Vintage Collection · Optical leveler
Listn Opto (LO-2)
Smooth. Even. Musical.
Gain and Peak Reduction, with a release that depends on how hard it worked.
An optical leveler for vocals, bass and the mix bus. Turn up Peak Reduction until the VU shows what you want, then set the Gain. Compress or Limit, a Mix knob for parallel compression and an HF emphasis that lets it listen to the highs.
- Compress or Limit
- VU shows reduction or output at +4 or +10
- Mix for parallel compression
- HF emphasis
The meter
A VU that tells the truth.
Watch the reduction, or switch the meter to the output at +4 or +10. The needle moves like the real thing and rests when the power is off.
- Reduction, +4 or +10
- A needle with weight
- Dims when the power is off
Two knobs
Peak Reduction, then Gain.
Turn up Peak Reduction until the needle shows the squeeze you want, then bring the level back with Gain. The release follows how hard it worked, slow and even.
- Program dependent release
- Compress or Limit
The details
Mix, emphasis and the switch.
Blend the dry signal back in for parallel compression, let HF emphasis make it listen harder to the highs, and flip between Compress and Limit.
- Mix from dry to wet
- HF emphasis from flat to max
Listn Opto (LO-2)
Where it shines
- Lead vocals
- Bass
- Mix bus
- Acoustic guitar
- Room mics
- Drum bus
- Podcast voice
- Strings
What you need
Windows
- Operating system
- Windows 10 or 11, 64 bit
- Processor
- Intel or AMD, 64 bit
- Memory
- 8 GB, 16 GB for big projects
- Audio
- ASIO or Windows audio
- Plugins
- The Listn plugins, plus your VST3
macOS
- Operating system
- A recent macOS
- Processor
- Apple silicon or Intel
- Memory
- 8 GB, 16 GB for big projects
- Audio
- Core Audio
- Plugins
- The Listn plugins, plus your VST3 and AU
Comes with Listn Studio
Put it onyour track.
Download Listn Studio, open the mixer and it is in the insert list. Every module and every setting, nothing extra to unlock.
- 1
Download
Get Listn Studio for Windows or Mac and sign in.
- 2
Open the mixer
Press + in an insert slot and pick it under Listn effects.
- 3
Make it yours
Save your settings as a preset and learn its knobs on your controller.
Listn Studio
Full license, every plugin
- Every Listn plugin, the ones coming too
- Windows and Mac on your own computers
- Your VST3 and AU plugins beside them
- MIDI learn on every knob
- Updates to this version
Questions
Before you ask.
Where do I find it?
Open the mixer, press + in an insert slot and pick Opto leveler (LO-2) under Listn effects.
Compress or Limit?
Compress is gentle and musical; Limit holds the peaks harder. Try Compress first.
Do I pay for the plugins?
No. Every Listn plugin comes with Listn Studio, and the ones still coming arrive as free updates to this version.
Do they work in other DAWs?
The Listn plugins run inside Listn Studio. Your own VST3 and AU plugins run beside them.
Can I control them from a MIDI controller?
Yes. Right click any knob and choose Learn, then move a control on your keyboard, pads or mixer.
How many computers?
Your license works on your own computers, Windows and Mac.
Where do I get help?
Write to us from the Contact page, or use Help, Report a bug or an idea in Listn Studio.