Aside from Logic’s Channel EQ, I can’t think of any other LPX plugin I use more than the Compressor. Its versatility is hard to match. Which is why I just about never reach for a 3rd party compressor.
Compressor delivers 7 different models of awesome compression:
- Digital Platinum provides clean, ultra-transparent digital compression
- Studio VCA offers compression inspired by the Focusrite Red 3
- Studio FET and Vintage FET deliver the beloved UREI 1176 compression style
- Classic VCA is an approachable take to a dbx 165a style compression
- Vintage VCA brings the much-heralded SSL G-bus inspired compression
- Vintage Opto is a more versatile idea of the famed LA-2A style of compression
The Logic Effects manual states:
“Compressor emulates the sound and response of several professional-level compressors.”
(Excerpt From: Apple Inc. “Logic Pro X Effects.” Apple Books. https://books.apple.com/us/book/logic-pro-x-effects/id960808317 )
They’re not quite 1:1 direct emulations of the hardware units. But they are fantastic 🙂
Aside from the wonderful selection of compression styles, Compressor also offers:
- A slew of metering options (VU-style Gain Reduction, Fabfilter-style waveform view, Input and Output peak meters)
- 3 different styles of Distortion (Soft, Hard, Clip) to add grit and vibe to your tracks
- Both Internal and External Sidechaining for pinpointed compression
What’s not to love? Today let’s take a look at how awesome Compressor is.
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