Airwindows Pop: Mac/Windows/Linux AU/VST
Pop was designed to be overstressed to get an effect like the Allen & Heath mini-limiter used on some 80s Genesis and Phil Collins songs: that huge attack, the way that little subtleties jump boldly out of the mix, the sheer squish and gnarl of it all. It wasn't really about trying to model the specific gear so much as trying to get the effect, or more of the effect: I especially wanted the front end of sounds to burst through with enormous presence, but I also wanted to bring up little details out of the performance.
Pop's a huge success at this. On some audio, I can get weird little reverb elements from the background to seem to hover up front even while loud stuff is being smashed. It's designed to volume invert: the idea is if you're hitting it with superloud things it can overcompensate and push the volume down extra far, letting you further exaggerate the effect.
http://www.airwindows.com/pop-vst/
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