Introduction
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Many "modeled" compressors are nothing more than futile attempts to
get an off-the-shelf algorithm to match its hardware counterpart by
tweaking a few parameters like the knee and attack/release
times. But anyone who has worked with hardware compressors knows
that there must be more to it. And there is.
The heritage of analog compressors very much showcases the history
of electronics in the previous century. It's the deficiencies of
the different designs and components that give each unit its unique
character, and what started out as technical limitations have now
become sought-after sounds. Simply approximating the most apparent
features is not enough to capture this uniqueness. It takes a model
of great complexity and accuracy to make a digital replica sound
like the original with all settings and inputs.
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 "I love it! It's very musical and sits into the mix
nicely."
Andy Hunt
Wide
Studios, Nashville
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"The FET is Amazing!!!!!!!!" Ron Harris, Producer
(Christina Aguilera)
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When creating FET Compressor, Softube set out to make the
most accurate emulation of the most famous solid state
compressor. Instead of modeling individual features and putting
them together digitally we have modeled the unit in its entirety:
input and output stages, gain reduction feedback loops,
bias differences of different transistors, etc. It's been by far
the hardest project we have taken on, but we feel that the result
speaks for itself. And hopefully it will be easier to do it the
next time (yeah right).
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Not convinced yet? Download the demo, set the Input knob on max,
and Ratio on All. Listen.
Platforms
For more detailed information, please take a look at
the manual 
Controls
Continuous Ratio
Unlike its hardware predecessor, the FET Compressor
has a fully variable ratio. But if you prefer the old
standard way (with fixed ratios), just click the labels
and you're ready to go.
And yeah, we didn't forget the "All Buttons In" mode.
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Parallel Compression
Work with parallel compression from within the
plug-in. And since the "Dry" signal also spent some time
inside the algos, it's of course influenced by all that
analog modeling mojo - like the subtle distortion from the
input and output stages.
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Super Fast Attack
Faster than you can think of. Even faster than a single
sample. And if that's not fast enough, use the look-ahead to
make it super duper fast.
- Attack: 20 microsecs - 0.8 ms
- Release: 50 ms - about a second
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Detector Controls
In addition to its hardware counterpart, we added a couple
of certainly useful features:
- External Side Chain support.
- Low and High cut filters for the detector.
- Detector lookahead
If you don't want extra features, just leave them in their
off position.
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Enhanced Metering
Two modeled (and beautifully rendered) VU meters dance with
the music, and a stereo peak meter lets you control the output signal.
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Available for VST/AU/RTAS as well as TDM/RTAS/VENUE
for Pro Tools|HD
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The CL 1B is the most accurate representation of a
hardware that I have EVER seen."
