Puncher 2: Multi-FX Compressor Plugin by W. A. Production Free Download

The transient section shapes the attack and sustain of a track. The main mix control sets the intensity of the effect, while advanced settings cover stereo linking, bandwidth, detection envelope length, and the maximum boost or cut applied to transients or sustain.

The multiband section splits the signal into four bands using subtractive IIR filters, producing a real-time linear phase split. Each band has its own compressor. Developer W. A. Production says the gain reduction is applied with logarithmic attack and release, which it describes as smoothing the compression in an analog-style manner.

The parallel compressor blends compressed signal with the dry signal, which can even out dynamics gently or add heavier compression. It has a continuous RMS time control and a knee width control to adjust how the compressor responds. Used alongside the multiband stage, it increases the effective compression ratio.

The preset library includes 9 instrument presets, 8 drum presets, 9 bass synth presets, 7 synth lead presets, 11 synth presets by genre and 6 vocal presets, which gives a starting point for drums, bass, leads and vocals.