Multiband compression - what are you favourites ???

[pekbro]

while technically, like Lens, it is a spectral compressor, the one from techivation is
also quite good imo. M-compressor.

[0matt]

Devious X6 for sure

[GusGranite]

while technically, like Lens, it is a spectral compressor, the one from techivation is
also quite good imo. M-compressor.

Odd they used the same name as the Melda plugin

[pekbro]

while technically, like Lens, it is a spectral compressor, the one from techivation is
also quite good imo. M-compressor.

Odd they used the same name as the Melda plugin

Well, it's part of their M series, which I can only assume stands for mastering, whereas their T series
is T for track. They are a bit of a strange company at times imo, in as much as they tend to release
the same types of plugins over and over, still this is a good compressor and might be worth it for
some if they can get it cheap. YMMV

[PSP]

oldTimer MB
https://pspaudioware.com/products/psp-oldtimermb

[docbot]

Metric Halo Multiband Dynamics is probably quiet good as well, but haven't tried it yet
Bloom by Oeksound also would qualify I guess

[pekbro]

Big fan of Cramit from Sixth Sample as well, I use it often, and have yet to upgrade from the free version...

[pekbro]

So i upgraded to the Devious bundle for some reason, anyway. Multiband X6 is pretty good as well.

[cryophonik]

So i upgraded to the Devious bundle for some reason, anyway. Multiband X6 is pretty good as well.

I did the same thing during the BF sale and have been very impressed with X6. It was never even on my radar, but my upgrade was cheap and I'm glad I have it.

[plexuss]

It took a bit of work to wrangle this beast, but I like DMG Multiplicity

The Multiplicity Story
I think it’s fair to say that it’s taken me a long time to find a design for a multiband processor I really believe worthwhile. Multiband designs are necessarily complicated and all too often the remedy is to reduce the degree of control on offer. I think our design manages to avoid this pitfall, so you can get great sounding results without having to compromise.

It’s always been true that multiband and dynamic EQ are related in terms of how they’re used and
what they achieve, but it’s taken a lot of consideration to achieve a synthesis of the two that works.
Our strategy has been to observe and analyse the needs of mastering engineers and to design
around that whilst offering further opportunities. Moreover, dynamics processing has been quietly
evolving over the last few years and being able to address issues with transients has become
especially important for achieving the necessary degree of control.

One of the major elements that made our limiter (Limitless) so successful was its ability to
differentiate between transients and dynamics and apply different processing to each case. In
Multiplicity we’ve taken things a step further. Without the requirement to limit peaks we are able to achieve a far greater depth of control over the results.

I have an ambition that it should be possible to master entirely in software and in doing so achieve
better results, by obviating the need to transfer through converters. As such, our design needed to
be able to outperform the regular analogue outboard units in both euphony and control. There are
often scenarios where the material benefits from a particular character of processing, so we’ve
designed Multiplicity to allow tuning the character to taste.

In the heyday of Apple the most exciting announcements were the “one more thing...” moments,
where our expectations were suddenly exceeded with news of something new and unexpected.
The hope with Multiplicity is to replicate that excitement with a series of “one more thing...”
features. It’s multiband... and also dynamic EQ. It’s a dynamic processor... and also it allows
detailed transient control. It’s a compressor... and an expander... both above and below the
threshold... independently. It has adjustable lookahead... per band! It has adjustable crossover
slope... per band!

There’s no getting around the fact that Multiplicity has a lot of controls, but we’ve worked hard to
keep them manageable. Most of the complexity comes from the new possibilities of what you can
achieve with it; things that were previously only ideas or hopes. I feel it’s safe to say that there are
no other processors that can do what Multiplicity can do for you. We hope you find new and
exciting ways of using it to open doors to new and greater things. Our beta team has been very
excited about this plugin. We hope it exceeds your expectations too!

Team DMG, Jan 2019

[t.o.t.s.]

I like the McDSP ML4000 a lot. Also the Fab Pro-MB and Devious X6. Those are the three I reach for the most anyway.

[JanuszPelc]

When I’m looking for quick results without much tweaking, I really enjoy using the Softube Drawmer S73 compressor. The "Gentle Comp" preset tends to work great in parallel with around a 50% wet mix.

[osiris]

So many good ones. I still use FL Maximus. I like it even though it throws up a lot of latency, but it's good at what it does and all the Bands have a Widen or Monoize knob. I've never seen that on another compressor.