Softube and Weiss debut the DS5 multiband compressor

A fresh five-band dynamics monster just landed, and it basically hands mastering engineers a surgical toolkit with zero hand-holding.

Weiss DS5 Multiband Compressor drop

• Softube rolled out the Weiss DS5 Multiband Compressor with Weiss Engineering.
• Each band runs code lifted straight from Weiss DS1 MK3.
• Five lanes handle separate frequency zones independently.
• Engineers can stretch the panel to reach full DS1 MK3 settings.

Filtering and phase behavior

• Weiss DS5 Multiband Compressor splits audio with 24 dB crossovers.
• Those filters are phase-compensated to cut weird ringing.
• Dynamic Phase keeps latency tight with adaptive correction.
• Linear Phase locks phase shift at zero, great for mastering.

Control workflow and extras

• Softube packed macro knobs for fast multi-band tweaks.
• Deep parameters hide underneath for nerd-level dialing.
• Bob Katz and Jonathan Wyner presets ship in the box.
• Philippe Weiss and Maor Appelbaum presets are also baked in.

Weiss Complete Collection 3 bundle

• Softube launched Weiss Complete Collection 3 alongside DS5.
• Bundle wraps the new compressor with other Weiss-licensed tools.
• Collection pricing sits at 899 dollars during the intro window.
• Regular tag later climbs to 1199 dollars.

Pricing and subscription access

• Weiss DS5 Multiband Compressor costs 449 dollars at launch.
• Standard price later jumps to 549 dollars.
• Flow Mastering subscribers get the plugin without extra fees.
• Flow Complete members also see it added automatically.