Xfer Records OTT

OTT by Xfer Records is the multiband compression standard for EDM, future bass, hyperpop, and anything else that needs to sound dense and louder than it has any right to. It’s a three-band compressor with upward and downward compression. Basically, quiet content gets pushed up, and loud content gets pushed down, all simultaneously across low, mid, and high bands. The result is the hyper-detailed sound that is often heard on synth leads, supersaws, vocal layers, and drum buses in modern electronic music.

The Depth knob scales the overall amount of processing from subtle enhancement to “over the top,” which is exactly where the OTT name comes from. The interface is minimal but usable. You get three band level controls, a global Depth knob, a Time knob for attack and release across all bands, upward and downward compression amounts, and input/output gain. The recent UI refresh made it resizable. This is one of the most-installed free plugins in the history of music production, and for good reason.

I’ve covered OTT in detail on a dedicated page. See the OTT page for more free alternatives.