Techivation’s new M-Compressor 2 puts up and down compression in one plugin

Techivation, the UK plugin developer, has released M-Compressor 2, the newest addition to its M-series, and it takes a spectral approach to dynamics rather than the band-splitting most multiband compressors rely on. Downward and upward compression, gating and frequency-dependent processing all sit in the one plugin, which gives producers a fair amount of control over both dynamics and tone.

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Rather than carving the signal into separate bands, M-Compressor 2 shapes how dynamics behave across the whole spectrum. Its Shelves and Tilt modes set where the processing leans in or eases off, while a new Shaping control keeps refining the spectral response as the audio itself changes, so the plugin follows the material rather than treating it as fixed. Underneath sit the core dynamics controls – separate down and up ratios, gate range, attack, release, Intensity, Punch and Stereo Link – which together set how firmly it grips the signal.

Alongside the manual controls, Techivation has added its next-generation Mix Assistant, which analyses the incoming audio and generates 12 tailored processing styles. Four can be chosen and blended together, and since every move it makes stays visible and editable, your own adjustments keep steering the result rather than being overwritten.

Beyond the Assistant, the feature set runs deep, taking in parallel compression, external and highpass sidechain options, auto-gain and make-up, an A/B comparison, a spectrum analyser and adjustable GUI scaling. The plugin comes in VST, VST3, AU and AAX for the major DAWs, including Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Pro Tools and FL Studio, and it runs on both Windows and macOS with native support for Apple’s M-series chips.

M-Compressor 2 is out now, with a fully functional 14-day trial on Techivation for anyone who wants to hear it on their own material first.