Name: C254-E Compressor & Limiter
SKU: 3750
Price: 31.00 USD
Availability: InStock

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This library is now available in 4 sample rates- 44.1khz, 48khz, 88.2khz, and 96khz.

A recent skin update now allows for switching between the lite, full, SHQ programs by clicking the buttons on the skin, for the Nebula 4 version. This was previously only possible with the N3 skins. Having that ability really completes this compressor and makes using and switching between the quality options a breeze.

This is my Nebula take on a legendary compressor known for its round, thick sound. It’s commonly considered great for vocals and almost any kind of audio material. Also great for bright audio inputs, which it can smooth out with its silky high end. It’s definitely a character piece. A unique design featuring a diode bridge and multiple transformers, and which drops the input level greatly before compression with a subsequent make-up gain stage afterwards (done to bring down distortion levels), gives this compressor a sound all its own.

Two units were sampled in stereo. The hardware features separate compressor and limiter sections, and I’ve made separate programs based on each. Some limitations/drawbacks of the hardware have been addressed with this release. The limiter section especially, was held back by its lack of an adjustable attack control. The compressor section also lacks adjustable attack (but few ever held it against it). I’ve made sure to recreate the attack shape from the hardware, while providing the ability to adjust the time up and down from the fixed setting of the real thing. This really unlocks a lot of power and potential. The release time settings have also been extended above and below the fixed settings allowed on the hardware.

Up to over 30dB of compression is possible with the compressor programs, and around 27dB with the limiter (depending on input level). There’s also a ‘pass-through’ program that works like the typical Nebula preamp style programs, useful for getting some tone of the hardware without any compression. There are skins for both Nebula 3 and 4.

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Manual: You can take a look at the manual here!

All these demos start with the dry clip, then it repeats a few times, having been compressed with various different settings.

Here's a vocal.

A drum mix. First dry, then using different setting combinations with the compressor. A couple of the clips are pretty smashed, just so you can hear how smoothly the comp responds in that kind of situation.

Same drum mix. Dry, then using different combos of settings with the limiter. The limiter isn't nearly as versatile as the compressor, but with some experimentation you should be able to find some applications for it. It's harder edge lends itself towards use as an effect quite nicely in some cases.

Bass guitar + Electric guitar. Dry, then different compressor settings. The bass and eguitar are compressed separately, with different settings each time.

Synth. Notice how the compressed versions are noticeably smoother/silkier sounding, especially in the upper mids.

A sax mix. There's also a backing mix of various drums and a bass, but none of that stuff is ever compressed (only the sax mix gets compression).

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All products include 44.1 and 96khz versions. Some have 48 and 88.2khz also.

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