The Hammer Compressor III

Description

Dynamic plugin

KEY FEATURES

• The Hamer II strips compression down to its essentials — a single Comp control drives the amount of gain reduction, tightening dynamic range without a maze of secondary parameters getting in the way. Fast, musical, and built to be dialed in by ear. ✓
• Attack and Release define the character of the compression — how fast it clamps down, and how fast it lets go. Push both fast for tight, controlled transients and pump that breathes with the tempo, or slow them down for a smoother, more transparent result that lets the initial hit through.
• Rather than compressing in a purely clinical way, the Hamer II introduces a touch of harmonic saturation into the signal path — a subtle coloration baked into the compression that adds warmth and density instead of a sterile, mathematical reduction in dynamics.
• An Output control brings the level back up after gain reduction, so you can push Comp hard without losing loudness. A Color knob lets you blend in the Hamer II’s distortion in parallel, so you can decide exactly how aggressive — or clean — the saturation gets independent of the compression itself. A true bypass makes for a fair, level-matched A/B against the dry signal. ✓

System Requirements

Mac

• CPU: Intel or Apple Silicon (M1 or later)
• RAM: 4 GB
• Disk: -1 GB
• OS Version: macOS 11 Big Sur or later
• Audio Card: Any audio interface supported by your DAW
• Ports: None
• Internet Required: Yes
• Support: 64_bit
• Plugin Formats: VST-3, AU, AAX
• Additional: None
• Notes: Native universal binary, Intel and Apple Silicon

Windows

• CPU: Intel or AMD, 64-bit
• RAM: 4 GB
• Disk: -1 GB
• OS Version: Windows 10 / 11
• Audio Card: Any audio interface supported by your DAW
• Ports: None
• Internet Required: Yes
• Support: 64_bit
• Plugin Formats: VST-3, AAX
• Additional: None
• Notes: 64-bit host required

Linux

• CPU: –
• RAM: 4 GB
• Disk: -1 GB
• OS Version: omarchy, version: 4.0.0.alpha
• Audio Card: Any audio interface supported by your DAW
• Ports: None
• Plugin Formats: VST-3, OTHER
• Additional: LV2
• Notes: None

Product Demo