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s_t · Post by **s_t** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 8:35 am

Vladg, I have a question concerning the limiter section. I wonder if you re aiming it to more like a brick wall limiter or a traditional style? I liked the earlier limiter more because it distorted less. But if it's supposed to be a brick wall, then please ignore this. Anyhow, the new limiter is better sounding than the very first revision.

Thanks again for this great plugin!

vladg · Post by **vladg** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:29 pm

Thanks a lot for replies!

s_t wrote:Vladg, I have a question concerning the limiter section. I wonder if you re aiming it to more like a brick wall limiter or a traditional style? I liked the earlier limiter more because it distorted less. But if it's supposed to be a brick wall, then please ignore this. Anyhow, the new limiter is better sounding than the very first revision.

It's suppose to be analog-style limiter with zero latency. It can't be brickwall because the lookahead is needed and it'll cause latency.

I know limiter implementation in Molot is very weak. But the main purpose of it is to take control of occasional peaks passed through is sigma mode. I.e. affect only signal peaks but don't touch the main signal.

I have a nice picture of example where such kind of limiter can be very useful:
http://vladgsound.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/26.png

(taken from the post with a lot of screenshots showing how the Molot compressor works; here's a short link: http://wp.me/p1hU3x-2j
)

I want for limiter in Molot to be very simple and CPU lite and that's why it has hardcoded attack/release settings and not so great sound quality. The idea for limiter was to affect signal peaks only a bit like a clipper does but softer than that.

vladg · Post by **vladg** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:00 pm

I spent a couple of evenings to try to compile Molot VST on Mac.

The result is the OS X version of VST plugin that you can try to use but I don't promise you this version 100% working.

Current issues:

1.There's 32-bit version only (x86 and PowerPC platforms). I had problems to compile VSTGUI for 64-bit version.
2.Checked only for Reaper as VST host.
3.PowerPC version was not checked.
4.There's no my favorite EN/RU switch. I had problems with VSTGUI for dynamic changes of transparent layer with english "paper sticks".

This is TEST (beta) version for OS X:

http://vladgsound.wordpress.com/2011/03 ... t-vst-osx/

If you have any problems with this version or can try to help me feel free to write your opinions.

c0ff · Post by **c0ff** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:22 am

AU version released: http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=314430

vladg · Post by **vladg** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:27 pm

Just to make links clickable:

This is the thread for AU version port by c0ff:

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=314430

rifftrax · Post by **rifftrax** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:42 pm

Still think this is seriously the best buss comp I've used to date. WOOT.

SuperFly76 · Post by **SuperFly76** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 10:39 pm

Just found this in the news section. This looks like a seriously good free compressor. I can't wait to try it out in the studio.

vicious_angel · Post by **vicious_angel** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:03 am

What a fool i was to not try this earlier!!!
You have a winner here my friend. I freaking LOVE molot!

vata44 · Post by **vata44** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:19 am

Is there a way to re-skin this thing? It is really dark.

Cintronic · Post by **Cintronic** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:02 am

Hi, looks great but the VST is not showing up in live on my mac.

vata44 · Post by **vata44** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:40 am

really like the sound of this compressor!

thank you

Spitfire31 · Post by **Spitfire31** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:41 am

I tried posting on your blog, Vlad, but I'm not sure that it worked.

Anyway, while the AU version is working fine on Mac OS 10.5.8, Intel, the Mac VST test version is rejected by Twisted Wave 1.9.1 and DSP Quattro 3.5.1 and doesn't appear in either Live 7 or the latest Plogue Bidule. AFAIK, there are demos of all these VST compatible hosts to download, except Live, if you want to test further. FWIW…

Best,

Joachim

BFunKu · Post by **BFunKu** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:43 am

Like I said many pages ago the Molot compressor has more character and character like NO other compressor I have ever used hardware or software! That says a lot considering I've used hundreds of compressors both hardware and software with lots of character in my life. Not to mention the Molot compressor just sounds damn Great and it really does sound like a vintage analog compressor. The developer of the Molot compressor could of very easily made it commercial release.

NAS · Post by **NAS** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:22 pm

BFunKu wrote:The developer of the Molot compressor could of very easily made it commercial release.

Would have taken a lot more work to do so, because even though Molot is one of the best sounding compressors around (On this i do agree) it is rather CPU heavy, a factor that currently still plays in commercial releases

BFunKu · Post by **BFunKu** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:49 am

Very true, but there are quite a few commercial compressors that use way more CPU then the Molot compressor does. Even ones that are far less complex and basic. Not to mention sound NO where near as Good as Molot, but they still sell for $100+!

"Molot" VST Compressor (freeware) 0.3