this is another video in my best free vst
plugins 2020 series this time i'm looking at some of the best free audio
compression plugins i'm zane from audiotechtv.com and today
i'm going to go over 10 of the best free compressor plugins
and i'll be doing audio tests for each one plus i have a few honorable
mentions near the end of this video and just so you know
this list is in no particular order and i've included timestamps and links
to all of the plugins in the description below now let's jump
in and first up on the list is Klanghelm DC1A this is a simple two knob
compressor that can give you subtle clean compression
or crunchy saturation plus everything in between
it can be used on a variety of sources as it's very adaptable
you can get DC1A on mac and windows
next on the list is Roughrider from audio damage
this is a modern looking compressor that can deliver that vintage sound so you
can add some warmth or color to whatever track you add it to as
it does add color you may not want to put this on
everything but the warmth that it adds might be the thing that your track needs
to stand out you can get rough rider on mac and
windows
third on the list of best free compression plugins is dcam freecomp
from FXpansion this is based on a classic console
bus compressor it can provide clean compression
it doesn't really color your sound at all but it can be great at gluing your
buses together or even your entire mixes but you can
also use it on individual tracks too dcam free comp is
available on mac and windows
up next is Slax from sonic anomaly this one is based on the classic
teltronix la-2a compressor it's fairly simple to use with its two
knobs so you can easily dial in your sound fairly quick
and slax can add some classic warmth to your tracks
drums guitars vocals or try it wherever you want
you can get slax on windows only
fifth on the list is mcompressor from melda audio
this is a pretty straightforward modern compressor that gives you the
compression shape controls that can give you some
more flexibility and the visuals for your compression i
use this one to do a compression with expansion type of effect
and it has some decent presets to use as starting points
and you can get mcompressor on both windows and mac
so
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now back to the list and this one is another one from Klanghelm
this one is mjuc jr this one is based on the classic veri-mu
compressor and it's a slimmed down version of the
Klanghelm mjuc it has two knobs and a three position
timing switch making it fairly easy to use it can be
great on individual tracks or instruments but of course you can
experiment with it however you like you can get it on mac and windows
next on the list is the vladg molot compressor that's now available from
tokyo dawn records if you want a transparent compressor
don't get this one as it's going to add a lot of color to your tracks
which can be desirable in some situations
it has a lot of knobs and switches so you can either look at it as hard to
dial in or you can look at it as a lot of fun
they do have a manual available for it so you can read up how to use it more
and if you want to try and take on molot you can get it on mac
and windows
up next is the leveling tool from adhd this one was heavily inspired by the
classic la-2a but it doesn't emulate it they say it's
great on vocals but you can use this on any track you can even try it on buses
or mixes if you want the user interface looks great and it's
easy to use you can get the adhd leveling tool on
mac and windows
next on the list of best compression plugins is SN01-G
from sender spike this one was inspired by two classic vca bus compressors
api and ssl it can excel at gluing your buses or mixes together but you can also
give it a try on individual tracks too you can get this
one on windows
only
next on the list is frontier from d16 group
this one has an incredible looking user interface that makes it
easy to use it can give you a subtle transparent limiting effect
or can be used more aggressively it has automatic gain makeup that will help you
quickly achieve the compression effect that you want
it's very versatile as it can be used on single tracks or on buses
you have to register a user account on their site in order to activate it
but it's completely free to do that and you can get frontier on windows
and mac
and now for the honorable mentions and these are great free compressor plug-ins
too the only reason why they're on this
honorable mention list is because i didn't want the video to go too long
now here's the list of honorable mentions native instruments supercharger
which is part of the komplete start bundle
xfer records ott and two more from tokyo dawn records they are
kotelnikov and nova and the final honorable mention
is frcomp 87 from eareckon if you want to check out even more free
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