Plugin Boutique has announced an exclusive promotion on Woodstock Audio’s compressor effect plugin that is designed to show you exactly what’s happening under the hood at every stage.
On sale at a 30% discount, Open Compressor offers a confusion-free layout which uses enhanced real-time visual analysis, an easy to navigate UI, and clear terminology, to bring you closer to your sound.
The modular approach lets you tailor the topology to your signal, and even mimic classic hardware with Peak/RMS operating modes, Feedforward/Feedback architecture, and Regular/Optical ballistic (attack & release) models.
By putting you in the pilot seat, with nothing hidden or automated happening behind the scenes, we empower you to take back control of your audio.
Open Compressor features
- Flexible compressor with Threshold, Ratio (1:1–24:1), Attack, Release, and Knee controls.
- Regular and Optical modes with distinct attack/release behaviors.
- Auto Threshold, Auto Makeup Gain, and Auto Release for intelligent dynamics control.
- RMS/Peak detection with multiple RMS window options.
- Feedforward or Feedback detector modes.
- Lookahead (0–10ms) for precise transient handling.
- Detector HPF/LPF filters and external sidechain input.
- Stereo processing in L/R, Mid/Side, and Link/Unlink modes.
- One-knob soft Clipper and Limiter with auto-detect and bypass.
- Dual Odd/Even Saturator with independent drive controls.
- Low-Level control for upward/downward compression.
- Tone control for dark/bright tonal shaping.
- Dry/Wet mix for parallel compression.
- Oversampling modes: 2× (Low) or 4× (High).
- Waveform, EQ, Knee, and Harmonic visualisers plus Oscilloscope.
- Fullscreen waveform view with zoom and pause functions.
- GPU-accelerated graphics and dynamic window resizing.
- Built-in preset manager and analogue compressor emulations.
- Global and per-module bypass options for quick A/B comparisons.
- Input/Output/GR VU metering and Delta listen mode.
- Value typing and hover readouts for precise control.
- Low CPU usage with optimized performance.
Available in VST3, AU and AAX plugin formats for Windows and Mac, Open Compressor is on sale for $85 USD until March 31st, 2026.
More information: Woodstock Audio
