Less Comp · dynamics · free

A clean compressor with the curve on screen

Less Comp is a clean single-band compressor. The transfer curve and the gain reduction meter share one screen, so the settings you dial are visible as a shape while you listen. Sidechain input and lookahead are built in.

Less Comp interface

Clean by default

A VCA-style detector with a smooth, decoupled release.

Soft knee

From a hard corner to a wide, gradual transition.

External sidechain

Duck against anything your DAW can route.

Mix

Parallel compression without an extra bus, time-aligned.

Delta listen

Listen to the difference between the processed and unprocessed signal on its own, so you can hear exactly what the compressor is taking. Use it next to bypass, then judge the result in your mix.

Specifications
FormatsAU, VST3
Latency0 samples, 240 at 5 ms lookahead
Sidechaininternal or external bus
Factory presets8
Measured
Below thresholdsignal passes unchanged
Slope accuracy4:1 compresses to a tested 1/4 slope above the knee