FREE CHARACTER COMPRESSOR
XTMax
Bring out the punch in your mix.
XTMax
XTMax brings character and movement to compression, from a little control to a more driven parallel sound. Choose the attack and release speeds, shape the knee and blend in as much compression as your mix needs.
Hear XTMax
ATTACK + RELEASE + KNEE
Set the pulse of your compression.
Attack and release each give you slow, medium and fast settings. Let more of the initial hit through, catch it sooner or change the recovery so the compression moves with your music.
The Knee control shapes how compression comes in. Move toward soft for a gentler transition, or toward hard when you want a more pronounced response.
Drive the input
Use Input to push into the compression, then set the listening level with Output.
Blend it back
Mix blends the compressed and dry signals, giving you room to use a heavier setting without losing the original attack.
Compare the change
Auto Gain helps compensate for level changes as you adjust the compression. Check the output level as you compare settings.
SIDECHAIN FILTER
Let the bass breathe.
A strong low end can make a compressor react before the rest of your mix gets a say. XTMax’s sidechain filter reduces the low frequencies reaching the detector, giving you more control over what drives the compression.
The filter runs from 20 Hz to 250 Hz. It changes the detector’s response, rather than cutting those frequencies out of the audio.
The XTMax was developed by Kiive Audio using its own modeling techniques, and one of the products studied was the DISTRESSOR by Empirical Labs which is not affiliated with Kiive Audio.
Empirical Labs has not licensed any intellectual property for use in the XTMax, nor has it endorsed or supported the XTMax in any manner.
A few things to know.
Your mix is the best demo.
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