Matthieu Brucher releases new update for freeware compressor ATKSideChainCompressor

Matthieu Brucher has released a Version 3 of its ATKSideChainCompressor. ATKSideChainCompressor is a stereo side chain compressor plugin. It features the following characteristics:
– two separate channels that can be linked together,
– Middle/Side processing,
– a control between peak power and RMS detection,
– a color section (color and quality),
– a dry/wet section for parallel compression.

This update changes storage format and allows linked channels to be steered by a mix of power coming from each channel, each passing through its own attack-release filter. It enables more creative workflows with makeup gain specific to each channel. The rest of the plugin works as before, with an optional Middle/Side processing as well as side-chain working either on each channel separately or in middle/side.

The side chain capability allows an outside signal to trigger the compressor, like a filtered version of the original signal or a completely distinct signal. Bass triggered by drums is the typical example of a side-chain compressor effect. The plugin features a unique color section that enables non linear compression near the knee. A negative color lowers the gain while a positive color increases the gain above 0dB (a simple compressor always has a gain less or equal to 0dB). In linked channels mode, both channels attach/release filters are working independently while their sum activates the single gain filter.
Matthieu Brucher – ATKSideChainCompressor