Fire The Exp is the new Acqua plug-in in the Fire Series that represents, without any doubt, one of the easiest compander plugins on the market, giving you a unique compression character that provides smooth and warm dynamics processing for tracking, mixing and mastering purposes.
Give your audio the energy it deserves
Fire The Exp is the ultimate tool for adding liveliness and freshness to your audio. With its advanced features and intuitive interface, Fire The Exp makes it easy to bring out the best in your recordings.
Increase the dynamics of your mix today.
Choose from 21 available emulations based on our 'Hyper' compression technology for significant impact in your mixes or masters.
In addition to the compander functionality, you can also benefit from another three different processes, thanks to the Morph control, resulting in a powerful 'All-in-one' plugin for the greatest possible flexibility.
Thanks to Fire The Exp, you can achieve the desired sound in just a few moves, with musicality, ease of use, low CPU consumption, and above all, an unprecedented analog feel.
Fire The Exp GUI
Main features
• Easy-to-use, single-knob plug-in.
• 21 compression/expansion custom modes derived from a superlative collection of Acustica's most renowned plugins.
• Auto-gain button and Dry/Wet control.
• A 'Morphing' control to gradually transition from expansion/compression, through exp limiting, to exp saturation.
• A very intuitive Ratio control.
• A unique Timing control integrates into one intelligent function the work of 5 controls: attack, release, attack modulation, release modulation, and power.
• Output Level slider.
• Threshold control.
• Low CPU consumption and low latency
• HQ Oversampling, up to 128x with perfect phase response.
• Resizable GUIs*
*Choose between 3 magnification values (1x - 1.5x - 2x) from the top left ▼SIZE drop-down menu.
Once the desired size is selected, the plug-in must be removed and re-loaded to apply the changes. This action affects the currently selected plug-in. New instances of the same plug-in will open with this magnification.
What you get
Fire The Exp includes 21 different and mutually exclusive compression/expansion* modes.
1 - CLASSIC LINEAR
2 - ULTRAMARINE
3 - TIGER RA-1593
4 - SAND
5 - MAGENTA B
6 - MAGENTA C1
7 - MAGENTA C2
8 - MAGENTA D1
9 - MAGENTA D2
10 - PINK HARD KNEE
11 - PINK MID KNEE
12 - PINK SOFT KNEE
13 - BLOND CM2
14 - CAMEL
15 - CREAM B
16 - CREAM C
17 - GOLD 8252
18 - GOLD 8254
19 - IVORY
20 - AQUAMARINE OPTIC
21 - NICKEL
*Each emulation has 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x, 128x oversampling mode.
Press the right or left arrow keys to switch between the compression/expansion modes.
About Acustica Audio's Hyper technology
Thanks to our new Hyper and Hyper2 technology, we can now deliver even more realistic and convincing compression, saturation, filters, and preamp signals in the digital domain by emulating the sound of analog recording equipment with lower CPU consumption and improved stability.
Acustica Audio Fire The Exp | Plug-in Walkthrough
Technical information:
• Supported formats: VST2, VST3, AAX, and AU.
• Available sample rates: 44.1 - 48 - 88.2 - 96 kHz.
• Windows 10 and 11 compatible.
• macOS 10.15, 11, and 12 compatible.
• Intel, AMD, and Silicon M computer compatible.
• AAX Silicon Native.
Price and availability
Fire The Exp list price: €69 Get it here!
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.
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Note: Fire The Exp trial version includes 44.1 - 48 - 88.2 - 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.
Fire The Exp user's manual
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