denise

Finally a compressor that does not try to reproduce hardware or follow the usual path of compressor plugins.
This compressor brings both multiband and spectral compression as a true and refreshing innovation.

https://youtu.be/IVwk5B3qukY.

Features
Dragon Fire with its Shape technology offers multiple creative features to tune the sound of the compressor, from vintage to transparent and anything in between. Create that original and vintage sound, for example with the:

RMS and Knee functions to soften the compression sound.
Interpolate between a fast and slow release curve for an 'optic' style response.
Adaptive saturation: This lets you control the amount of saturation based on the gain reduction.
Besides its Shape features it offers a:

Push-pull graph: an easy-to-use, eq-style graph to control how the compressor reacts to different frequency ranges.
Transparent clipper function at the end of the signal chain.
Easy switch to use the compressor in classic mode as a single band compressor.
Comes with various presets including instruments like guitars, bass, vocals & drums.

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adds color and depth. for a free plug in it does it job well. you def can hear the difference with each preset and mode that you put it on.it accomplishes what it says it can.

Got it free from PB with a Purchase. Sounds "interesting" with Shape 5 and Punish max. 30%. Unfortunately too few Options to finish what you have started. Freeware frequently delivers much more and I can't hear any Difference in Comparison.

Do you ever feel that your virtual instrument sounds sterile, aseptic, too digital and you don't know what to do? A little bit of overdrive and the Denise Noize Retro could be the answer. This plugin generates a fully controllable noise that, thanks to the adapt function, will play under your instrument creating a nice vintage effect. You can select the frequency, the amount of noise, and the fade in/out of the effect. Honestly, I never use it without the adapt function on since I don't need a noise generator. Great also on the mixbus after a side-chained compressor for a great lo-fi effect. Do you want a great sounding lo-fi piano? take a dbx style compressor 4:1 ratio and squash till -10, cut 500 and 4k, and use the Noize Retro 60%, 60/40 rise/fall 1k/4k filter 0% stereo input boost output to taste. you're welcome.

The only annoying thing about the plugin is that if you click on the dots on the left, the noize retro writing at the centre, the more button on the right and the arcade on the bottom it always says the same thing: that you have to buy the full version. Ok I understand it but having four different places that do the same thing is really annoying and it won't give you any other information about it. Maybe having only the "more" button with this function explaining that these buttons will do this and that in the paid version can be a better marketing choice. Just sayin.

Julian Doe.

Freaking awesome plugin. Instant mojo for ANY drums. Adds a great deal of analog fairy dust when used wisely. Stereo noise can also be used to widen the drum space. I was so blown away by the free version, I upgraded. To get a feel for what a secret weapon this can really be... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NHgrST9xDc