Sir Elliot has released LRC-II and Little Black Box, two freeware effect plug-ins for Windows.

Sir Elliot LRC-II

The LRC-II is a Low Residue Compressor designed for those who do not fancy the artefacts that are common with many compressors. The LRC-II is suited for Jazz, & Dance music.

LRC-II features

  • Attack: 505 Milliseconds (Maximum).
  • Release: 0.001 Milliseconds to 5 Seconds.
  • Threshold: -90 dB (Maximum).
  • Ratio: 0.005:1 to 1.120:1 (11.20:1).
  • Loudness: 0 – 8.
  • Prevent Clip: Once enabled, all peaks will not exceed –0.1 dB. Selecting from A to B will bring forth different reactions based on the overall dynamics of the mix.
  • Fixed Delay.
Sir Elliot Little Black Box

Little Black Box is a compressor that offers low dynamics. It is more suited for Rock Music where it is common to use a lot of compression to make things louder than it appears.

Little Black Box features

  • Input Level: 0 to 11.
  • Threshold: -1.5 dB to 40 dB.
  • Ratio: 0 to 0.9:1.
  • Attack: 44 Microseconds (Maximum).
  • Release: 1.5 Seconds (Maximum).
  • Loudness: 0 to 11.
  • Squash, Low, Middle, & High controls.
  • Roll-off Filters.

LRC-II and Little Black Box are available to download as freeware VST effect plug-ins for Windows PC.

More information: Sir Elliot