N-SPEC COMP v2.8 for PLUGDATA-FX
N-SPEC COMP is a spectral compressor accompanied by a spectral gate and clipper to create an incredibly versatile audio processor.
N-SPEC COMP compresses 512 individual frequency bands, giving you extreme control over shaping the frequency response and dynamics of any sound.
From light spectral shaping, ott-like multiband compression and doom-compressor like flattening of spectrums, this plugdata patch allows you to go all in when it comes to shaping your sounds and getting the absolute most out of a frequency spectrum.
The MAIN COMP control sets the DOWNWARD and UPWARD compression ratio.
0% - 50% = Downward compression
50% - 100% = Upward compression (Intense)
ATK and REL control the attack and release for all 512 band compressors. a value of 0 effectively turns N-SPEC COMP into a spectral clipper and turning up just the release turns it into a spectral limiter.
The RESET button resets the spectrum threshold.
MIX can be found to the left of the compression control.
SMOOTH control let's you smoothen out the spectral compression precision, resulting in more natural sounding compression.
The SLIDERS on the sides of the SPECTRUM THRESHOLD graph allow you to easily change the OFFSET and TILT of the spectrum threshold, giving you an easy time dialing in the sound you want.
What makes N-SPEC COMP special is the ability to DRAW YOUR OWN spectrum threshold!
This makes N-SPEC COMP incredibly powerful, as you can enforce your own frequency response onto sounds using spectral compression.
What seperates N-SPEC COMP from other spectral compressors is the OVERTONES module, which let's you dry/wet and amplify dominant frequencies in the spectrum, allowing for crystal clear overtones and formants while compressing the rest of the spectrum.
The graph allows you to set the overall threshold of the spectral gate and lets you draw in additional frequencies and gating for optimal formant seperation. You can drive the main overtone control up to 300% to amplify the isolated formants even further.
N-SPEC COMP comes with a Spectral clipper to the right of the compression control, which solves intermodulation distortion between the 512 bands, effectively maximizing detail preservation when driving the soft clipper harder.
Lastly, N-SPEC COMP comes with accurate RMS and PEAK VU-meters, giving you some context to how loud and consistent your sounds are.
NOTE: Make sure to disable the Plugdata-fx SAFETY LIMITER, as that will limit your output to below 0dB!
BLUE = Safety Limiter ON.
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UPDATES
v2.7
New improved spectrum smoothing algorithm & spectrum graph analyzer! Spectrum threshold range extended to -64dB! Added Formant control curve reset button.
v2.8
Improved all controls & DAW parameter behavior, improved CPU performance.