Iron is definitely not only a mastering compressor, heck, it's not just a compressor at all. With options like side-chain EQ, AirBass and the delightful saturation it gives to the signal... it just makes everything you pass through it sound wonderful. But with the output knob modeled after the hardware unit, they turn in steps of 2dB. That's A LOT, definitely to much to level match even close to accurately. That's the only reason it gets 4 stars, otherwise it would deserve 6 and even that would not truly reflect it's quality.
SPL IRON
★★★★★
by Ivan Pesut
The most versatile compressor I've ever used. Features available with one flick of a switch make it an amazing tone-shaping tool, which never sounds like it's doing too much. AirBass or tape-style roll-off, sidechain EQs, Tube Bias, and all the options available on the bottom of the plugin, turn the SPL IRON into a channel strip, in my opinion. It does a lot more than ''just'' compression, it saturates, it excites, and it manipulates both the dynamics and your EQ curves in the most pleasant way possible. Tried it on a few things except the mix bus, and the vocals really seem to like what's on the offer here.
Great but missing something important
★★★★☆
by Juan Pablo Velasquez
This sounds lovelly, but I really really think that it is lacking a output knob, just to make a level match and don't fool my ears. I find my self constantly puting a gain plugin after. It could be as little as a little blue gain knob in the upper tab of the plugin. Other than that, I'm in love with this, it saves me time and tells me whats wrong with the mix. Just sounds great.
SPL IRON
★★★★☆
by Martin
Very great! I use it on instruments, mix bus, polishing... A magical tool for my ears!
Great for EDM glue!
★★★★★
by Overdrive Music
Great for EDM glue! The name says it all! Absolutely solid sound.
Superb
★★★★★
by Dee
This is incredibly good on pretty much every buss. Throw it on the guitar buss for a wall of guitars effect, nailed it. New York style parallel compression on the master buss works incredibly well.
amzing vocal comp
★★★★★
by James
this is an cl1b with a Fairchild 670 mixed together it's so good on vocal as a leveler and it's so transparent and creamy couldn't ask for more than this this is the pro compressor for modern music specially how it starts sounding like a record when you master with it, make sure to use the silicon rectifier on you're vocal with fast attack and release and 6db compression youwon't even ear it break it will stay pristine clean and smooth.
Fine it is
★★★★★
by BluelagoonStudios
I like the plugin, and wanted for many years the hardware. But a little over budget, just like the Passeq. I don't use this one in many mixes, but just to remaster music/ songs. This one from SPL is so nice sounding with the various choices like the led or silicon stage. Drive him to a GR from -6db, you won't hear to do the Iron his work. Others start to pump or even distort. Wish I had the money to buy the real Iron and Passeq.
SPL Iron
★★★★★
by Boomtrooper
Oh my word! I wish I had splashed out and bought this earlier - I'd have saved a fortune on various compressors! Expensive, yes, but it's just magical - handles everything from delicate acoustic guitar to pumping EDM/Trance and just seems to spinkle everything with fairy dust. Adds depth, width, warmth, glue and that little extra something... just amazing. Takes a little learning and experimentation, but its hard to make it sound bad!
Man....
★★★★★
by TonVE
Yes..it is addictive Tells you whats wrong too. Work that Then just thrills Amazing beauty! Thank you team!