69ShadesofRed said:Your best bet for great sounding compressors that are CPU friendly would be a DSP card such as PowerCore or UAD-1. I got the UAD-1 and absolutely love the compressors that come with it. Even the ones on the Channel strip. In fact I usually use the UAD channel strips than the built-in EQs for that matter too.
Lanstar0 said:If you want a great FREE track compressor try Blockfish from Digitalfishphones:
http://www.digitalfishphones.com/main.php?item=2&subItem=5