Yellow Acustica Audio – Compresseur Vari-Mu neural… révolution ou gadget ?

Today I'm testing Yellow, a Vari-Mu compressor that combines analog modeling, saturation, and the NOVA neural engine. On paper, the plugin promises highly advanced modeling thanks to a hybrid approach blending Volterra modeling and neural networks. But in practice, how does it perform? In this video: • Analysis of the plugin's operation • Explanation of the NOVA / NOVA HQ engine • Discussion of some technical quirks (oversampling, CPU…) • Audio tests on a mix bus • Blind test with several Vari-Mu compressors • Final verdict I compared Yellow with: Acustica Audio El Rey 2 UAD Manley Vari-Mu My IGS Audio Tubecore hardware Settings used for the blind test: 3 to 4 dB of gain reduction Slow attack Medium release 🎧 My mixing and mastering services https://audiolinea.com/le-studio/en-l... 📘 My book on mixing https://audiolinea.com/livre