Developer Outobugi has released Dynastor, a free aggressive compressor plugin for Windows.
If the name Dynastor sounds familiar, it’s because this plugin is the little brother of Dynastia, an OTT clone we covered last year.
Earlier this year, we also looked at Outbugi’s Refire drum effects plugin, which is worth checking out if you missed it the first time.
With Dynastor, the Finnish developer is back with his second freebie of 2024.
As a quick recap, the earlier release, Dynastia, is a multi-band compressor heavily inspired by Xfer’s OTT.
Dynastor is a compact version of Dynstia; where Dynastia offers three bands of downward/upward compression, Dynastor is a single-band compressor.
Albeit in smaller form, Dynastor is aggressive in character and uses similar ratios to its bigger brother:
- Downward – 1:80
- Upward – 1:10
Dynastor provides all the same processing modes available in Dynastia: LR (left/right separately), MS (mid and side), Mid-Only, and Side-Only.
Dynastor is now available to download as a Windows VST3 plugin. Regarding a potential macOS version, I’ll quote the developer and say, “It’s complicated.” We’ll have to wait and see.
It’s common for us to come across Windows-only plugins, and as a stubborn (perhaps foolishly so) Mac user, I rarely have access to a Windows machine, and some plugins pass me by.
This time, I wanted to know more, and despite enjoying the audio demos, the interface design quality first piqued my interest in Outobugi.
The functionality of a GUI is most important, but when we see such clean, slick, and well-put-together interfaces, it’s often a sign of meticulous attention to detail and an indication of the overall quality we can expect.
As such, I felt inclined to reach out to the developer, who gave me a heads-up on some news regarding the multi-band compressor plugin, Dynastia.
Outobugi decided to rebuild Dynastia completely and is confident the new version will deliver far improved results. The latest version features more precise envelopes and high-quality cross-over filters and removes some phase cancellation issues experienced in version 1.0.
Precision envelope detection means you can now use Dynastia to limit the signal (like OTT). While multiple OTT clones or OTT-inspired plugins are freely available, I think Dynastia and the newer Dynastor are well worth checking out.
I’m also excited to hear what comes next from Outobugi.
Download: Dynastor (FREE)
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