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Image unavailableAnalog Obsession - MuChild
Fairchild 660-inspired tube compressor with classic time constants, adjustable ratio and knee, sidechain filtering and parallel compression.
macOS · Windows
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Free Compressor Plugins
Compression can steady a performance, change the movement of a drum loop or bring a group of sounds together. This selection covers the free compressors in the directory, including multiband tools where that extra control is useful.
Control the movement of your mix.
Attack and release change the feel as much as the amount of gain reduction. A slower attack may let more of the initial hit through, while the release affects how the compressor recovers between notes. Match the output level when comparing, and check whether the groove is improving rather than simply getting louder.
The plugins.
38 entries. Check each entry for compatibility, availability and any host requirements.
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Image unavailableAnalog Obsession - TheBus
Straightforward bus compressor designed to add glue and punch to drums, groups and mixes, with selectable attack and release times plus sidechain filtering.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailablenClear Audio Gluon
Bus compressor inspired by classic British consoles, with parallel compression, sidechain filtering, auto makeup gain and project-wide multi-instance control.
macOS · Windows · Linux
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Image unavailablePolarity-Glue
SSL-inspired bus compressor designed to add punch and cohesion, with parallel compression, sidechain filtering and automatic makeup gain.
macOS · Windows · Linux
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Image unavailableSixth Sample - Cramit
Three-band upwards and downwards compressor with built-in distortion for adding density, punch and aggressive character to sounds.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableSketch Audio - Lil’ Doc
Aggressive sampler-inspired slam compressor with vinyl noise, converter drive and selectable sample-grade settings for gritty, crushed textures.
macOS · Windows · iOS
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Image unavailableAnalog Obsession - LAEA
solid-state optical compressor from Analog Obsession designed for smooth gain reduction, clean output control and optional limiting, with sidechain high-pass and external sidechain modes for flexible dynamics processing.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailablePolarity-MD
4-band multiband dynamics plugin that combines upward and downward compression, per-band clipping, analyzer-based crossover editing, LUFS metering, oversampling and level matching for detailed mix and mastering control.
Windows · macOS · Linux
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Image unavailableWoodstock Audio - Waveform Compressor
visual compressor plugin with VCA and optical modes, flexible attack and release controls, detector filtering, external sidechain and delta listening, designed to show exactly how your audio is being compressed in real time.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableSaint Mike DSP - Vocal Acrobatics
vocal compressor that uses a one-knob macro engine to deliver fast, polished vocal control with adaptive compression, subtle saturation, and built-in peak safety.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableVariety of Sound - FerricTDS
tape dynamics simulator that delivers classic tape-style compression, saturation, and soft clipping, adding glue, warmth, and musical loudness with modern controls and an authentic analogue-inspired character.
Windows
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Image unavailableDiscreet Signals - 8TT
An adjustable multiband upward/downward compressor with up to eight bands, sidechain operation and oversampling.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableLotus Sound Audio - Silver Fox MK2
A VCA-inspired compressor for dynamics shaping on tracks and buses.
Windows · macOS
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23DSP - XY-FAT
Combines linked stereo compression, saturation and tone shaping, with auto-gain and limiting.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableKilohearts - Compactor
A sidechain-driven ducking processor with peak, inter-sample-peak and RMS modes.
Windows · macOS
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ZL Audio - ZL Compressor
An open-source dynamics processor with compression/expansion, lookahead, oversampling and an eight-band sidechain EQ.
Windows · macOS · Linux
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Image unavailableAnalog Obsession - EDComp
A compressor with emphasis/de-emphasis tone shaping and an alternate clean mode.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableJon V Audio - FirComp 2
A peak compressor/limiter with optional lookahead smoothing and adjustable attack/release.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableVain Audio - Orange Gate
Gate and compressor with filtered detector and sidechain input.
Windows · macOS
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23DSP - PUMPCOMP
Tempo-synchronized audio compressor.
macOS · Windows
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Image unavailableHoRNet Plugins MixComp
Console-channel-inspired compressor with saturation and adaptive oversampling.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableMinimal Audio - SQUASH
An OTT-style compressor plugin designed for effortless control. It simplifies the process by replacing complex settings with a large X/Y pad—just adjust the balance between Depth and Tone, tweak the Dry/Wet mix, and let SQUASH handle the rest.
macOS · Windows
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Image unavailableLotus Sound Audio - LA2-FOX
Optical-style compressor for shaping audio dynamics.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableOutobugi Dynastor
Upward/downward compressor.
Windows
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