Logic Platinum Digital Compressor
To get the most out of this vintage plugin today:
For that "1998 Sasha & Digweed" drum sound: Turn the attack to the fastest setting, release to 30ms, ratio to 10:1, and pull the threshold down until you get 12dB of gain reduction. The result isn't a "fat" analog drum; it is a flattened , high-fidelity drum that sounds like a CD player at maximum volume. It is distinctly digital and distinctly aggressive. logic platinum digital compressor
Most vintage analog compressors (like the LA-2A) use feed-back design, where the sidechain listens after the gain reduction. The Platinum Digital uses feed-forward design, listening before the gain reduction. This results in a faster attack time and a more precise, less "musical" distortion—perfect for peak control, unnatural for singing. To get the most out of this vintage
The plugin uses a fixed internal headroom. If you feed it a -1dBFS signal, it will distort the analog-digital converter modeling. Keep your input peaks at -18dBFS (0dBVU) for the cleanest operation. Most vintage analog compressors (like the LA-2A) use