Xfer Records - OTT (Multi-band Compressor)

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Compressors come in a range of different varieties but they can be broadly split into traditional units which act on every frequency being fed into them uniformly, or devices which apply different amounts of compression to different frequency regions.

The latter type are known as multi-band compressors, and are particularly useful when working with instruments and tracks that overlap in frequency, such as kick drums and basses. You can use multi-band compression to tame just a particular set of frequency for a given sound or on a master bus, giving you a great degree of control over the dynamics of your project as a whole.

Xfer Records are probably most famous for creating the superb Serum soft synth, but amongst their other tools is a rather handy, and gloriously free, multi-band compressor plugin called OTT.

As the name suggests, this unit can be used to create in-your-face, maximalist walls of sound, particularly on huge synth bass or lead parts, but it’s versatile enough to be useful in more subtle situations too!