Drawmer S73 Intelligent Master Processor is a multi-band compressor plugin from Softube, based on technology from Drawmer's 1973 Three Band FET Stereo Compressor. It offers ready-made mastering processing styles for mixes and masters.
The Drawmer S73 Intelligent Master Processor, or S73 IMP, is an effects plugin in the compressor subcategory. Softube developed it from the Drawmer 1973 Three Band FET Stereo Compressor, carrying over that hardware's analog character and adding mastering sound design. Its Style parameter lets you switch between built-in mastering processing techniques to find a sound that suits your mix without extensive manual setup.
Multi-band compression can be powerful, but it is easy to overprocess with it. The S73 addresses this with a Style parameter that selects ready-made mastering processing approaches. Softube says the unit makes the choices a mastering engineer would typically make, so you can audition options quickly.
The plugin also includes a parallel compression feature, which lets you blend processed and unprocessed signal to shape the balance of your mix.
The S73 is built on technology from Drawmer's 1973 Three Band FET Stereo Compressor, which Softube describes as an award-winning multi-band analog design. Softube states that it modeled the characteristics of the original hardware and extended the concept with mastering-oriented sound design.
If you want the character of a classic analog multi-band compressor inside your DAW, this is the core of what the S73 offers.
Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.
| Developer | Softube |
|---|---|
| Type | Plugin |
| Category | Compressor |
| Formats | VST3, VST2, AU, AAX, RTAS |
| Operating systems | Windows, macOS |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
It is a multi-band compressor plugin from Softube, built on technology from Drawmer's 1973 Three Band FET Stereo Compressor. It includes built-in mastering processing styles selected through a Style parameter.
The S73 is available in VST3, VST2, AU, AAX and RTAS formats. It runs on Windows and macOS in 64-bit.
No. The product does not require a USB iLok key. Softube's system requirements do list an iLok account and internet access for downloading installers and managing licenses.
You need a compatible 64-bit host application that supports AU, VST, VST3 or AAX, a Softube account and an iLok account. Softube lists Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Ableton Live, Studio One and Reaper as the hosts it officially tests. macOS Big Sur 11 or newer, or Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), is also required.
