“The gold standard in dynamics – times five”: Softube and Weiss launch the DS5 Multiband CompressorSoftube has continued its longstanding partnership with Weiss Engineering with a new version of its award-winning DS1 mastering processor.
Offering “complete control over compression across specific frequency ranges”, the Weiss DS5 Multiband Compressor, Softube says, delivers the power of the Weiss DS1 “to the power of five” via “line-by-line code port” of the DS1, while retaining simple ease of operation.

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The Weiss DS5 Multiband Compressor comes with a number of presets designed by prominent engineers including Bob Katz, Jonathan Wyner, Maor Appelbaum and Philippe Weiss, which can be further tweaked to user taste or to work perfectly with any mix.
Softube made every effort when designing the DS5 Multiband Compressor to adhere to Weiss’s philosophy of “transparency”. It says the plugin’s filters and compression are designed to be transparent, with fast-acting filters and pre- and post-ringing artifacts reduced to a “mathematical minimum”.
The plugin’s phase-compensated 24 dB/octave crossover filters can be activated in three modes: Dynamic Phase, Static Phase and Linear Phase.
The Weiss DS5 Multiband Compressor is available now at an introductory price of $449/€449 until 7 April, after which the price will rise to $549/€549.
The plugin is also available as part of the Weiss Complete Collection 3, which has an intro price of $899/€899 until 7 April, after which it’ll rise to $1,199/€1,199.
For more information, head to Softube.
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