If your budget still won’t stretch this far, there’s also the free “little brother”, MJUC jr. Each iteration harks back to certain characteristics of tube compressors from different eras, so it’s also something of a history lesson in compressor evolution (but more fun than that sounds).īottom line: character and performance at a price that pretty much makes MJUC a must-have. Ultimately, MJUC is actually three different compressors in one, selected by toggling between the “Mk 1”, “Mk 2” and “Mk 3” buttons. What makes MJUC so special? One of the reasons it took so long to develop the plugin is that it was clearly a labour of love, with many different variable-mu tube compressor designs analysed in order to come up with up with a plugin that incorporates all of the best aspects and nuances.
Released last year after two years of “excessive” (in the words of creator Tony Frenzel) research and development, MJUC has built on Klanghelm’s stellar reputation established with the DC8C and DC1A compressor plugins (also featured elsewhere in this list), and gone some way to setting a new precedent for both audio quality and value for money.