OTT

If you want to use a multiband compressor to “beef up” your audio as quickly as possible, OTT by Xfer Records is the best tool available right now. It is an entirely automatic multiband compression tool that is free and easy to use. You can use OTT to highlight the finer details in a recording or add some heavy glue to a drum bus. OTT stands for “over the top,” which perfectly explains what this little plugin can do to your recorded audio tracks.

But mixing isn’t the only area in which OTT is useful. Watch any cinematic sound design tutorial on YouTube, and you’ll probably notice OTT somewhere in the signal chain. It can bring out the necessary harmonics and sub-bass nuances to turn a dull “thud” sound into a hard-hitting cinematic impact. OTT recently received an update, including a GUI overhaul and compatibility with the latest plugin formats. So, if you don’t own it already, hurry up and expand your multiband compression arsenal with this little gem from Xfer Records.