Compressive: Your Tool for Vintage Dynamic Control
Discover Compressive – a powerful plugin from Martin Eastwood, designed for sound masters seeking impeccable control over the dynamics of their tracks with a touch of classic analog equipment. Compressive is not one, but two high-performance compressors in one package, developed using a combination of C++ and assembler for maximum CPU resource efficiency. Whether you need detailed control over complex mixes or simple but effective dynamic smoothing, Compressive offers a solution.
Two Faces of Compression: Compressive Pro and Compressive Lite
The Compressive plugin gives you a choice between two versions, each with its own advantages and purpose:
Compressive Pro
This is the flagship version, designed for deep and flexible work with dynamics.
- Vintage Analog Modeling: Compressive Pro emulates the characteristics of classic analog compressors with RMS detection, giving your sound the warmth and musicality of vintage equipment.
- External Sidechain: The plugin supports an external sidechain, allowing you to control compression using a signal from another track. This is ideal for a ducking effect or complex dynamic processing.
- Detailed Sidechain Control: A unique feature of Compressive Pro is the built-in 3-band equalizer and Mid/Side control in the Sidechain. This gives you an unparalleled ability to sculpt the control signal, allowing the compressor to react to exactly the frequencies or the part of the stereo field (mid or sides) that you need. This level of control opens up new possibilities for fine dynamic processing.
Compressive Pro is the perfect tool for processing vocals, bass guitar, full mixes, or any material where precise, musical, and flexible dynamic control with sidechain capabilities is needed.
Compressive Lite
This version is designed with a focus on minimal CPU resource consumption.
- Same Algorithms: Compressive Lite uses the same basic compression algorithms as Compressive Pro, providing a similar musical sound character.
- Reduced Functionality: Unlike the Pro version, Lite has a simplified set of functions, making it extremely CPU-light.
- Ideal for Mass Usage: Compressive Lite is perfect for use on a large number of tracks in a project where every percentage of CPU resources counts, or for simple compression tasks that do not require complex sidechain settings.
This version allows you to get quality compression without excessive system load, while maintaining the musicality inherent in the Compressive algorithms.
Features and Benefits
By choosing Compressive, you get:
- High Efficiency: Thanks to the optimized code, the plugin works extremely efficiently, especially Compressive Lite.
- Vintage Sound: Analog compressor modeling adds character and warmth to your tracks.
- Flexibility of Application: Two versions – Pro for complex tasks and Lite for efficiency – cover a wide range of needs.
- Advanced Sidechain (Pro only): Unique control over the sidechain signal using EQ and M/S processing.
Compressive is a versatile dynamic processing tool that will be a valuable addition to the arsenal of any music producer or sound engineer, especially for Windows users working with the VST format. Get professional compression with a vintage character and unparalleled flexibility (in the Pro version) or optimized efficiency (in the Lite version).
