90% off “AVA Multiband Compressor” by Harrison Consoles

Explore A Unique Approach To Multiband Compressing “In The Box”.

What is the AVA Multiband Compressor?

Now in the fourth generation, the Harrison Multiband Compression algorithm has been continuously tweaked by our customers in high-end music, film, broadcast, and video-post production.

Harrison’s reputation for “true analog in the box” sound is due to their unique development heritage, where they first created an analog processor and then converted the processor to digital while retaining the sound and character of the original. The results are quintessentially “Harrison”: effortless, smooth and transparent.

Controls

• GRAPH – The main display graph provides control over the four band frequencies and depths.
• RTA CONTROLS – The main display also features a high precision, high-speed RTA analyzer (“Spectrum Graph”, or “Scrolling Graph”).
• INPUT THRESHOLD CONTROLS – The main input meter, and threshold slider (on the left) controls how much material is passed into the plugin (-60dB – 0dB).
• BAND BYPASS AND BAND SOLO CONTROLS –  Every band can be bypassed and removed from processing by clicking on its associated ‘IN’ button. Every band can also be solo’d so you can hear the material the band is working on.
• BAND FREQUENCY AND BAND DEPTH CONTROLS – The band frequency control controls the low frequency of the band’s bandwidth.  Adjusting a band’s start frequency might affect the width of bands adjacent to it.  The available frequency settings are: Band 1) 20hz, Band 2) 50 – 400hz, Band 3) 145hz  – 2.5kHz, Band 4) 1kHz – 8kHz
• ATTACK, RELEASE, KNEE, AND MAKEUP GAIN – Attack (200μs – 20ms), Release (20ms – 200ms), Knee (3dB – 24dB), Makeup Gain (0dB – 12dB)
• AUTO SOLO – The ‘Auto Solo’ control allows you to automatically audition the band that you are changing. This helps you to determine the frequency content of the band, as you adjust the frequency range.
• EXPANDER – The ‘Expander’ control switches the main operation of the compressor from a Multiband Compressor into a Multiband Expander.
• KEY INPUT – The “Ext. Key” control allows you to use a sidechain as the signal driving the compressor.
• SIDECHAIN EQ – The sidechain EQ is a single-band equalizer. By setting the shape of the band ( high/low-pass filter, bell, or high/low shelf )  you can modify the signal that drives compression in each of the 4 bands.

Stereo And Multichannel Operation

When used in multichannel mode ( stereo or surround ), dynamic processors must have the ability to apply gain-reduction to all of the channels simultaneously: this prevents the stereo (or sourround) “image” from shifting when one channel is affected differently than the others.

The AVA Mastering Compressor calculates the “maximum” gain reduction that would be applied to any channel, and it applies that amount of reduction to all of the channels in the plugin.

Some hosts allow you to create individual mono instances on a track or bus.  In this case, the gain reduction will not be the same for all the channels in the bus.

Extra features of the Harrison AVA-series plugins

• The “Ear” Icon  – engages the momentary-bypass function, which allows you to audition the un-affected signal while you hold the mouse button; then restores the settings when you release the button.
• The “Gear” Icon – launches a menu with additional features including resizing, theme selection, and plugin version number.
• Vintage Theme – uses the color scheme of Harrison’s large-format console software.

For more information see the user manual HERE