Relab Maselec MLA-4 - Triband Compressor/Expander Plugin

Relab Maselec MLA-4 - Triband Compressor/Expander Plugin

The Maselec MLA-4 is a software recreation of Leif Mases' triband compressor/expander, developed with Mases himself. It is intended for mixing, mastering and stem work, where a multiband processor has to stay phase-coherent and leave the tonal balance alone.

Each of the three bands has its own threshold, ratio, attack and release, and each can compress or expand independently — compression to 6:1 and expansion to 1:2 — so low end can be tightened while high-frequency detail is lifted. A five-mode sidechain linking system runs from fully independent bands through partial linking to full linking. Auto Spectral Balance applies independent gain compensation per band to stop heavy processing in one band pulling the mix off balance, and per-band THD adds harmonic colour to the bands where it is wanted and nowhere else. Per-band solo, left and right cut, and independent channel monitoring are provided for checking decisions.

• Three bands, each with independent compression and expansion
• Ratio range from 6:1 compression to 1:2 expansion
• Five-mode sidechain linking
• Auto Spectral Balance and Auto Level gain compensation
• Per-band THD control
• Per-band solo, left/right cut and independent channel monitoring

Supplied as a digital download with a perpetual licence. After purchase the licence is deposited in your iLok account; authorisation can be to a local computer or to an iLok USB key (v2 or later). An iLok account, an internet connection and the current PACE drivers are needed to activate; no hardware dongle is required. Formats: AAX, AU and VST3 (64-bit) on macOS 10.15 or later, and AAX and VST3 (64-bit) on Windows 10 or later.