Royal Compressor XT

by Soundevice Digital

The Return of the King

Inspired by a model of the classic British device from the Beatles era used on hundreds of records since the sixties Royal Compressor delivers the true vintage analogue sound and feel. Pleasant saturation and sensitive compression are something every track really needs.

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Where it all began

Inspired by a model of the classic British device from the Beatles era used on hundreds of records since the sixties, Royal Compressor delivers the true vintage analogue sound and feel. Pleasant saturation and sensitive compression are something every track really needs. Royal Compressor XT keeps all of it and builds on top.

Two Royal Compressors

Each XT channel is a complete Royal Compressor with its own Trim, Input Control, A/B/C Model, Recovery with Hold, Saturation, Output Attenuator and Dry/Wet. Power and Solo switches let you switch either unit on and off or hear it on its own.

Dual Power

One compressor treats your whole signal the same way. Two compressors let you decide which part of the sound gets squeezed, coloured, or left alone. Pick a split mode and give each unit its own job.

Left/Right

Compress the left and right channels independently. Ideal for double-tracked guitars, stereo overheads or unbalanced stereo recordings where one side jumps out more than the other.

Mid/Side

Control the center and the sides of your mix separately. Keep the vocal, kick and bass rock-solid in the middle while the stereo ambience breathes freely, or compress the sides harder for a wider, denser image. A powerful tool for buses and mastering.

Low/High

Turn Royal Compressor into a two-band vari-mu compressor with an adjustable crossover frequency. Tame a boomy low end without dulling the top, or add valve sparkle and glue to the highs while the bass stays punchy and open.

The sound of the King

Under the hood beats the same heart that engineers trust for vocals, bass, guitars, drums and buses. Three circuit models (A/B/C) with different attack characters, smooth vari-mu compression and adjustable valve saturation with a random saturation algorithm take you from gentle glue to heavy, colourful pumping.

More Royal Compressor XT Features

The sound of the King

Under the hood beats the same heart that engineers trust on vocals, bass, guitars, drums and buses. Three circuit models (A/B/C) with different attack characters, smooth vari-mu compression and adjustable valve saturation with a random saturation algorithm take you from gentle glue to heavy, colorful pumping.

Vari-mu compression

The simulation of the vari-mu circuits delivers warmth and pleasant compression to any kind of audio material. It‘s more than just suitable for vocals, bass, drums on both insert and bus.

Just a few knobs

Back in the analogue days when every mix had to be achieved manually, it was necessary, to keep as few controls as possible. Royal Compressor honours this philosophy. Those few knobs have a massive impact on your sound and deliver the vintage sound and feel almost instantly.

Three circuit types

The A/B/C Model knob offers gives you a chance to switch between three models of circuitry with a different value of the fixed attack.

Automatic gain control

Worry about the volume no more. The AGC keeps the output signal at the same level no matter how much input gain you add to get some serious saturation. Changing colour doesn't change the output volume then.

Hassle-free software protection

No iLok, no dongle, or internet access is required for activation. Our software uses license files to activate your software. You can freely use the purchased software on all your computers as long as you are the user.

Realistic 3D yet flexible GUI

The photorealistic graphic user interface of the plugin gives you the feeling you are touching the real hardware. But it easily adapts to your needs. You can always drag the arrow in the bottom right corner to change its size - make it smaller to save valuable screen space, or enlarge it to make it easier to use.

FREE 15-Day unlimited trial

All the descriptions are nothing compared to putting your hands on the plugin. No saving limits. No noises. No boundaries. Engage the plugin in your project for real and fully exploit its powers for two weeks.

64-bit audio quality at ANY sampling rate

The plugin provides the maximum audio quality you can get. It uses internal 64-bit audio processing and can handle any sampling rate. 192 kHz or even higher.

Smart bypass

The intelligent way our plugins manage bypassing ensures that you don't get any clicks or harmful noises when automating the parameter. It also compensates for latency, ensuring that the bypass states are perfectly in sync with each other.

Intelligent sleep on silence

This plugin intelligently detects whether it makes sense to perform processing at all. If not, it temporarily turns on sleep mode. In such a state, it requires virtually no CPU at all to save the computing sources for other processes.

Free-for-life updates

Our plugins never become obsolete. We keep track of the current operating systems and DAWs. You may always update to the most recent version for free, without paying a cent, a penny, or whatever currency you prefer.