Sound and FeaturesĪside from your standard threshold, attack and release functions the Kotelnikov quickly reveals itself to be a swiss army knife of compression. The focus here is on transparent gain reduction, which is crucial for mastering compression, but nothing stops you from using it for other purposes.
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Negative compression ratios are rarely encountered on other compressors, so DC1A is worth getting for this reason alone even if you’ve already got plenty of other similar plugins.īilled as a mastering compressor that is “proudly digital” and – shock horror – not an emulation of an existing hardware unit, Kotelnikov is another generous offering from Tokyo Dawn Records that is completely free to download and use. ‘Dual mono’ compresses the left and right channels independently so that signals with wide stereo images can breathe easier.įinally, the ‘Negative’ switch engages negative compression ratios, so louder sounds are squashed down to be quieter than the unaffected signal! This can create interesting ducking effects, encouraging you to drive the audio hard just to hear what happens. ‘Relaxed’ uses RMS detection instead of peak for further accuracy at the expense of response time, making it ideal for slow-moving textures and vocals. ‘Deep’ applies a highpass filter to reduce low-frequency noise and increase the accuracy of the envelope follower (the part of the compressor that measures the signal volume to determine how much compression to apply). Note that the ‘negative’ takes had to have their overall volume increased to match the other takes. Reverb was added before DC1A3 on the final take to exaggerate this effect. On the last two takes, the ‘negative’ switch was engaged to make the louder parts quiet vice versa. The four switches along the bottom change the character of the compression in mostly subtle ways.ĭC1A3 works well as a vocal compressor! Notice in the demo below, how it evens out the volume of the original vocal take in a subtle but pleasing way. This isn’t a limitation, just a different approach that still achieves the same result and some may even prefer it this way as it’s so easy to use. The bulk of the compression is controlled with the ‘input’ knob rather than a dedicated threshold control or attack and release dials.
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The controls are minimal but full of purpose, DC1A applies a moderate compression ratio suitable for a wide range of instruments and sounds.
Though it’s essentially a reduced version of Klanghelm’s DC8C Advanced Compressor, the developer has ensured it stands on its own as one of the best free compressors with subtle tweaks, a variety of sound, and details that make it unique. Klanghelm DC1A ReviewĪs a stripped back, ‘one size fits all’ compressor, DC1A promises to add a touch of magic or a thick layer of grease with just a few tweaks.
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