are there really no good free vst compressors?

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Mudcat007 wrote:
AC222 wrote:
Mudcat007 wrote:All of the above plus RedPhatt Pro from Jeroen Breebaart. This was a payware compressor until fairly recently. Jeroen made it available free of charge after he got his ToneBoosters brand established.
Hmmm interesting.... You know I've tried pretty much all the free ones that get frequently mentioned but not that one. How would you describe it? Character comp or transparent? Fast/Slow attack by default?

Edit: whoops just thought about the name - the phatt implies character and prolly slower attack

It's surprising how good Ferox and Reelbus are for what they charge. They seem to hold their own in usefulness with alternatives that cost ten times as much. Maybe I should really check out all of the Tonebooster stuff. Any other TB stuff recommended?
You can set this up to where it is relatively transparent or with some "character" as well. Plenty of tweakability available.

Also look at SmashPro which was also mentioned above.
Thanks Mudcat007!

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I LOVE the RedPhatt Pro...but it seems not to be available anymore on the Tonebooster's site...

It's so sad that he hasn't developed the RedPhatt further, it could have been the best dynamic processor ever... :love:
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Tricky-Loops wrote:I LOVE the RedPhatt Pro...but it seems not to be available anymore on the Toneboster's site...

It's so sad that he hasn't developed the RedPhatt further, it could have been the best dynamic processor ever... :love:
You can still get it here : http://www.jeroenbreebaart.com/
Jeroen uploaded them on his personal website, amazing free plugs set !

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Endor-8o8 wrote:
Tricky-Loops wrote:I LOVE the RedPhatt Pro...but it seems not to be available anymore on the Toneboster's site...

It's so sad that he hasn't developed the RedPhatt further, it could have been the best dynamic processor ever... :love:
You can still get it here : http://www.jeroenbreebaart.com/
Jeroen uploaded them on his personal website, amazing free plugs set !
You'll nee to click on "JB Plugins" on the navigation pane.

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Thanks, now I've found them again! I think I've confounded his personal website with the Tonebooster's site...but I remember that I've downloaded them from the personal website last year...

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Another great one - already mentioned - is the ReaComp (and the ReaXComp which is a multiband compressor). Clear as glass, and they're free now (I still don't understand why Cockos made all these great plugins free!)

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some you can barely hear it's doing something at all. :O now i do realize that might be because it's 'transparent'..
:lol: good one..
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u_f_o wrote:
arkmabat wrote:
@midnight wrote:no good free compressors?

must be trollin.... :)
:lol:
no sir, no trolling, thank you
I had no intention to troll. Can I help it if the smilies aren't animated on my phone and the lol and happy face look the same? I've put up a whole site of all sorts of free compressors I like...

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I must have really low standards, I find nearly any software compressor to be good.

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You might try this one for hearable results (first one):

http://www.xferrecords.com/freeware/

It's hard to know what you are after, really, but you probably won't want anything that calls itself "opto", like an LA-2A style, since those will be subtle.

Also try the "loud & punchy" preset on here:

http://www.digitalfishphones.com/main.p ... &subItem=3

And this one's pretty self-explanatory:

https://sites.google.com/site/youwashockvst/
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Arglebargle wrote:I must have really low standards, I find nearly any software compressor to be good.
I think I must share your low standards. TBH I could survive with just the ones that come with Live.

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Digitalfishphones, if not already mentioned.
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I'm surprised more people don't know about Antress' Seventh Sign, which is probably the best free comp... just ever honestly. And I've used extensively every free one mentioned here.

Antress Seventh Sign. Just, like the f**king best free comp ever.
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Trollin, trollin, trollin on a riva....................

The Molot is x64, yes?

That outta get the "DUH" of the year award. No but seriously, it's hard to go wrong with a very flexible comp where the dev is not afraid of the real world (unlike synthedit boogers.......yep, I just said that!)

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