Hi there, n00b question, but are there any options for compression on the SSP?
there is no compressor module (currently)
however, this is modular ā¦ so depending on your needs you may be able to build something similarā¦
e.g. you can use the enveloper follower (EFL) ā VCA., or use a gate->ENV ā VCA
(used inverted EFL/ENV signal to push down the VCA rather than open it)
whatās nice about the EFL ā VCA route, is we can do things like filtering, to make it respond more/less to certain frequencies.
Something like what youāve suggested is the analogue workaround I use in my rack currently. Was praying for compression (in an ideal world muti-band), with all the normal trimmings (thresh, attack, release, knee, ratio options, a key/sidechain input maybe), in an attempt to level up my sound within the DAWless arrangement I am going for.
whatās the scope for someone like me (again, very n00b re SSPā¦ have done some baby raspberry pi stuff, can code python etc) getting something like this x42 Compressor into the SSP, functionally?
1 Like
since that VST is already compiled to ARM it should be too hard, but maybe it is up to the dev. to provide or license one
so that (particular) plugin is GPL so the source code could legally be compiled for the SSP.
however, itās not quite as simple as thatā¦ plugins can depend on certain libraries that may not be present, or easily utilised - particularly in the UI/Graphics realm.
that said, I tend to find that really you really want to build the UI specifically for the SSP anyways.
the reason is simpleā¦ plugins are built for desktop/laptops which you interact with with a mouse/keyboardā¦ where as our UI needs to be based around encoders/buttons.
ā¦ and that influences the whole UI.
not saying itās hard, all im saying is its more than just ācompilingā the VST and boom its done.
but back to the original topicā¦ building a compressor.
its not that hard, the DSP is not that complex, and āfreely availableā (x42 is actually based on zita-dc1) ā¦ and something like the UI shown with the X42 is not particularly complex to develop.
as for writing a vst in pythonā¦ in theory this can be done, there are various vst frameworks for all sorts of languagesā¦ in practice, you might have issues with what libraries etc they depend on.
as for development of a compressor,
Ive been a bit busy on the projects recently, but hoping to get back to the SSP soonā¦
Iāll try to remember to have a look at a compressor, as a simple one should be quick to throw together with the framework I already have.
just need to remember, as frankly, for music I do, I never really use a compressor ā¦ and if I did, Id probably leave it till its multi-tracked out to the daw, and use a compressor there.
but I do recognise its pretty important for some styles of music.
I guess another way of looking at this, is Im not short of ideas for what modules are āneededā, just time to sit down and write themā¦ so I tend to do the ones that āexciteā me the most 
3 Likes
One day my dream of āNew Yorkā style drum bus all within the SSP will happen. I have faith. 
1 Like
Iāve built this with PMIX and COMP.
Send channels 1-6 to Aux1
Pull channel faders down completely but donāt mute them
Send Aux1 to COMP
Return COMP to channels 7/8
Send 7/8 to L/R Main Outs
Now use your Aux1 sends to the Comp
Blend in channels of uncompressed audio
Youāre in New York, baby!
2 Likes