The Omnipressor returns
The Omnipressor returns
The Omnipressor allows users to set compression and expansion ratios over a wide, continuous range
The Omnipressor is said to be the first dynamics effects processor. It was invented by Eventide’s founder, Richard Factor, and later redesigned for production by John Paul. Almost half a century later, Eventide has now released the Omnipressor plug-in, an emulation of the original unit that served as a dynamics modifier with variable expressive controls over a signal’s dynamics.
The Omnipressor plug-in’s function control enables users to set compression and expansion ratios over a wide, continuous range, from extreme expansion to infinite compression, as well as dynamic reversal, which reverses a sound’s envelope, making loud sounds quiet and vice-versa. Other features include variable control of attack and release time, variable control of maximum gain and maximum attenuation, and gating, which sets a threshold so that when the amplitudes of signals fall below the given value, they are ‘squooshed’.
Eventide has also released the Rotary Mod for iOS. Emulating the iconic Hammond organ’s Leslie speaker cabinet used by the likes of the Beach Boys, Cream, Pink Floyd and The Beatles, the Rotary Mod is available as an AUv3 plug-in and standalone app for iPhone and iPad devices.