MULTIBAND COMP

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Controls

• Crossover 150 to 1000 Hz — Split between Low and LowMid bands (50–1000 Hz).
• Crossover 2500 to 4000 Hz — Split between LowMid and HighMid bands (500–4000 Hz, kept at least 1.5× above Crossover 1).
• Crossover 34000 to 12000 Hz — Split between HighMid and High bands (4–12 kHz, kept at least 1.5× above Crossover 2).
• Low Threshold−60 to 0 dB — Level where the Low band starts compressing.
• Low Ratio1 to 20 — Compression strength for the Low band.
• Low Makeup0 to 12 dB — Gain added to the Low band after compression.
• Low ModeActive / Bypass / Mute / Solo — Active compresses the Low band; Bypass passes it uncompressed (makeup still applies); Mute removes it; Solo plays only soloed bands.
• LowMid Threshold−60 to 0 dB — Level where the LowMid band starts compressing.
• LowMid Ratio1 to 20 — Compression strength for the LowMid band.
• LowMid Makeup0 to 12 dB — Gain added to the LowMid band after compression.
• LowMid ModeActive / Bypass / Mute / Solo — Active compresses the LowMid band; Bypass passes it uncompressed (makeup still applies); Mute removes it; Solo plays only soloed bands.
• HighMid Threshold−60 to 0 dB — Level where the HighMid band starts compressing.
• HighMid Ratio1 to 20 — Compression strength for the HighMid band.
• HighMid Makeup0 to 12 dB — Gain added to the HighMid band after compression.
• HighMid ModeActive / Bypass / Mute / Solo — Active compresses the HighMid band; Bypass passes it uncompressed (makeup still applies); Mute removes it; Solo plays only soloed bands.
• High Threshold−60 to 0 dB — Level where the High band starts compressing.
• High Ratio1 to 20 — Compression strength for the High band.
• High Makeup0 to 12 dB — Gain added to the High band after compression.
• High ModeActive / Bypass / Mute / Solo — Active compresses the High band; Bypass passes it uncompressed (makeup still applies); Mute removes it; Solo plays only soloed bands.
• Attack0 to 200 ms — How fast gain reduction is applied in all bands.
• Release0 to 1000 ms — How fast gain recovers in all bands.
• Knee0 to 100% — Width of the soft knee around each threshold (100% = ±60 dB).
• Master Output0 to 12 dB — Overall output gain after the bands are summed.

Best uses

• Mastering bus dynamics
• Controlling a boomy low end without dulling the top
• Taming harsh upper mids on vocals or guitars
• Per-band level balancing with Solo to audition each band
• Broadcast-style density

Properties

Input → complementary crossovers (four cascaded one-pole low-passes, subtracted from the remainder) → 4 bands, each with stereo-linked peak compression, knee and makeup → Mute/Solo/Bypass → Sum → Master Output → Output. The bands sum back to the original signal with compression off; zero latency.

Formats

• JSFXJSFX for REAPER, with REAPER's own sliders
• GFXJSFX GFX for REAPER, with its own interface
• VST3VST3 for any DAW
• CLAPCLAP for any DAW

Factory presets

Gentle Master Glue · Tight Low End · Low Mid Mud Control · Vocal Harshness Tamer · Vocal De-Esser Band · Drum Bus Punch · Bass Guitar Even · Broadcast Dense

In the FX chains and Rack presets

Loud Master · Mastering Chain · Mix Bus Finisher · Parallel Punch

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