Device Details
Overview
| Name | Version: | CPHN OPTY COMPRESSOR 1.0 |
| Author: | cellophanaudio |
| Device Type: | Audio Effect |
| Description: | CPHN OPTY A free (for beta test stage) LA-2A-inspired Max for Live optical tube leveler. CPHN OPTY is a stereo Max for Live Audio Effect built around slow, musical optical-style leveling, soft knee compression, program-dependent release, and warm tube/transformer-inspired color. It is not a circuit clone or trademarked hardware recreation, but it is designed around the classic optical leveling workflow: simple controls, smooth gain reduction, and a forgiving feel on vocals, bass, guitars, pads, and buses. Main features * Peak Reduction / Gain workflow * Compress and Limit modes * Program-dependent opto release with slow memory tail * Parallel Mix control * Stereo Link control * Sidechain HPF: Flat, 60 Hz, 90 Hz, 150 Hz * Color control for tube/transformer-style saturation and tone * Optional subtle noise * Power bypass * Custom gain-reduction VU meter * Compact Ableton-friendly UI: 500 x 160 px Controls * Peak Reduction: compression amount * Gain: output makeup, unity around the default setting * Compress / Limit: softer leveling or firmer peak control * Mix: dry/wet blend * Color: harmonic density, low-mid weight, and high-frequency rounding * Link: stereo detector linking * HPF: reduces low-frequency pumping in the detector * Noise: subtle analog-style noise * Speed: slow, normal, fast opto timing trim Notes This is a musical LA-2A-style optical leveler, not a circuit-level hardware clone. The T4-style release behavior, tube color, and transformer tone are DSP approximations designed for musical use inside Ableton Live. |
Details
| Live Version Used: | 12.0.5 |
| Max Version Used: | 8.6.2 |
| Date Added: | May 08 2026 16:11:00 |
| Date Last Updated: | May 08 2026 16:11:42 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
| Website: | https://cellophanaudio.gumroad.com/l/cphnopty |
| ⓘ License: | None |
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