Lunch Box.
Twelve compressor circuits behind one set of knobs.
Switch between twelve circuits, including vari-mu, optical, FET, VCA and diode-bridge, without re-dialling the knobs. The same settings can give different reduction on each circuit. Parallel mix and an external sidechain included.
$24.99Introductory priceRegular price $49.99 from 2 December.
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Version 1.0.0 · Windows and Mac
Hear it before you buy
Press Play to hear it. Switch between the original and processed recordings while it plays.
Before and after processing.
After selected.
Lunch Box in brief
- What it sounds like
- Twelve compressor characters in one place, from smooth and gluey to fast and aggressive or nearly clean.
Keep the controls fixed on a familiar bus while comparing engines, then refine the chosen circuit.
The job
Compression with a choice of character
Vocals, drums, bass and buses.
Lunch Box or The G?
Lunch Box switches between twelve compressor circuits behind one set of knobs. The G is one console bus compressor for holding a mix together.
How it is built
Twelve engines cover valve, optical, FET, VCA, diode, Zener, PWM and digital compression. Each has its own gain element, detector and timing behaviour, and all of them share Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release, Makeup and Mix. That means the same knob position can sound different from one engine to the next. The sidechain can be internal or external, with a high-pass filter and a Listen button to hear what the detector hears.
Same knobs, different compressors
Switching engine keeps your settings but not the sound. An optical engine recovers slowly into the next note, while a FET grabs the front of it. When you change engine, reset how much gain reduction you want instead of judging the change in volume. Press SC Listen to hear the detector, then switch it off before you decide.
Specs and compatibility
Windows VST3 · macOS VST3 and AU. Windows 10 or later, 64-bit (x86-64) · macOS 11.0 or later
Formats, systems and licence
At a glance
- Formats
- Windows VST3, macOS VST3 / Audio Unit
- macOS
- macOS 11.0 or later
- Windows
- Windows 10 or later, 64-bit (x86-64)
- Windows architecture
- x64
- Mac architecture
- universal
- Activation
- Browser, serial or offline activation on up to 3 machines
- Licence
- Perpetual single-user licence
What it does
- Twelve named compressor engines
- Different gain-element and detector behaviours
- Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release and Makeup
- Mix for parallel compression
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- Internal or external sidechain with SC HPF
- SC Listen is a temporary, non-automatable monitoring aid
DAW setup help
Installation help for 15 DAWs, including Ableton Live, Apple Logic Pro, Image-Line FL Studio, Steinberg Cubase, PreSonus Studio One and Cockos REAPER.
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Guides for this plug-in
Thirty days in your own session
The full plug-in, no card. If you buy later, it unlocks without reinstalling.
Download the installer for your computer.Your account keeps the licence and the installers together.
Rescan plug-ins in your DAW.Windows VST3 · macOS VST3 and AU
Put it on a track with a part you know.Use an insert for a direct change, or a send for space and echo. Switch it in and out while the part plays, then compare at the same level.
Lunch Box is also in Complete Collection, 41 plug-ins for $399.99. Separately they cost $1,019.59.
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Lunch Box
$24.99Introductory priceRegular price $49.99 from 2 December.
14 days to change your mind, even after download