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Weiss DS5 Multiband Compressor (crossgrade from Weiss DS1-MK3)

$299.00 $369.00

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Product information

Important note: This is a crossgrade for customers who already own Weiss DS1-MK3. The standard version of Weiss DS5 Multiband Compressor can be found here.

The gold standard in dynamics – times five

The highly requested evolution of the preeminent mastering processor is here. Developed through the close partnership between Softube and Weiss Engineering, Weiss DS5 Multiband Compressor delivers something impossible in hardware form and only available in software form: the gold standard in dynamics – times five. This translates to a line-by-line code-ported, award-winning Weiss DS1 on all five bands of this multiband compressor for complete control over compression across specific frequency ranges, in mastering, and on mix busses, vocals, drums, and more – all with the famous transparency of Weiss Engineering.

Macro magic
The Weiss DS5 Multiband Compressor macro controls and presets deliver Weiss DS1 to the power of five with absolute ease of use. The presets – designed by prominent engineers Bob Katz, Jonathan Wyner, Maor Appelbaum, and Philippe Weiss – are jumping-off points made to be tweaked. While the more advanced controls are set in the preset, users can click the DS1 button to open each band’s Weiss DS1-MK3 and see all the available options. In most cases, however, it will be the macro controls that help the user find the sound they are after. With the unique ability to control five powerful bands of five DS1-MK3 units with one macro, the potential is potent and palpable.

High on transparency, low on latency
Weiss is renowned for transparency, so the main objective for Softube, regarding the filter design, was in keeping with this. The Weiss DS5 Multiband Compressor’s filters and compression are made to be as transparent as possible, and the filters were designed to be fast, with pre- and post-ringing artifacts reduced to a mathematical minimum. The cross-over filters are phase compensated 24 dB/octave filters that can be activated in three different modes: Dynamic Phase, Static Phase, and Linear Phase. The Weiss DS5 Multiband Compressor has also been designed for low latency use – from the Dynamic and Static Phase modes to the newly designed safety limiter.

Features

Five times the dynamics gold standard
A line-by-line code port of the DS1 on every band
Macro controls for ease of use
In-depth control of each band for maximum tweakability
Three filter modes designed for transparency: Static Phase, Dynamic Phase,and Linear Phase
Low latency

Installation Instructions

Important Note: Spring Reverb is used as the example

Installation Video

Note: Before starting the installation, you are required to create a FREE iLok user ID and install the iLok License Manager.

Please take a look at this Help Centre Guide for more information.

Registration

1. Click 'DOWNLOAD' in your Plugin Boutique Account. This will direct you to the Softube login page.

2. Enter your details > tick the Privacy Policy box > click 'Sign up' to create an account. (If you already have a Softube account, please log in and skip to step 5).

3. Go to your email account > find the Softube registration email > click 'ACTIVATE MY ACCOUNT'. (Your account has now been successfully created)

4. Go back to www.softube.com (you should now be logged in) > click 'MY ACCOUNT'.

5. Click 'REGISTER LICENSE'.

6. Enter the License Code (referred to as serial number on our site) found in your Plugin Boutique User Account > click 'REGISTER LICENSE'.

7. Click 'GO FOR IT!'.

Your product is now registered.

Mac

1. On the My Products page, click 'MAC' > you will be directed to the Mac Installation page.

2. Click 'HERE (highlighted in orange) to start downloading Softube Central.

3. Once it has downloaded, open the Softube Central PKG file > click 'Continue'.

4. Read through the Software License Agreement > click 'Continue'.

5. Click 'Agree'.

6. Click 'Install'.

7. Enter your password > click 'Install Software'.

8. Click 'Close'.

9. Open Softube Central > click 'INSTALL' to install all the necessary iLok licensing components. (This may take a few minutes)

10. Sign in to your Softube account.

11. Your product will now be displayed in Softube Central.

Please note: if it says 'DISCONNECTED' at the top of the window, please go to the settings and click 'RESTART', close Softube Central and then open it again.

Your software is now activated and ready for use within your DAW.