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Vintage Output Compressor / Limiter Introduction
Many of our audio engineer friends and other pro audio gear heads yearn for the ease of use and sound
ofyesteryear.That’sright,thevintageoutputcompressor/limiterwascreatedwithyouinmind...butevery
user will love using it! It meticulously recreates the feel and sound of output compressor / limiters of classic
consoles. The vintage output compressor / limiter provides a lightning-fast attack, non-linear attack / release
and program dependent release.
Dynamics may be dialed in on each channel, but the output compressor / limiter will change
thesoundoftheentireoutput.It’sbesttoswitchbetweenthemodernandvintageoutput
compressor / limiter settings and use the one that sounds best to your ears.
Vintage Output Compressor / Limiter Swipe Zone
Here in the output compressor / limiter view, swipe anywhere in the dark gray areas outlined below.
Swiping up or down displays the graphic EQ view. Swiping left and right does nothing. See page 86
fortheSwipeZoneoftheModernOutputCompressor/Limiterview.