LSP GOTT Compressor

This plugins introduces Grand Over-The-Top (GOTT) Compressor which combines both upward and downward compression and allows to smear the dynamics of the music - all what is often required in modern electronic music (and not only).

The compressor provides three bands by default and allows to enable one more extra band at high frequencies.

As opposite to alternatives, this compressor provides numerous special functions listed below:

• Modern operating mode - special operating mode that allows to look different at classic crossover-based compressors. Crossover-based compressors use crossover filters for splitting the original signal into independent frequency bands, then process each band independently by it's individual compressor. Finally, all bands become phase-compensated using all-pass filers and then summarized, so the output signal is formed. In Modern mode, each band is processed by pair of dynamic shelving filters. This allows the better control the gain of each band.
• Sidechain boost - special mode for assigning the same weight for higher frequencies opposite to lower frequencies. In usual case, the frequency band is processed by compressor 'as is'. By the other side, the usual audio signal has 3 db/octave falloff in the frequency domain and could be compared with the pink noise. So the lower frequencies take more effect on compressor rather than higher frequencies. Sidechain boost feature allows to compensate the -3 dB/octave falloff of the signal spectrum and, even more, make the signal spectrum growing +3 dB/octave in the almost fully audible frequency range. This is done by specially designed +3 db/oct and +6 db/oct shelving filters.
• Lookahead option - each band of compressor can work with some prediction, the lookahead time can be set for each channel independently. To avoid phase distortions, all other bands automatically become delayed for a individually calculated period of time. The overall delay time of the input signal is reported to the host by the plugin as a latency.
• Surge protection - provides surge protection mechanism aimed to avoid extra loud first pop when compressor starts working after a long period of silence.