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- Windows / Mac
- Mono / Stereo
- Open Source
SAFE plugins by Semantic Audio is a series of free VST plugins, including overdrive, compression, reverb and EQ.
The interface contains a graph that shows the threshold settings, allowing you to visualise the levels of your compression effect.
SAFE plugins come with many searchable presets, such as warm, bright, fuzzy etc. The presets are categorized in layman’s terms, so it’s a very easy and intuitive process to add and adjust compression settings.