Raising Jake Studios DRP2a MKII
Compressor/Expander Plugin
DRP2a mkII - Dynamic Range ProcessorThe DRP2a mkII Stereo Dynamic Range Processor is a plugin emulation of the hardware unit manufactured by Rocksonics Professional Audio in the mid 1990s - with a few added bonus features only available in the plugin.
The DRP2a is a "Swiss Army Knife" of dynamics processors capable of a multitude of functions all within one little plugin interface - compression, expansion, noise gating, limiting, clipping, de-essing, ducking, pumping and more.
The DRP2a uses multiple layers of program-dependent RMS level detectors for smooth, low distortion "musical" results while being very simple to set up and operate.
A single Threshold control sets the point at which compression and gating occur making it extremely fast to set up on guitars, vocals, bass, etc.
The DRP2a plugin offers the same time constants and controls as the original hardware unit including Ratio - which ranges from 10:1 compression to 1:1.9 expansion - Threshold, Makup Gain and Release speed.
An Expander Gate control allows the selection of two different downward expansion ratios for the soft expander noise gate.
The Plugin version offers additional features including Side Chain Input, Look Ahead, a De-Essing emphasis control for the sidechain, an oversampled output Clipper/Limiter and Wet/Dry Mix control.
The DRP2a automatically switches for mono or stereo tracks to minimize CPU load making it an ideal compressor/gate and dynamic FX processor for mixing.
System Requirements
- MacOS 10.11 El Capitan and above
- Windows 7 and above (64-bit only)
- Intel, AMD, or Apple Silicon CPU
Plugin Formats
AAX Native, AU, VST2, and VST3
