OTT by XFER Records is a plug-in(VST, AU) available for free. OTT by XFER is a mirror of the very famous Ableton compressor set-up. OTT stands for ‘Over The Top’ and it is a 3 –band compressor which works upwards as well as downwards. OTT preset provides multiband dynamics audio effect in Ableton Live which is a digital audio workstation.
To provide this facility on other digital audio workstations ( for ex: FL Studio, Logic Pro), XFER Records has created a mirror of OTT preset in both VST and AU formats. OTT by XFER Records provides depth control and time control in-order to scale the amount of compression and attack/release times of all bands. It also provides I/O gain controls and a visual display of input & gain reduction over low, mid and high bands.
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OTT by XFER Records Installation on Windows PC
- Windows PC users need to download OTT .zip folder from XFER Records official website. Once the downloading process completes, double click on the .zip file. You can find .dll software installer files for 32- bit and 64-bit PC.
- Choose correct file and copy/ drag that file in your VST plug-in folder. While copying, if it asks to provide administration permission then please provide permission.
- Now, restart your Digital Audio Workstation ( DAW). You can find the newly installed OTT plug-in. If it fails to appear, then rescan your plug-in selection and you can find OTT plug-in.
OTT by XFER Records installation on Mac
Once you download OTT .zip file for Mac OS from XFER Records official website, double click on it. You can find .vst and .component installer files.
AU installation
- Go to your ‘Audio’ folder, and open ‘plug-ins’ folder inside it.
- You can find the ‘components’ folder inside the ‘Plug-ins’ folder.
- Next, the user needs to copy/ drag ‘DeltaModulator.component’ and paste it into the ‘component’ folder.
- After this, restart your Digital Audio Workstation ( DAW) and you can find OTT under plug-ins section.
VST installation
- Go to your ‘Audio’ folder, and open ‘plug-ins’ folder inside it.
- You can find the ‘VST’ folder inside the ‘Plug-ins’ folder.
- Next, the user needs to copy/ drag ‘ DeltaModulator.vst’ and paste it into the ‘component’ folder.
- After this, restart your Digital Audio Workstation ( DAW) and you can find OTT under plug-ins section.
OTT by XFER Records Interface
OTT plug-in by XFER Records preset has different knobs. Let’s see the functionality of each knob.
- Depth knob: To scale the amount of compression by controlling the amount of signal gets routed into OTT.
- Time knob: Time control knob controls attack and release time rates.
- Input gain knob: Controls the amount of uncompressed signal routing into OTT
- Output gain knob: Controls the volume of the compressed signal coming out from OTT.
- H, M, L Knobs: These three knobs are to adjust the volume of the High, Mid and Low frequencies. To control the threshold of each band, you can move orange(upwards compression) /green(downward compression) bars next to these knobs.
- Downward % knob & Upward% knob: By adjusting these knobs, the user can change the overall upward and downward compression.
OTT plug-in by XFER Records is completely free and available in both VST and AU formats for Digital Audio Workstations. Hence, music producers can make the best use of this plug-in in order to get best outcome.