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Blockfish

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Max Tundra

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Page last updated Aug 10, 2025

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Digitalfishphones: Blockfish, Dominion | Tape Op Magazine | Longform candid interviews with music producers and audio engineers covering mixing, mastering, recording and music production.

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Blockfish shines as a versatile compressor, offering VCA and Opto modes that deliver impressive results across various applications. Its standout features—saturation and air effects—transform mundane acoustic guitar recordings into vibrant mixes, while also enhancing vocals with a transparent touch. However, the need to dive into the plugin for certain controls can be a drawback, possibly deterring less tech-savvy users. Despite this, the overall performance and affordability of Blockfish make it a must-have for anyone working with digital audio.

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3.5 out of 5

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madero

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almost 8 years ago

Amazing on drums and specially snares (and its free)

I f***ing Iove this compressor, i use it all the time to give super sexy snappy punch to snares on opto mode. It has also an air knob (perfect for both snares and kicks) and a saturation knob (this one fucks up all the transients and punchyness so be careful). Comes in a pack with other 2 plug-ins, a noise gate (which i really love too) and a de-esser. And its totally free! :D

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yunggaze

142

over 6 years ago

Okay

It's a good start for compressing but it isn't that great in the stretch of things as it is pretty airy.

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Singer Guitarist Rapper

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Electronic Rock Pop

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Max Tundra

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