Maybe the only software compressor Bob Katz mentions in his Mastering Audio book. Still one of the most flexible well thought out software mastering compressors out there.
It's also a book that was published in 2007, perhaps Bob Katz would mention another handful of new tools if he published a book today.
I wasn't on a hunt for another compressor but this is something special! I absolutely dig the action and the sound of it! I am mixing at quite low volumes and I will ask support if they could make a trim in knob or something because sometimes -30 is not enough to push the compressor forward. The MicroComp will act on lower volumes but it has a different sound . I will reach out to support if they could consider adding this feature to the plugin.
Doesn't your DAW offer pre-gain on a channel? If not haven't you got any pure gain plugins? If you're a PSP user have you got TripleMeter which has a clean gain section? Or PSP Infinistrip with just the gain module.