Super VHS vs BLEASS Multiband Compressor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Super VHS
This audio plugin emulates the authentic sound of the 1980s VHS era with six distinct effects. It allows users to add lo-fi authenticity and retro vibes to their music, offering a fast workflow with single-knob controls for multiple parameters.
- Six unique 80s-inspired effects
- Authentic VHS tape sound emulation
- Fast, intuitive one-knob workflow
- Static noise generator
- Analog-emulated tape saturation
- Sample rate reducer
- 80s style widening FX
- Pitch fluctuation LFO
- Lo-fi 'bad hall' reverb
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Rewind Your Tracks to the VHS Era * Super VHS combines six colorful effects to bring an authentic 1980s retro vibe to your tracks * Makes your instruments and beats sound like they were sampled off an old VHS tape * Fast and intuitive workflow: Each effect has just one knob – but controls multiple parameters under the hood About Super VHS: As kids of the 80s we have always been drawn to the sound of slightly out-of-tune synths, warm tape saturation, gritty samples and grainy reverbs. So we set out on a mission to capture our favorite decade – and bring it into a new decade. Using Super VHS will be like sending your sounds back in time, then re-discovering them on a worn-out VHS tape 30 years later. All with the click of a single button, right inside your mobile DAW. Super VHS will add some lo-fi authenticity to whatever clean sound you run through it — especially as you mix and match the effects. Each effect has just a single control, but multiple parameters under the hood, allowing for a quick workflow with a wide range of results. Features: Super VHS features six unique ‘one-knob’ effects inspired by the VHS-era. * Static: Static noise generated by an internal synthesizer. * Heat: Analog-emulated tape saturator, inspired by consumer-grade tape machines. * Shape: Sample rate reducer inspired by 1980s 8-bit samplers. * Magic: 80s style widening FX inspired by the Juno chorus, but darker and deeper. * Drift: Pitch fluctuation LFO for unpredictable time and pitch shifting. * Wash: ‘Bad hall’ reverb inspired by budget friendly 1980s rack units. We encourage you to mix and match the effects as that will give you a wide range of sonic outcomes – from subtle degradation to all-out destruction. We hope you'll enjoy this new Baby Audio release!
BLEASS Multiband Compressor
This audio processing tool offers precise control over music dynamics by separating audio into three frequency bands. It features a dual-stage processor for compression or expansion in each band, along with a flexible sidechain system for creative effects and corrective work. Achieve professional loudness and punch in your mixes.
- Multiband processing (3 bands)
- Dual-stage dynamics processor per band
- Compressor and expander modes
- Flexible sidechain system
- Soft clipping for saturation
- Dry/wet balance control
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BLEASS Multiband Compressor is the perfect tool for injecting loudness, power and punch into your mixes, stems and tracks. Whether you are creating music on-the-move on your iPad, producing your masterpiece in the studio, or doing both, BLEASS Multiband Compressor dispenses detailed precision control over your music's dynamics. One of the secret weapons of professional mix and mastering engineers, multiband dynamics processors have various advantages over conventional broadband processors. By separating your audio into three frequency bands, and processing each independently, BLEASS Multiband Compressor ensures that loud passages and transients in one frequency range do not impact on how the other bands behave. This eliminates the "volume pumping" effect often exhibited by broadband compressors, making BLEASS Multiband Compressor the perfect tool for processing drum kits, synths, pianos and – of course – full mixes and stems. The plugin works brilliantly with other sources too, from solo instruments to vocals and spoken voice. Unusually for a multiband processor, each of BLEASS Multiband Compressor's three bands features a dual stage dynamics processor. This consists of an Above stage that senses for and processes signals whose level exceeds the Above threshold, and a Below stage that senses for and processes signals that are quieter than the Below threshold. Additionally, each stage can operate as either a compressor or, by dialing in Ratio values below 1:1, an expander. Altogether this makes for phenomenally versatile control over the volume and loudness of your mixes, stems and parts. Another innovative feature of BLEASS Multiband Compressor is its flexible sidechain system. This allows you to choose which bands will key from the input signal in the normal way, and which will key from a filtered and/or external signal. This is ideal for corrective work such as controlling resonances, sibilances and other unwanted artefacts, but is also a fabulous creative tool, allowing for stylish ducking effects and ultra-deep dynamics control. Rounding things off, the plugin provides comprehensive output level and dry / wet balance control, along with a soft clipping feature that ensures overly-hot signals don't become nasty and harsh, but instead take on a classic valve-like saturation character. BLEASS Multiband Compressor stands out for its great sound, innovative features, versatile dynamics control, and exceptional efficiency. More information on https://www.bleass.com/multibandcompressor
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Super VHS at 100% against BLEASS Multiband Compressor's 33%. BLEASS Multiband Compressor's advantage is price ($7.99 vs $19.99) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Super VHS costs $19.99 and BLEASS Multiband Compressor $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BLEASS Multiband Compressor holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Super VHS's written reviews are positive against 33% of BLEASS Multiband Compressor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Super VHS | BLEASS Multiband Compressor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | $7.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (12 ratings) | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baby Audio Inc. | BLEASS |
Customer experience
Super VHS
BLEASS Multiband Compressor
In-app purchases
Super VHS
No in-app purchases
BLEASS Multiband Compressor
No in-app purchases
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