Arturia 1090-69 Overview
Available for download, the Arturia Comp VCA-65 is a software compressor designed for pro-audio mixing. It emulates a classic VCA compressor renowned for its hefty sound, a compressor historically used on rhythm-section instruments, such as bass, drums, and guitar. The original hardware had several features that studios find desirable, such as an Over Easy mode for auto-calibrating attack and release times, and a peak-stop limiter for adding harshness and aggression to the tone. This software gives you those features and more.
Indeed, the Comp VCA-65 boasts some updates to the original hardware that are designed to make mixing easier. For instance, Advanced side-chain control enables extensive side-chaining, letting you filter the side-chain input with an EQ and M/S filters, so you can control what will trigger the compressor. Arturia has also provided a Time Warp knob, which changes the behavior of the attack and release shapes, affording you extensive control over the compression envelope.
This plug-in is compatible with Mac and Windows operating systems. It will work as a plug-in within your DAW on the AU, VST2, VST3, NKS, and AAX Native platforms.
Key Features
- Virtual recreation of famed classic VCA compressor
- Original electronic path accurately modeled, including VCA and transistors, using Arturia's TAE analog modeling
- Original fast attack and release parameters with Auto mode
- Original Peakstop limiter
- Original variable ratio form 1:1 to 1:0
- External side-chain source to trigger the compressor to an external source
- Playful manual pad to manually trigger the compression
- 7 creative detection modes including M/S processing
- Time-warp function with lookahead or delay added to your side-chain path
- Advanced side-chain EQ
- Compression range parameter to limit the amount of gain reduction applied, with 0 dB position for no compression/distortion only sound
- Monitor side-chain signal directly
- Dry/wet Mix knob for parallel compression
- Switchable Analog VU meter with 3 calibration modes (-18, -12, and -8 dBFS)
- Analog clipping LED indicator
- Comprehensive set of presets
- A/B comparison setting
- Integrated tutorials and unique dynamic preset tips
- Resizable window
Arturia 1090-69 Specs
General
| Delivery Method | Download |
| License Type | Standard |
| Supported Plug-In Formats | AAX (Native), AU, NKS, VST2, VST3 |
| Standalone Operation | No |
System Requirements
| OS Compatibility | Windows 10 or Later macOS 10.13 or Later |
| Memory Requirement | Windows, Mac: 4 GB |
| Storage Requirement | Windows, Mac: 1 GB |
| CPU Requirement | Windows, Mac: 3.4 GHz and Faster Mac: Silicon and Faster |
| Internet Connection Required | Yes |
| OpenGL Graphics Requirement | 2 |
In the Box
- Arturia Comp VCA-65 Vintage-Style Audio Compressor Plug-In
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