The Rocket

Character Compressor

When a drum bus, vocal, or room mic wants more grab and attitude right now.

The Rocket Character Compressor Plugin
  • Ultra-fast character effects compressor.

  • 'All Buttons' mode for compression ratio.

  • Easy, one-knob parallel compression.

  • Sidechain function for compatible hosts.

  • Low CPU usage, even with the optional oversampling engaged.

The Rocket is a character audio compressor built for very fast response, reacting in microseconds to variations in program level. Being several thousand times faster than most ordinary compressors, The Rocket hits hard.

A single sample at 44.1kHz spans 22.6 microseconds. The Rocket’s attack time can go below that level so even the first sample is fully under control. On a master bus, it can tame transients almost like a brickwall limiter.

Within The Rocket’s “Impetus” circuits, warmth and aggression coexist as DSP: from delicate musical gain reduction to dirty, heavy, slamming behavior when you push it.

Download Evaluation Copy

macOS: macOS 11.0 Big Sur or later. Universal 2 installer for Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

Windows: Windows 10 version 1709 or later, or Windows 11. Requires a 64-bit Intel/AMD system, or a supported Windows on ARM system with x64/ARM64EC compatibility.

An evaluation copy may be downloaded for free. It becomes legitimate when you purchase a license.

Buy License All hosts - All formats - All uses. $59
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