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The vtc 2 Black Friday deal puts Black Rooster Audio's VTC-2 Vintage Tube Compressor at $19, 61% off, with the offer ending Nov 22, 2026.
The VTC-2 is a compressor plugin built around the sound of vintage tube compression. The maker says it adds density and saturation to whatever you run through it.
It works on drums, bass and vocals, and the maker also points to brass, guitar and the mix bus.
Black Rooster Audio says the VTC-2 was modeled on tube leveling amplifiers from the 50s to the 70s. It is still described as an original Black Rooster Audio design at its core.
The maker calls its approach circuit simulation, and says it gives smooth saturation with a warm spectrum.
On the modern side, it adds stereo and parallel compression. That means you can blend the compressed signal with the dry one on a bus or send.
The oversampling uses a low-latency linear-phase Dolph-Chebyshev polyphase design to attenuate aliasing. The rate follows your session's sample rate, which the maker says saves CPU while keeping the sound as transparent as possible.
If you work on Windows, the maker suggests checking your DAW's manual to see whether it handles high-DPI displays.
The plugin comes as VST, VST3, AU or AAX, depending on your system and host. A 64-bit host is needed on Mac.
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AU is on the Mac list only. The PC list covers VST, VST3 and AAX.
The maker describes the interface as intuitive, aimed at both seasoned engineers and people just starting out.
Yes. The VTC-2 Vintage Tube Compressor from Black Rooster Audio is 61% off at $19, and the offer ends Nov 22, 2026. It is a compressor plugin that comes in VST, VST3, AU and AAX formats depending on your system.
The VTC-2 supports VST, VST3, AU and AAX hosts. On Mac, that is any of the four in a 64-bit host. On Windows, it is VST, VST3 or AAX. AU is Mac only.
Yes. The maker lists M1 and M2 support, alongside Intel Core CPUs. You need Mac OSX 10.9 or newer, 1GB of RAM and a display of 1280x1024 pixels or more.
Black Rooster Audio says it was modeled on tube leveling amplifiers from the 50s to the 70s, using its own circuit simulation approach. It also offers stereo and parallel compression, which suits drums, bass and vocals.
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