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.

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