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Bettermaker Mastering Compressor

Plugin Alliance · VST3

9.3/10 Measured score · Measured fidelity · how scored

Flatness

10.0/10

±0.00 dB · scored

Transparency (THD)

9.1/10

0.045% · scored

Noise

8.7/10

−105 dBFS · scored

Linearity

9.1/10

-83 dB · scored

Latency

0 smp

factual · not scored

On the bench

48 kHz · 512-block · offline · same procedure for every plugin
Magnitude responsestepped sine, −12 dBFS
2026-07-17T18:06:36.609634 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.10.9, https://matplotlib.org/

Output level vs. frequency.

It barely touches your tone — the level holds within ±0.00 dB right across the hearing range, so what goes in comes out sounding the same.

Distortion vs level1 kHz, THD / THD+N
2026-07-17T18:06:36.707241 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.10.9, https://matplotlib.org/

THD   THD+N. THD is the trustworthy figure; THD+N is method-floor-limited at low levels.

It adds almost none of its own edge (at or below 0.045%), so it keeps the sound clean.

Latency, reported
0 smp
Latency, measured
0 smp (matches)
Onset
0 smp
Noise floor
−104.8 dBFS
Linearity residual
-82.8 dB (1000 Hz, -12/-18 dBFS)
Processing cost
not measured

Background hiss sits at -105 dBFS — quiet in normal use.

It treats quiet and loud almost the same (within -83 dB) — only a trace of level-dependent behavior.

It adds no delay to your audio.


What these measurements mean

read from the numbers above · transparent / clean design

On the bench it behaves like a clean tool, scoring 9.3/10 on staying flat, low distortion, low noise, and steady behavior at any level. It barely touches your tone — the level holds within ±0.00 dB right across the hearing range, so what goes in comes out sounding the same. It adds almost none of its own edge (at or below 0.045%), so it keeps the sound clean. Background hiss sits at -105 dBFS — quiet in normal use. It treats quiet and loud almost the same (within -83 dB) — only a trace of level-dependent behavior. It adds no delay to your audio.

Measured score 9.3/10 — flatness, low THD, low noise and linearity, evenly weighted toward a clean pass-through. How scoring works.


What people report

sourced sentiment · separate from the measured score
N/A No review score yet · not enough independent review coverage to report

A review score is shown only when at least two independent sources — published reviews or genuine user discussion — return usable text. Launch or announcement coverage alone does not qualify, so some plugins read N/A here while still carrying a full measured score above.


How it sits in compressors

measured score + bench figures, then the sourced review score (separate, N/A if unscored) · alphabetical · not ranked
PluginMeasured /10Mag devMax THDLatencyNoiseReview /10
4030 Retro Comp9.1±1.4 dB0.003%0 smp<floor7.8
6030 Ultimate Comp8.4±0.6 dB0.002%0 smp<floor9.0
6060 Ultimate MC9.5±0.9 dB0.000%0 smp<floorN/A
Bettermaker Mastering Compressor9.3±0.0 dB0.045%0 smp−105N/A
Black 7610.0±5.6 dB1.086%34 smp<floor8.5
Bus Compressor6.9±2.1 dB0.108%34 smp<floorN/A
Comp DIODE-6099.0±0.4 dB0.203%32 smp−1108.0
Comp FET-7610.0±3.0 dB0.000%272 smp<floor8.5
Comp TUBE-STA10.0±1.5 dB0.029%32 smp<floor8.2
Comp VCA-658.5±2.7 dB0.000%272 smp<floor7.8
CompressorBank CB3039.8±0.0 dB0.011%0 smp<floor8.4
Comprexxor10.0±6.5 dB0.140%72 smp<floor8.2
CORE Comp10.0±0.1 dB18.693%0 smp<floorN/A
Devil-Loc Deluxe10.0±6.8 dB3.526%63 smp<floor8.3
Dyna-Mu10.0±1.7 dB0.715%34 smp<floor8.3
VC-67010.0±1.5 dB0.270%3 smp<floor7.9
White 2A10.0±8.6 dB0.906%3 smp<floor8.3
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