Overloud Gem Comp76 FET Compressor and Limiter Plug-In - Manual (Page 3)

OVERLOUD GEMS
INTRODUCTION
OVERLOUD GEMS is a collection of top quality plug-ins for both mixing and mastering. We put the
best DSP algorithms and hardware emulation techniques available into each GEM and enriched
these products with additional parameters and features, a consistent preset management, A/B
comparison and undo/redo support.
OVERLOUD GEMS come in the following plug-in formats: VST, AudioUnit, AAX plus a standalone ap-
plication. All in both 32 and 64 bit, and for Mac and Windows. You will be able to load and use
them in all common DAWs.
OVERLOUD GEMS licenses need to be authorized. To authorize a GEM please follow the instructions
on our website: www.overloud.com in the AUTHORIZE section.
WHY GEMS?
In a world overcrowded by competing products doing just “the same thing”, how is it a good idea to
develop another collection of audio plugins?
Well, because: First, they don’t actually do the same thing, and then, even in that case, they don’t do it
in the same way.
Here at
OVERLOUD we have been developing high quality DSP e ff ects these last several years, and with
great passion and dedication. And as some of the best audio companies worldwide chose us for li-
censing our DSP e
ff ects, we realized that we are doing our job the right way.
So we decided to take a selection of our e ff ects and let our vision of high quality plugins meet reality,
by wrapping these algorithms with gorgeous 3D graphical interfaces, and adding the wished-for fea-
tures that are missing from the modeled real equipments.
After the
fi rst couple of plugins were delivered to beta testers, we discovered that what we were actu-
ally achieving was a collection of brilliant products with great sounding DSP plus a set of extra fea-
tures that made each of them even more desirable.
The plugins looked precious and demonstrated that it was worth having them all. Like gems in a
necklace.
There is a common denominator across all the Gems, which sits in the upper part of the user interface:
the Gems bar. This bar contains the controls that are present across all Gems. Like Preset manage-
ment, to mention one. This way, Gems users have a consistent interface to deal with for standard
tasks.
• COMP76 , the modeling of a legendary FET compressor, a piece of hardware which immediately be-
came a reference among audio engineers right from its release at the end of ‘60s.
Notable features:
• Added Revision selector, which lets you choose among three di ff erent unit models;
• Added Mid-Side processing, with a duplication of the interface to separately compress
both the mono and stereo components of the signal using di ff erent settings;
• Added LF Sens control, which reduces the action of the compressor on the low end;
• Added Harmonics control to adjust the amount of generated harmonics;
• Added Parallel compression, which lets you sum the compressed signal along with the
original to improve the overall impact by still keeping the transients intact;
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