Linear-phase mode knob for the Fuse Compressor (If this is possible).

This suggestion might seem quite strange. But let me explain the advantages this feature could offer.

Let's take a look at the following screenshot:

I have a square wave generator enabled, with a multiband compressor on it and a limiter at the end of the chain, showing a static reduction of -0.1 dB.

Now let's look at the compressor settings. As we can see, it's not compressing anything. It simply splits the spectrum into bands. Pay attention to the fact that it has the "Lin-Phase" function enabled - meaning it operates in linear-phase mode.

Now I'll turn off the linear-phase mode:

And now let's take a look at the effect chain I showed earlier:

The limiter gained an additional 2.5 dB of reduction. That is, we obtained extra loudness at the wave amplitude level. However, in reality, the perceived loudness doesn't change at all.

Here’s what happens if you set the crossover slope to 12 dB/oct:

The advantages provided by a linear-phase crossover:

  • No increase in wave amplitude - which creates extra headroom for loudness, since the signal won’t hit the threshold as early due to waveform distortion. Especially useful inside the Current synthesizer, where we obviously can't insert third-party plugins.

  • The ability to use a compressor on the master bus - which significantly expands its functionality. This will be especially useful for those who bought it as a standalone plugin or are planning to. There aren’t many OTT compressors with linear-phase mode on the market, to be honest. Therefore, this feature could really make it stand out from the competition, on top of its already extensive functionality.

And of course, this will allow us to create cleaner and louder patches inside the Current synthesizer.

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