Level Compressor
Optical compressor with smooth leveling and program-dependen...
- Type
- Audio Effect
- Author
- NyquistLimited
- Version
- 1.0
- License
- Commercial
- Live version
- 12.4
- Max version
- 9.1.4
- Downloads
- 0
- Updated
- 2026-07-24
Description
Optical compressor with smooth leveling and program-dependent timing.
Individual download ($8): https://nyquistlimited.gumroad.com/l/level-compressor
Full suite of 5 compressors ($25): https://www.nyquistlimited.com
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- Studio Compressors -
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An Ableton Live pack with five studio compressors accurately modeled with efficient C++ code, leveraging the best open source libraries for compressor emulation, saturation, and oversampling.
Glide Compressor — Optical compressor with flexible controls for transparent shaping.
Level Compressor — Optical compressor with smooth leveling and program-dependent timing.
Punch Compressor — FET compressor with ultra-fast attack and aggressive character.
Smooth Compressor — Vari-mu compressor with vintage character and program-dependent compression.
Snap Compressor — VCA compressor with precise dynamic control and clean transient shaping.
A comprehensive Sidechain section is common to all compressor models.
Each device comes with a set of presets for common mixing and mastering use cases.
Requires Ableton Live 12 Suite or Ableton Live 12 Standard with the Max for Live add-on. On Apple platforms, we support macOS Tahoe and Sequoia (both on Apple Silicon and Intel processors).
Video overview: https://youtu.be/ZiccUu8VOns
User manual: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AwJ7P_P83H-PaxJvPAkpnt6S4EYET4cn
License agreement: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YL9bY_QygdQyiKot-DyOq1bhXBlwUYck
Open-source code: https://github.com/apresta/max-studio-tools