Plug-ins: Dynamics

Page status: Draft
Created:Sep 2026
Reviewed:-
To do:Mostly everything.

Vari-Mu Compressor

Very colourful, adds saturation, stylised and Mix Bus Glue. Vocals.

Attack/Release wrapped up in "Time Control"

Fairchild

Steinberg Black Valve
Steinberg Black Valve
Steinberg Tube Compressor
Steinberg Tube Compressor

Time ConstantAttack TimeRelease Time
Position 1200 ms300 ms
Position 2200 ms800 ms
Position 3400 ms2 s
Position 4 800 ms5 s
Position 5200 msProgram dependent:
- 2 s for transients
- 10 s for multiple peaks
Position 6400 msProgram dependent:
- 300 ms for transients
- 10 s for multiple peaks
- 25 s for consistently high program level

The Fairchild 660 controls are identical to one channel of the Fairchild 670. They're modelled independently so may produce different colours.

UAD Fairchild Manuals

UAD-fairchild-660
UAD Fairchild 660 Compressor

The Fairchild 670 is the two-channel (stereo) version.

UAD-fairchild-670
UAD Fairchild 670 Compressor