dbx® 160 Compressor / Limiter

The dbx 160 Compressor/Limiter plugin from Universal Audio is a faithful, fully licensed emulation of the first solid-state VCA compressor ever made. It captures the original’s grabby, low-end glue and old-school character, with the same simple control set and at-a-glance metering. Use it to add fat compression textures to bass guitar, drum buses, and synths, or give acoustic guitars and snare drums an in-your-face ‘thwack.’ The plugin includes modern workflow enhancements: a Dry/Wet mix for quick parallel compression and a Sidechain Filter to keep low end tight and reduce pumping. It works with any audio interface—no UA hardware required. This compressor suits hobby music producers looking to add versatile VCA compression and timeless character to their tracks in FL Studio, Ableton, or Logic.