HotPressor - The Living Compressor
BruceJames Studio

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WHAT IT IS
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HotPressor is a live vocal compressor that knows what the vocal is supposed to
look like: squash it flat, safely. A feedback guard, a bleed guard, and a hard
cap on makeup gain keep the squash out of trouble - with no threshold knob
anywhere. It ships as two plugins from one engine: HotPressor FOH for the
house vocal channel and HotPressor Monitor for wedge and IEM mixes. One
license covers both.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Windows 10 or later (64-bit)  |  macOS 10.13 or later (Intel + Apple Silicon)  |  Linux (64-bit)
A VST3, CLAP, AU, or AAX compatible DAW

Formats:
  Windows : VST3, CLAP, AAX, Standalone
  macOS   : VST3, CLAP, AU, AAX, Standalone
  Linux   : VST3, CLAP

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INSTALLATION
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Windows
  Run the installer, or copy manually:
    HotPressor FOH.vst3 / HotPressor Monitor.vst3  ->  C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\
    HotPressor FOH.clap / HotPressor Monitor.clap  ->  C:\Program Files\Common Files\CLAP\
    HotPressor FOH.aaxplugin / HotPressor Monitor.aaxplugin
                                                   ->  C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\

macOS
  Run the .pkg installer, or copy manually:
    *.vst3       ->  /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/
    *.clap       ->  /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/CLAP/
    *.component  ->  /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/
    *.aaxplugin  ->  /Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/

Linux
  Unpack the tar.gz and run ./install.sh (per-user, no sudo), or
  ./install.sh --system for a system-wide install:
    *.vst3  ->  ~/.vst3        (or /usr/lib/vst3)
    *.clap  ->  ~/.clap        (or /usr/lib/clap)

After installing, restart your DAW and rescan plugins. Both HotPressor FOH
and HotPressor Monitor appear as separate plugins.

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AUTHORIZATION
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Click Authorize in the plugin header and enter your license key. One key
activates both FOH and Monitor on the machine. No iLok, no dongle; fully
offline after activation.

The license file lives in your OS app-data directory under HotPressor/
(Linux: ~/.config/HotPressor/license.json).

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DOCUMENTATION AND SUPPORT
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Full manual: HotPressor User Guide.html (included in this distribution)
Web:         https://brucejames.studio
Support:     support@brucejames.studio
Include your DAW + version, OS, and whether you run FOH or Monitor.
