APU Loudness Compressor Oct 13 update v1.96 (not a deal)

[TheSteven]

APU  Loudness Compressor update v1.93 (not a deal)
Note/Edit: 10/13/23  v1.96 has released, see devs post further down.
https://apu.software/download/

last update I had was v1..8.7

Release Notes

Version 1.9.3

• Update default theme
• Various minor fixes

Version 1.9.2

• Fix single-value slider thumb offset, improve coloring

Version 1.9.1

• User interface improvements
• Revert maximum loudness range change, causing issues with sliders

Version 1.9.0

• Expand maximum loudness range
• Improve Atmos histogram alignment
• Fix histogram bucket range end text

Version 1.8.9

• Fix auval validation failure
• Minor fixes and improvements

Version 1.8.8

• Transfer function raster type (compressor)
• Fix layout issues, give manual range its own row
• Exclude threshold from manual range
• Center histogram buckets for channel-linked

 

link to prior posts on this plugin

You can ping the dev @Aaron Robinson re questions.

Edited October 13, 2023 by TheSteven

[mibby]

@Aaron Robinson Hey Aaron, it would be great to email your users when you have updates and/or allow us to check from the plugin (Sorry if you're already doing this.)

[Aaron Robinson]

1 hour ago, mibby said:

@Aaron Robinson Hey Aaron, it would be great to email your users when you have updates and/or allow us to check from the plugin (Sorry if you're already doing this.)

Thanks for the reminder, I’m hesitant to ever send emails out but I do want to add an update check and it fell off the list of priorities!

[Aaron Robinson]

Just updated the latest version to 1.9.4:

There are now a few options for behavior under source min. You can configure it using the drop-down next to the dynamics type drop-down. Note that it's only available for "source:target" mode. The options are:

- Low-Level Makeup (default mode, unchanged from previous versions)
- Low-Level Bypass (loudness below source min is untouched)
- Low-Level Gate (loudness below source min is silenced)

Both of these new modes still get filtered through the ballistics controls (attack/release), to help avoid artifacts. The knee is also applied to make the transition smoother.

[Aaron Robinson]

Some more updates (v1.9.6):

- Add Soft Limiting dynamics type
- Extend source/target min to -70.0 to match LUFS gate
- Adjust default range/threshold settings
- Fix license key displaying incorrectly

Although the limiter is "soft" by design, you can actually create a brick wall using True Peak Channel-split mode with Peak look-ahead mode. The look-ahead time just needs to be longer than your attack time. This will give the compressor enough time to bring the gain down in time to avoid an overshoot. So really you end up having more control than most limiters give you.

Started writing blog posts as well, if anyone is interested in a developer's perspective on LUFS:

https://apu.software/2023/10/06/lufs.html