But not only the final stage of mastering will profit from this dynamics processor. elysia suggests that the compression section alone is such a useful tool that they have included a dedicated mixing version with a reduced interface so you can use it on every single track of your DAW.

Feature summary:

• Integrated M/S Matrix: Mid/Side and stereo processing modes.
• Auto Fast: Perfect attack and release in any situation.
• Feed Forward & Feedback: Two selectable compressor characteristics.
• Sidechain Filter: Frequency selective compression.
• Parallel Compression: Mixing direct and compressed signals.
• Soft Clip Limiter: More headroom, more loudness.
• Audio Filter: Tweaking the sonic structure easily.
• Warm Mode: Instant signal coloration.