Multiband X6
by Devious Machines · Compressor · Multiband compressor
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Six-band multiband compressor with upward and downward compression, able to do OTT-style effects as well as transparent control.
Best for: Mix Bus, Keys & Synths, Sound Design. Genres: Electronic & EDM.
Keywords: multi-band, mastering, mixing, metering, synths, transparent, built-in analyzer, auto-gain, bus processing, drums, external sidechain, full mix, look-ahead, mid/side, mix bus, oversampling, punchy, sidechain input, sound design, true-peak, visual feedback, vocals.
What it does
Multiband X6 is a multiband dynamics processor with up to six configurable bands for mixing and mastering.
- Modes: Punch, Smooth, Crunch and Expand.
- Helpers: Smart Gain Compensation and Auto-Threshold.
- Routing: mid/side processing and an external sidechain with per-band control.
- Crossovers: Linkwitz-Riley, up to 48 dB/octave.
- Metering: peak, true-peak, LUFS and RMS, with a real-time spectrum analyzer.
- Quality: lookahead up to 20 ms and up to 4x oversampling.
Source: Devious Machines product page
When to use it
A multiband compressor that works for both transparent control and heavier, OTT-style squash. It can also be used as a single-band processor.
- Best for: vocals, drum buses, synths and mastering chains.
- Look elsewhere if: you want full surgical dynamic-EQ control; FabFilter Pro-MB is the more detailed tool.
Where to buy
- Plugin Boutique: $99.99
- Devious Machines: $105.96 (Listed at £79.99; converted at £1 = $1.3247 (ECB rates, 29 Sep 2026))
Tutorials and reviews
- How to use Multiband X6 by Devious Machines - an introduction
- Devious Machines Multiband X6: Put Fun Back into Mixing!
- Devious Machines Multiband X6
- Introducing Multiband X6
- Multiband X6 - Bringing Out the Details in Synths
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