DMG Audio - Compassion v.1.06 x86 x64[VST2|VST3|RTAS][английский]

The Compassion story

In designing processors, I've found that the most important thing is to understand how and why they're used. After designing EQuality, investigating Dynamics seemed an obvious next step.
One of the most important things I discovered, which may seem obvious, is that people don't just have one; each different compression task will have a unit best suited to it. So it seemed natural to develop a model of dynamic processing that included all the different schools of design, and build a unit that would allow you to get the job done, no matter what you needed to achieve.
I came up with an idea that fused measurement with circuit design. I measured different compressors, built models of the circuits and then unified all the models into one gigantic structure that could model any of them. Then I made as much of it variable as possible; so you could dial in designs in between models.
So here's Compassion; going way beyond modelling and giving you a tool that imparts massive dynamic control. I didn't stop at compression; I kept on going through gate/expanders, upwards expansion/compression, an absurdly flexible sidechain, parallel compression, frequency-conscious and frequency-specific compression (dynamic EQ style), overcompression, the ability to SHAPE your attack/release curves, a transient shaper, a hybrid clip-limiter module, the list goes on...
So there I was with the mother of all dynamics processors, with close to 100 parameters. And then the interface design work started. After months of research into how best to present information and how to structure the UI for easy workflow, the current Compassion UI was born; based on countless hours of discussion with a board of engineers about their workflow.
I think Compassion is a pretty unique processor; being able to jump so quickly between unlistenable sonic death through to the softest most delicate processing a vocal might want within a few clicks is an overwhelmingly exciting thing to have; the Mods system saving you from needing to constantly dive in to the scores of advanced settings.

Version History

1.05->1.06

Fixed memory leak
Fixed potential crash in UI
Massive improvements to CPU usage with UI redraw/animation
Fix focus stealing bug on windows
Fix UI crash on mac
Invalid text entry returns controls to default values.
Fix "stuck-on" clip light in ProTools HD
Fix Win+Ctrl click for Windows ProTools
Fix AudioSuite redraw for Windows ProTools
Presets are compressed to dramatically reduce session sizes (1/50th)
Delay compensate for wet/dry when clip-limiter is pre.
No sidechain version of Compassion

Features:

Overview

Unprecedented level of flexibility.
Multiple styles of dynamic processing available, with in-depth control.
Advanced mode for fine-tweaking, Main mode for fast usage.
Mods system for rapid configuration.
Zero latency (with lookaheads and oversampling disabled).
Low CPU usage.
Windows VST,VST3,VST 64,VST3 64,RTAS.

Sound

Fully configurable topology; to sound like any compressor you want.
Compression, Expansion, Upward Expansion and Upward Compression
Wet/Dry for "New York"/Parallel Compression
Linear Phase Split EQ mode for "Dynamic EQ" processing
Fully configurable detectors with M/S processing
Transient Shaper and Clip Limiter modules.
Oversampling mode for alias-free operation.
Signal path and sidechain EQs

Vision

Large, intuitive waveform/gr display.
Knee and Response graphs.
Advanced mode, with pages for each section.
Sidechain and signalpath EQ graphs.
Configurable VU, supporting K-metering and variable ballistics
Mods system for fast workflow
8 banks of A/B
Full preset management system
Undo/redo
Clip LED