Two colorful compressors in one

The Lindell Audio 3-band diode bridge compressor plugin precisely replicates the distinct behavior and rich sonic character of a legendary vintage hardware unit. With multi-band mode engaged, you can radically shape and compress individual tracks. Turning it off results in lighter, more nuanced compression—ideal for mastering or precision mixing.

Shape the tone of drums, electric guitars, and rock vocals

The 354E sounds great on drums, electric guitars, and rock vocals. Use it to subtly control or dramatically reshape tracks for maximum size, punch, and bottom-end weight thanks to three independent compression bands (Low, Mid, and High), mode, and its Niveau and high pass sidechain filters. With an adjustable attack time as fast as 2µsec (two-millionths of a second), the 354E is capable of clamping down on the most unruly sound sources.

Classic compression from smooth to severe

Using mode is like throwing TNT on drum room mics. Explode room ambience and make your drums pump like a jackhammer. Shield bass frequencies from compression using the built-in filters and then dial in the sound of your lows, mids, and highs using the ratio and gain controls assigned to each band.

Gentle enough for mastering

When you turn off mode, the 354E takes on the nuanced behavior needed for buss compression and mastering. Use a gentle ratio setting to glue your mixes together. Kick in the Niveau filter to add punch, fullness, and weight to the bottom end of thin mixes. Use the 354E’s mid/side mode to compress hard-panned guitars without affecting your kick drum, bass, and lead vocals. Finally, A/B your plugin configuration settings to confidently finish mixes.