Great for that analog sound, with depth and 3D sound! Great comp!
Fernando
★★★★★
Nice !
SPL IRON
★★★★☆
by DJ A-O.N.E.
Modern sounding vari-mu style compressor. Dances on the master bus and adds its own color and flavor. I was a little skeptical at first but, the once I started to dig into the sound of this beauty, this thing really shines. I haven't really found a use on a dedicated bus compressor but when I am working on an edgy pop record, this is my go to master bus compressor.
better than his inspiration
★★★★★
by Synthitize
Some give it inspiration from the Fairchild 670; But it is better because in addition to colorizing the sound like the 670, from a pure compression point of view, it is much better and it energizes the sound much better...
Endless possibilities when it comes to smooth and transparent compression.
★★★★★
by Joost
I just love this on vocals and the mixbus. It has a steep learning curve since it really isn't the most intuitive having all those difference A/R times by switching around the recitifers (could have been useful to at least have rough estimate of the timing even though they are program dependant, something like that list in the manual). But man on vocals, using the saturation - it is just so smooth and sounds so good. love it.
Well worth the effort
★★★★★
by Beatroot
Takes ages to learn - I needed to print out all the attack/release times to start with, but for a squasher with a huge palette of colours to choose from - and surprisingly quickly - this is my favourite.
One of the best
★★★★★
by sobrinN
This plugin is one of the best out there! It might be my favorite compressor plugin.
Why no linear output knob???
★★★★☆
by Oskar
Iron is definitely not only a mastering compressor, heck, it's not just a compressor at all. With options like side-chain EQ, AirBass and the delightful saturation it gives to the signal... it just makes everything you pass through it sound wonderful. But with the output knob modeled after the hardware unit, they turn in steps of 2dB. That's A LOT, definitely to much to level match even close to accurately. That's the only reason it gets 4 stars, otherwise it would deserve 6 and even that would not truly reflect it's quality.
SPL IRON
★★★★★
by Ivan Pesut
The most versatile compressor I've ever used. Features available with one flick of a switch make it an amazing tone-shaping tool, which never sounds like it's doing too much. AirBass or tape-style roll-off, sidechain EQs, Tube Bias, and all the options available on the bottom of the plugin, turn the SPL IRON into a channel strip, in my opinion. It does a lot more than ''just'' compression, it saturates, it excites, and it manipulates both the dynamics and your EQ curves in the most pleasant way possible. Tried it on a few things except the mix bus, and the vocals really seem to like what's on the offer here.
Great but missing something important
★★★★☆
by Juan Pablo Velasquez
This sounds lovelly, but I really really think that it is lacking a output knob, just to make a level match and don't fool my ears. I find my self constantly puting a gain plugin after. It could be as little as a little blue gain knob in the upper tab of the plugin. Other than that, I'm in love with this, it saves me time and tells me whats wrong with the mix. Just sounds great.