If you get the NI Newsletter they have some nice FREE gifts..
 
A new compressor called Supercharger
A set of Traktor Remix sets
And a $25 Evoucher
 

yeah...went to get it, but not supported in XP  ;-(

I wonder if the eVoucher can be combined with the one I got when I regestered Komplete 9? I am guessing the answer is no.

Second time this week I got slapped for running XP. Boogers. Oh well, it's not like I'm running short on compressors.
 
EDIT: I was able to trick it into running on XP, but only in demo mode. The problem's not with the plugin itself, just the InstallShield installer. Sadly, it turned out to be about as useful as I'd convinced myself it would be when I thought I wouldn't be able to use it. IOW, on par with any other dumbed-down compressor, but with a little grit if you click the "Dirt" button.

I got the freebie compressor.  And was going to use the voucher for a machine expansion...but couldn't log into my account...even after several tries.  email and password correct but kept getting "service unavailable" dialogs.  Sheesh.

yorolpal
I got the freebie compressor.  And was going to use the voucher for a machine expansion...but couldn't log into my account...even after several tries.  email and password correct but kept getting "service unavailable" dialogs.  Sheesh.

Me too. But that was two hours ago.  So I just tried again.  Now NI is up and working and it let me sign in to get the freebie.

NI have been very good to me for the last few Christmas holidays. I'm sure the compressor will have its uses.

cclarry
If you get the NI Newsletter they have some nice FREE gifts..
 
A new compressor called Supercharger
A set of Traktor Remix sets
And a $25 Evoucher
 

Do we need Traktor (software) to use these Remix sets?

NI has indeed been very nice to us these last few Christmases..  Downloaded the compressor and put it through its paces alreday..  Nice color and character.. The dirt button is a little too gritty for my taste though..

The "Dirt" button is an interesting addition for a compressor. Sheesh, is this what we've come to? "Tape sims", saturators, exciters and console emulators on every track, "colored" equalizers, and now even extra distortion in frickin' compressors? Enough with the distortion already!
 
To give NI credit, the "Dirt" effect is a fairly unobtrusive 3rd harmonic (mostly), 12dB down and no measurable aliasing.
 
But my biggest complaint is metering: the lack of a gain-reduction meter and the output meter's -16dB to +4dB scale. When I tried SuperCharger on some vocals, the output meter barely moved unless I seriously cranked the input, but because there is also no threshold control, changing the input levels also changes the amount of compression. Scaling the meter like this just encourages clueless users to violate basic headroom principles.
 
Add to that the lack of attack, release and sidechain controls and you've got a seriously dumbed-down processor. Granted, there is a "Punch" button, which presumably switches to a faster release. You can't dumb things down much more than that.