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sunny_j · Post by **sunny_j** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:56 pm

tonhelm wrote:Hi all,
after more than six months of development DC8C is finally available.

DC8C is one of the most flexible compressors around.
While making a lot of different compression styles possible, it's general nature may be described as: clear, smooth, open, distinct.
The main goal while designing DC8C was to get a very clean compressor action without unwanted and often almost unevitable artefacts/distortion. This way you can achieve almost invisible compression for your most demanding mastering sessions, when you want to avoid coloration.

If you aim for colour you can choose between two saturation models.

DC8C offers some features, you probably haven't seen yet in a compressor, for instance:

morphing between FeedForward and FeedBack compression characteristics.
PRE COMP control to delay the attack stage. This way you can leave transients 100% intact.
a zero latency brickwall limiting mode.
tweakable program dependency for both attack AND release times.

if you're not in the mood for tweaking, DC8C offers an additional EASY mode, which lets you get results which just a few controls. EASY mode has 4 different compression styles to choose from.

From opto style, peak compression, RMS compression, Feedback, Feedforward compression (and everything inbetween) to negative ratios, zero latency brickwall limiting, from snappy transient treatment to smooth transient rounding - everything is possible.

For sound examples, charts, manual go to

http://www.Klanghelm.com/DC8C.html

DC8C costs 20€ (intro offer lasts at least until the end of march).

Thanks for reading

Tony

nice compressor, kudos..

One thing though, why doesn't the oversampling switch affect the input saturation?? I'd really like it if it oversampled the saturation stage as well, especially the "RED" mode..

v1o · Post by **v1o** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:06 pm

Has anyone been able to compare this to the Glue?

tonhelm · Post by **tonhelm** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:15 pm

VariKusBrainZ wrote:What will be the final retail price, just curious?

not decided yet. but it won't be THAT much more.

tonhelm · Post by **tonhelm** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:22 pm

sunny_j wrote:
nice compressor, kudos..

One thing though, why doesn't the oversampling switch affect the input saturation?? I'd really like it if it oversampled the saturation stage as well, especially the "RED" mode..

the saturation is oversampled already. could you please send me an email to tony A T klanghelm do t com with some more details about this issue. maybe you are experiencing a bug, which we could iron down via email.
thanks

Tony

sunny_j · Post by **sunny_j** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:27 pm

tonhelm wrote:
sunny_j wrote:
nice compressor, kudos..

One thing though, why doesn't the oversampling switch affect the input saturation?? I'd really like it if it oversampled the saturation stage as well, especially the "RED" mode..
the saturation is oversampled already. could you please send me an email to tony A T klanghelm do t com with some more details about this issue. maybe you are experiencing a bug, which we could iron down via email.
thanks

Tony

i will.. i was under the impression that the oversampling switch at the bottom was like a global switch which would oversample the whole signal but it does not affect the saturation stage.

meloco_go · Post by **meloco_go** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:58 pm

Is oversampling linear-phase?

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:50 am

Finally had a play last night.
This is nice sounding plugin that can do stuff none of my other compressors can. Will probably be my new "go to" compessor

This is a very creative tool.

I love the interface too, some nice touches that arent obvious

tonhelm · Post by **tonhelm** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:20 pm

meloco_go wrote:Is oversampling linear-phase?

the oversampling itself doesn't alter the phase. but the filter is not linear phase. I opted against it for various reasons, two of them being latency & cpu cycles. I've implemented the oversampling just for completeness sake. DC8C is built in a way that OS is not needed since aliasing and such are avoided and not suppressed. that's why the oversampling has VERY little work to do

Tony

h moll · Post by **h moll** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:56 am

Is there such a thing as too many compressors? (I'm into the 'boutique' genre myself.) I believe this one belongs in my collection.

macmurphy · Post by **macmurphy** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:37 am

h moll wrote: I believe this one belongs in my collection.

oh it does. it's stunning.

Barendse · Post by **Barendse** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:54 am

macmurphy wrote:
h moll wrote: I believe this one belongs in my collection. :box:
oh it does. it's stunning.

+1

Keith99 · Post by **Keith99** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:54 pm

Good price as well, makes it a good impulse buy

Skorpius · Post by **Skorpius** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:12 pm

tonhelm wrote: DC8C is one of the most flexible compressors around.

Is it also possible to save individual settings under a new name, i. e. to create user presets?

Thanks.

Jonathan Shepherd · Post by **Jonathan Shepherd** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:07 pm

Took the plunge, got this and VUMT...thank you Tony of Klanghelm and thanks to Mr.Tax Refund. The price-to-quality ratio is crazy. Good day-

tonhelm · Post by **tonhelm** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:54 am

Skorpius wrote:
tonhelm wrote: DC8C is one of the most flexible compressors around.
Is it also possible to save individual settings under a new name, i. e. to create user presets?

Thanks.

I'm planning to add a custom preset system to my plugins in the next months. Then you will be able to do this. Until then, you can use your host to save new presets.

Klanghelm DC8C released, advanced compressor for WIN and OSX 32&64Bit [UPDATED: ext. sidechain]