REQ: Soundspear KTT Kill The Top (Windows, Mac).

KTT is an improvement to the legendary OTT (Over The Top) compressor. By doubling the frequency bands and including a chained exciter, KTT is even more aggressive while providing more control.
As a result, KTT provides a rich and punchy sound, with bright and sparkling trebles, punchy mediums, rolling bass and deep subs.
KTT is a 6-bands upwards/downwards compressor. Multiband compression divides the frequency spectrum into different bands to compress them individually. Upwards compression is boosting the low-intensity dynamics while downwards compression is reducing the high-intensity peaks.
Having more bands means having more control towards the audio spectrum while leaving the broadband headroom untouched. KTT also features a chained 12AX7 dual-triode exciter which helps to enrich the signal with harmonics synthesis on top of the compression.