HoRNet H76 1.1.0 is available, this update is free for owners of the plugin and includes:
- Added iOS support
- Fixed crash with saving presets
- Fixed weird resize behavior in Windows
Classic Vintage FET Compression with modern features
Unlock the Full Potential of Your Audio with the HoRNet H76 Compressor Limiter Plugin
When it comes to shaping the perfect mix, the HoRNet H76 compressor limiter plugin stands out as a powerful and versatile tool that brings classic vintage sound combined with modern precision to your audio production process. Designed to meet the needs of both seasoned producers and up-and-coming engineers, the H76 provides a unique opportunity to add warmth, character, and exceptional control to your mixes. Whether you’re working on music, film scores, or broadcast audio, the HoRNet H76 offers a level of flexibility that can be used in a wide range of genres and settings, enabling you to refine and elevate your sound.
Inspired by Timeless Vintage FET Compressors
At the heart of the HoRNet H76 is its careful emulation of a renowned vintage FET compressor, a piece of equipment cherished by engineers for its smooth, musical compression. This plugin brings that iconic sound to your digital audio workstation (DAW) with incredible accuracy. The rich, analog warmth and saturation that made the original unit so popular have been painstakingly recreated, preserving every characteristic of the original hardware, from the input and output transformers to the internal Class A amplifiers. The result is an authentic analog experience that imbues your audio with the same warmth, fullness, and character found in classic analog recordings, providing a compelling alternative to digital-only processing.
Comprehensive Analog Emulation for Authentic Sound
What sets the HoRNet H76 apart from other compressor plugins is its comprehensive analog emulation. Unlike other plugins that only emulate certain aspects of analog gear, the H76 captures the full range of tonalities and nuances of the vintage FET compressor. The meticulous modeling of the input and output stages, including the saturation and subtle harmonic distortion, gives your tracks a true analog feel. The plugin’s ability to recreate the natural warmth, subtle coloration, and organic dynamics of hardware is a game-changer, making it ideal for producers who want to bring a sense of character and life to their recordings.
Highly Flexible Compression Controls
The HoRNet H76 offers a wide range of customizable compression settings that allow you to shape the dynamics of your tracks to perfection. With five distinct ratio settings to choose from, including the famous “All Button Mode” that delivers an aggressive compression effect, you can adapt the H76 to fit any style or genre. Whether you need a gentle, transparent compression or a heavy-handed limiting effect, the H76 provides the control and precision needed to achieve your desired result.
In addition to the ratio settings, the H76 features a built-in VU meter that allows you to monitor your input, output, and gain reduction levels with great precision. The meter provides real-time feedback, enabling you to make informed decisions about the dynamics of your track. This is especially useful when working on dense mixes, as it ensures that your compression settings are balanced and effective across all elements of your project.
Advanced Analog Saturation and Automatic Gain Compensation
One of the standout features of the HoRNet H76 is its ability to bypass the compressor while maintaining the analog amplifier emulation. This gives you the flexibility to use the plugin solely as an analog saturation tool, adding vintage warmth and character to your tracks without applying compression. This feature is ideal for adding harmonic richness to your sound, whether you’re looking to warm up vocals, drums, or even entire mixes.
Additionally, the H76 features automatic gain compensation. This ensures that any volume changes caused by compression or gain reduction are automatically corrected, keeping the output level consistent without requiring manual adjustments. This is particularly helpful when using aggressive compression settings, as it prevents the level changes from affecting the balance of your mix.
Precise Control Over Attack, Release, and Dynamics
The HoRNet H76 offers both automatic and manual control options for attack and release times. This flexibility allows you to either let the plugin automatically adjust to the dynamics of your track or take full control over the compression settings and dial in the exact timing that suits your needs. Whether you want to smooth out transients or tighten up the low end, the attack and release settings give you the flexibility to shape the response of the compressor to match the unique characteristics of your sound.
For producers who use parallel compression, the HoRNet H76 includes a mix control that lets you blend the compressed signal with the original, offering even more creative possibilities. This allows you to retain the natural dynamics of your track while still benefiting from the added control and cohesion that compression brings.
Exceptional Audio Quality with Variable Oversampling
To ensure that your tracks maintain pristine audio quality, the HoRNet H76 includes variable oversampling options, allowing you to select from 2x to 8x oversampling. The increased sample rate helps to eliminate any unwanted aliasing or distortion that may occur at higher compression settings, preserving the integrity of your audio. The oversampling feature ensures that the plugin delivers a clean, transparent sound, regardless of the level of compression applied.
Preset Management and Factory Presets for Convenience
The HoRNet H76 makes it easy to manage your favorite settings with convenient preset load and save buttons. This feature allows you to store and recall your custom settings, making it quick and easy to switch between different compression styles for various tracks. The plugin also comes with 13 factory presets that cover a range of common compression scenarios, offering a great starting point for your projects and providing inspiration for new creative ideas.
An Essential Tool for Professional Audio Production
The HoRNet H76 compressor limiter plugin is more than just a compressor – it’s an essential tool for achieving professional-grade dynamics processing with the added benefit of analog warmth. Its flexible settings, precise controls, and pristine sound quality make it a must-have for producers and engineers who want to take their mixes to the next level. Whether you’re working on music, film soundtracks, or broadcast audio, the HoRNet H76 gives you the power to shape your sound with unparalleled precision and versatility.
With its comprehensive feature set, the HoRNet H76 is an indispensable part of any producer’s toolkit. Experience the difference that analog warmth and precise compression can make in your mixes and let the HoRNet H76 elevate your audio production to new heights.
Demo
The demo is fully functional except for the fact that every now and then it will silence out, you cannot save parameter values with your session and the plugin will not respond to automation coming from the host.
Features
- Classic vintage FET compression
- Full analog emulation of input and output transformers and internal Class A amplifiers
- Five ratio settings: 4, 8, 12, 20, and the classic “All Button Mode”
- VU meter that can show input, output, and gain reduction
- Ability to disable the compressor while keeping the analog emulation of the internal amplifiers active
- Automatic volume compensation for gain reduction
- Adjustable pre and post analog emulation input and output levels
- Automatic input level setting
- Ability to link input and output to maintain constant signal level
- Automatic input level setting to achieve the desired gain reduction
- Automatic attack and release times, with the option for manual adjustment
- Ability to blend the compressed signal with the original for parallel compression
- Oversampling from 2x to 8x with automatic setting
- Bypass button to completely disable the plugin
- Ability to disable analog emulation and noise separately
- Load and save buttons for managing presets
- 13 factory presets covering the most common compressor uses
- Compatible with macOS 10.13 and later, and Windows 10 and later
- Available in VST3, AAX, and Audio Unit formats
- Freely resizable interface
- Available in both light and dark themes
- Apple Silicon native support
Copy protection
The HoRNet H76 has no copy protection, we don’t believe in copy protection, they are always cracked and they are annoying for the users, we all know you are not going to give away the plugin on the internet…
So simply download the plugin and enjoy your recordings!
Audio Demo
Also available on iOS
H76 is now avaialbe as AUv3 on iPad and iPhone. get it from the app store
Wow this compressor is 🔥!!! Sounds really good!!! Hornet plugins are underground gems
Sounds better than Softubes FET compressor mk1, really punchy but I must say it´s not so easy to dial in the right amount, of the especial scale at the in and out dial.
I think this comp ends my request to buy a hardware one, cause ITB works for me better at this point. But at all for vocals I must say, to find easily and fast the right compression a Neve Diode Comp works better for me, as I use a Ha2a and H76 as vocal chain, but for everyone how don´t have the money or needs of pricy hardware, I can reccomend H76, this combo can compete with the the best software comps on the market.
I feel a little bit weird about leaving this review. On the one hand, HoRNet deserve so much love for this compressor, because I am absolutely in love with what it does to my music and once I took the time to learn how to properly apply it, I have since put it on every single song I’ve worked on. On the other hand, though, I feel like I’m betraying myself a bit, because I love this and all that HoRNet does so much that I want to keep it all secret forever so that I can keep having an easy advantage.
A lot of HoRNet’s plugins have become my new standards in my mixes. The H76 is easily the first compressor I reach for now 90% of the time.
Works well and sounds good, however it would be easier to set up when using fully manually if attack and release times were given in milliseconds rather than a figure of 1-7. If I understand the manual correctly 1- 7 is 20-800ms for attack and 1-7 is 50ms-1.1 secs for release. So its a bit difficult to calculate an attack/release time of say 40 40 which I often use on drums. I understand this is an emulation of an actual hardware unit which I presume had the attack/release knobs labelled 1-7 but perhaps it would be possible to also show the ms values?