KOMPIS+

Drag a file anywhere on the main panel

On first load you'll see a dashed drop zone. Drag a WAV, MP3, AIFF or FLAC file onto it. The file becomes a new slot and starts playing whenever transport is active. Drop multiple files at once to fill several slots in one pass.

You can also click + in the slot tab strip to pick a file via the system dialog.

Switch references with a single click

Each loaded reference is a tab in the top strip. The active tab is underlined with the accent colour. Click anywhere inside a slot to select it.

Rename a slot by double-clicking its title. The custom name persists across sessions until a new file is loaded into that slot.

− removes the currently selected slot. Keep clicking to remove all slots - you'll be returned to the empty drop zone.

Drop anywhere - Kompis figures it out

• On a loaded slotReplaces its track
• On an empty slotLoads into it
• On the empty area belowCreates a new slot per file

Zoom in and pan the waveform view

• ZoomCmd / Ctrl + scroll zooms in or out, centred on the cursor position
• PanShift + scroll, or a horizontal two-finger trackpad swipe, shifts the visible window while zoomed in

A/B between your mix and the reference

The big button in the middle of the main panel swaps your monitoring source. DAW passes your mix through untouched. KOMPIS replaces the output with the active reference track, gain-matched if you've used Match.

The plugin colour shifts between the two modes so you always know which source you're hearing.

Solo the mid or sides channel

The two-letter pad in the corner toggles Mid (sum) and Sides (difference) monitoring. Tap M to hear the mono image, S for the stereo difference. Tap the active one again to return to stereo. This always applies to both reference and DAW audio.

Listen to one band at a time

The filter strip carves the spectrum into four solo-able bands. Click any band to hear only that range; click again to return to full-range.

• SUBLow-pass below the sub corner
• LOW MIDNarrow band around the low-mid frequency
• HIGH MIDNarrow band around the high-mid frequency
• HIGHHigh-pass above the high corner

Move the crossovers to fit you

Open Settings → Filter Frequencies to drag any of the four crossover points. Values save with the project. Hit Reset defaults to restore the factory values.

Equal loudness, fair comparison

Play the loudest part of both your Reference and your DAW track. Tap Match. Kompis measures the integrated loudness of your mix over the match duration (default 4 seconds) and applies the offset to the reference slot so both sources sit at the same LUFS. Switching to Kompis monitoring now compares like-for-like instead of being fooled by level.

Tap Match again mid-measurement to cancel. Each slot stores its own gain offset.

M / I - momentary and integrated

M is momentary (400 ms window). I is integrated (gated, EBU R128). A short dash means no data yet - start transport to feed the meter.

Run your reference audio through any plugin

Expand the Plugin panel and click Load plugin.

The first time it opens you'll see a prompt warning that scanning can be unstable. Save your project before continuing.

Any plugin you've already opened before appears in the list. Pick one to insert it into the reference signal path. The plugin processes only the reference, never your mix.

If you use a metering plugin in your DAW, place it before Kompis in the signal chain so your readings stay consistent when toggling between your reference and your mix.

Feed the DAW signal to the plugin's sidechain bus

If the loaded plugin exposes a sidechain input, the audio from your DAW will be automatically routed to the sidechain input.
This will give you the option to overlay the spectrum of both your DAW's audio and your reference, for example using TDR Prism or similar plugins.

Snapshot your entire setup

Open the preset browser via the preset menu at the top of the plugin. New preset captures all loaded slots, the inserted plugin, monitoring mode, filter frequencies and match state. Double-click a preset name to rename it.

Save writes the current state into the selected preset after confirmation. The trash icon next to each row deletes that preset, also with confirmation - both actions are reversible only via undo in the host before save.

Filter frequencies, match duration, bounce, updates

• Filter FrequenciesDrag the four crossover sliders
• Match durationHow long Match measures (1–30 s)
• Auto-bypass on bounceSee Chapter 08
• Auto-check for updatesSee Chapter 09

Light or dark theme

The Theme toggle switches between a light mode and a dark mode. The choice is stored per user, not per project. You need to close and reopen the plugin once for the theme switch to take full effect.

Activation, version, device ID

The License section shows your version, key, email and a unique device identifier. Deactivate license releases this machine after confirmation - you can re-activate with the same key. Reach out to support with the device ID if you need help.

You can activate your license on up to five machines. They are on a per user basis.

Your printed file is always clean

When your host runs an offline render (export, bounce, freeze), Kompis detects it and gets out of the way - the reference signal never reaches your master. The monitoring chain, M/S processing and solo filter are all skipped during offline rendering.

You can disable this from Settings → Behavior if you'd prefer to control this yourself.

Kompis checks to see if a newer version is available on startup. No telemetry is sent. If a new version is found, a prompt appears when you open the plugin window. Dismiss with Later and you won't be asked again until the next release.
You can still update manually from within Settings.

Turn this off completely from Settings → Behavior. You can still press Check at any time to fetch on demand.

• macOS11 Big Sur or later · Intel + Apple Silicon
• Windows10 / 11 · 64-bit UNSUPPORTED
• HostsAny AU/VST3 host

• EngineeringMarcel Haupt - AOFN Audio
• Contacthello@anoldfrenchname.com
• Intergithub.com/rsms/inter
• Undefined Mediumundefined-medium.com