A zero-latency optical compressor built for smooth gain reduction with an exceptionally analog and natural response, in four completely different compressor flavours.
This sets how hard the opto compressor works. Lower settings create more gain reduction.
Release
This controls recovery speed, from smoother levelling to more energetic movement.
Clarity
This adds cleaner presence and focus so the processed signal can stay open and defined.
Shortcuts
Finally, shortcuts inside a plugin. Move through your session faster.
CPU friendly
Built for big sessions, keeping things smooth even when the plugin count gets ridiculous.
I find mode two to be very nice on kick drums. And drums in general. There is a lot of tone shaping capability in this compressor!
Another112 Gearspace user
I am soooooo blown away by all of the fedDSP plugs I've added to my arsenal. Your plugs sound insane, warmth and depth for days! I am FULLY IN with fedDSP, straight fire!
Kelvin Swaby Singer & producer · The Heavy
fedDSP make some of the most intuitive and character-filled audio tools we've come across! If you need a sound to jump out and hit you in the face, these are the plug-ins for you!
Sam Winfield & Tom Millar The Pines · Amber Run, CARSICK, Joe Hicks
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Use cases
Tech that removes fear
Track through it. Mix with it. Perform live with it. No lag, no compromise.
OPTO is efficient by design: high impact but low overhead. Big sessions stay fast and smooth, so you can finally bid those 'System Overload' playback errors farewell.
Install. Authorise offline. Done. Keep working with no interruption, no gimmicks and no internet checks. Once it's yours, it's yours forever.
Try it free for 14 days, fully featured and without silence interruptions. No account needed: install, open the plug-in and click Trial.
Put your mouse on notice and keep your hands where it matters, on the keys. Full shortcut support, so your workflow doesn't lose its flow.
OPTO is a four-mode optical compressor built to deliver smooth gain reduction, real musical movement, and finished tone without sounding forced. Alongside its four distinct compressor characters, it includes harmonic drive, transformer emulation, a gentle upward compression stage for bringing up low-level detail, auto-gain, and a final limiter for controlled output finishing.
We provide VST3, Audio Unit, and AAX formats for MacOS, VST3 and AAX for Windows. Any DAW that supports these formats will work with them, for example: Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Cubase, Studio One, FL Studio, Reaper.
OPTO is fully native for Apple Silicon chips (M1, M2, M3 etc) as well as Intel Macs. No Rosetta required, but it's also compatible with Rosetta.
Each license includes up to three simultaneous activations per user. This could be your main studio machine, a laptop, and a third rig. We understand that modern production often means working across multiple machines, so we're doing our bit to have your tools available wherever you need them.
Yes. Download the free 14-day trial from our Downloads page. It has all the features of the full version and no silence interruptions, and you don't need an account: install, open the plug-in and click Trial.
NEVER. We believe in perpetual license and we like to work uninterrupted. So as long as fedDSP will be a company, your perpetual license will receive unlimited free updates.
