Cola2 is a plugin suite that emulates a beautiful and rare vintage British console from 1972, used to shape the immortal sound of iconic albums by AC/DC, Queen, The Clash, Sex Pistols, and many more.
Our emulation embodies the essence and the behavior of this sexy beast - a fully discrete, class A console with mastering grade inductor Eq's on each channel and a 44-Volt audio power supply that gives it a smooth, clear sound and distinctive tone.
Cola2 plug-in suite
What's new?
With this Cola2 update, and from release G011 onwards, you can now enjoy significant new features and better performance on the Cola2 compressor plug-in.
• New ‘Hyper’ Comp / Brickwall emulations added.
• New ‘Hyper’ engine.
• Improved audio quality thanks to the oversampling available in the Cola 2 compressor standalone plug-in (1x, 4 x, 8x).
• Less CPU consumption.
• Minor bug fixing
Cola2 Comp new modes
We have taken the Cola2 compressor to a new level by using our 'Hyper' compression tech. These new modes include six powerful 'hyper' compressor emulations giving a faster and more accurate compression with less CPU consumption.
The Cola2 standalone C-505 Comp now includes a drop-down menu with the following emulations:
• Brickwall: a ‘Frankenstein’ brickwall limiter by Acustica.
It emulates a traditional brickwall limiter that does not allow transients to exceed the maximum limit when the input gain is set to maximum.
• Brickwall 4x OS: a brickwall limiter with 4x oversampling.
• Brickwall 8x OS: a brickwall limiter with 8x oversampling.
• Comp: the original compressor.
• Hyper comp: a ‘Frankenstein’ Compressor by Acustica improved with our ‘Hypercomp’ tech.
• Hyper comp 4x OS: Hyper compressor with 4x oversampling.
• Hyper comp 8x OS: Hyper compressor with 8x oversampling.
New Hyper engine
Our standard compressors run at 22kHz regardless of sample rate or oversampling; this implies that the reduction, attack, and release curves are not calculated for every sample but for every 'n' samples, where 'n' depends on the sample rate.
For example, on fast transients, the input level is evaluated correctly; however, the reduction is calculated after 'n' samples, so the signal containing the transient is not compressed in time, and the transient "escapes" compression.
This new Hyper compression tech calculates the amount of compression and the attack and release curves at each sample, so compression is applied immediately and no longer after 'n' samples.
The speed of these new compressors can be further increased by oversampling while keeping the power consumption at 1/12th of our standard compressors.
Technical information
• Plug-in Format(s): VST2, VST3, AAX, AU
• System Requirements
• Available sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96 kHz.
• Windows 10 and 11 compatible.
• macOS 10.15, 11, and 12 compatible.
• Intel, AMD, and Silicon M computer compatible.
Price and availability
Cola2 suite price: €59 | 62% OFF until November 24, 2022 (reg. price €159) Buy now!
*This update is free for current Cola owners.
The update should be available in the Aquarius 'Updates' section.
The product is at an introductory period for the first four weeks after release or until the first official version is released; this implies that the product may receive improvements, changes, or fixes available through Aquarius Desktop updates.
How to install the free 30-day trial
Note: Cola2 trial version includes only 44.1 and 96 kHz sample rates.
Please remember that trials expire 30 days after authorization, and we strongly recommend not using trial products in commercial sessions or any important project.
Cola2 web page: https://www.acustica-audio.com/store/products/cola
Cola2 user's manual: https://app.box.com/shared/static/2nyv1 ... 3pniy0.pdf