EXTREME DYNAMIC PROCESSOR
Explosive and DRAMATIC COMPRESSION effects based
on the “all-buttons” mode of the famous FET vintage compressor
The Monster Extreme Dynamic Processor
The Monster emulates the classic “all-buttons-in” extreme compression sound of the famous vintage FET limiter hardware. The “all-buttons-in” effect can be pretty extreme, so we added some cool new features that make this processor more versatile, more creative, and more useful.
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Real Dynamics Control
The Monster has been called “the best software compressor ever” by more than one top engineer, and for good reason: it is capable of amazingly cool compression tones! You can slam a drum buss and get some seriously “monstrous” drum tones, or use the added mix knobs and fatten up a vocal and push it to the front of the mix.
High Frequency Detection increases the amount of top end that appears in the sidechain detection circuit, allowing the compression to react more dramatically to those high frequencies and making the top end smoother. This allows you to compress instruments like drums without making the cymbals sound harsh.
Hi Pass Filter
The Hi Pass Filter makes the compressor ignore bass information below a set frequency, which can add girth and punch to the bottom end of your tracks and limit audible pumping.
Punch
Punch is a unique circuit that brings back some of the transient so that you can add a bit of punch to your insanely squashed tones.
Mix
The Mix control allows you to dial in extreme compression values while keeping things in check by controlling the dry mix. It’s a perfect-drum-buss-in-a-knob kind of thing.
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System Requirements
macOS
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Minimum OS* | macOS 10.15 Catalina - 13 Ventura |
| Supported OS | macOS 14 Sonoma or later |
| Processor / RAM | Intel or Apple Silicon, 4GB RAM |
| Plugin Formats | AU, VST3, AAX (64-bit host) |
Windows
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Minimum OS* | Windows 10 |
| Supported OS | Windows 11 |
| Processor / RAM | Intel or AMD processor, 4GB RAM |
| Plugin Formats | AU, VST3, AAX (64-bit host) |
iLok Requirements
- Complete Access licenses have two activations and can be activated on iLok Cloud, an iLok 2 & 3 dongle, or your local host computer (Machine-ID).
- Individual plugin licenses can be activated on an iLok 2 & 3 dongle or your local host computer (Machine-ID).
*NOTE: We do not actively test these older operating systems as they are no longer supported by their respective developers, but we currently know of no reasons the current versions of our plug-ins will not work on these systems. That said, your mileage may vary. If you need access to older versions of our products, please contact either Slate Digital Support or check the SSL/Harrison Legacy Plugins Download list.