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  • Overview
  • Features
  • Customer Reviews
  • 4.7/5
    (131)
$299.00
4.7/5
(131)

An elite, ultra-transparent sonic sculpting tool.

Designed by Brainworx, the elysia• alpha compressor Plug-In Collection for UAD-2 and Apollo interfaces is a faithful emulation of the powerful, ultra-high-end, Class-A hardware used for mixing and mastering.

Fetching over $10,000 new, the alpha compressor is nearly unmatched amongst dynamics processors for its openness and clarity. Authenticated by elysia• GmbH, the elysia• alpha compressor Plug-In Collection features painstaking component modeling to capture the sound of the original hardware.

Mix and master your recordings with a faithful emulation of one of the world’s most powerful compressors

Rebalance completed mixes with frequency-targeted dynamics controls and M/S processing

Harness the Feed Forward and Auto Fast controls to accentuate a drum bus with unparalleled sonic options

Use the Warm and Soft Clip features to add analog polish and elegantly finish off your mixes and masters

Features

100% discrete Class-A sound authenticated by elysia• GmbH

Integrated M/S (mid/side) Matrix:

Feed Forward and Feedback-type compression for each channel

Auto Fast control for semi-automation of attack/release features

Niveau Audio Filter

Mix control for easy parallel compression

Signal Matrix for monitoring the direct and the processed signal

Soft Clip Limiter for taming short and loud transients and smoothing signal peaks

Customer Reviews

elysia• alpha compressor

Overall Rating

4.7/5
(131)

D. Antoshvili

August 11, 2023

HD

1 of the Best

D. KOMATSU

June 17, 2023

Never heard of the real thing.

It is very easy to use and is useful.

Z. Abresch

December 28, 2022

One of the best dynamics processors I own

I LOVE this compressor and use it on everything. Really shines on vocal dialogue because of how clean & transparent it is. The warming harmonics are subtle and beautiful. Auto settings across the board plus feed-forward give this thing some serious flexibility and ease of use.

R. Bán

October 3, 2022

Thank you Elysia.

Tökéletes mixre és utókeverésre. Kihozza a zene dinamikáját és ízlésesen adagolhatók az arányok. Csak ajánlani tudom.
Köszönöm Elysia.

A. Rouffineau

October 3, 2022

Incredible

This adds depth and glue your mix. Beautiful.

C. Hoffmann

July 7, 2022

I feel like I've stolen a $10,000 compressor

Plus the MS for widening control is amazing, and the soft limiting is perfect. My favourite plugin rn.

E. Ananda

June 23, 2022

Nice addition for soft limiting

Use this to slightly limit my kicks. does a trick I just can't exactly explain, but it works.

R. Willem

April 4, 2022

Big and clean sound

Realy good for dynamic M/S processing on my Mix Bus. It’s big and clean.

M. Vice

December 28, 2021

Super clean and still unique

I passed over this compressor for years because I didn't know the name, ended up buying it in a bundle based on the customer reviews. The first time (and every other time) I used the compressor I quickly found a clear, big, pop-master tone that has eluded me for years. Fantastic.

A. Reznichenko

December 18, 2021

Today it is my favorite mastering plugin.

Today it is my favorite mastering plugin. Great sound, which I often use in various tracks, including on the new M.D.E.N. album. This plugin was widely used!

E. Jegu

December 16, 2021

VERY GOOD !

Top. Very good !

G. Herrera

November 1, 2021

Glue & Transparency

I'm just scratching the surface with this thing and so far Its doing what I bought it for, though I am still learning to use Its full potential, I do love it.

G. Erna

October 7, 2021

the best

for me the best compressor on the UAD platform !! very transparent sound .
not tones of color .. this plugin yes ... wel done UAD!!! ( Brainworx )

E. Hasselberg

July 15, 2021

Fantastic

Once you find out how to use it you end up having it in every mix. Not only on the master, but on the drum bus as well. I now have 42 UAD-plugins and this one is one of my favourites.

F. DeAngelis

June 12, 2021

This plug-in changed my life!

Wow, I own well over 100 plug-ins on the UAD platform and this is the first time I have felt the need to go back and remaster finished tracks. What a difference, what control I have now. It is now so easy to get tracks hitting between -9 and -8 LUFS like the labels want while retaining the openness, clarity and punch the artists that I produce come to me for. This compressor is so versatile it can replace many of the plugs that I use. If you are new to the platform I highly recommend this as one of your first purchases. I even think I can save a poor mix at the mastering stage with the alpha on my side. This plug-in sounds expen$ive!

M. Cardoze

March 13, 2021

excellent

excellent device when you know how to use it

E. Maccoppi

August 18, 2020

Absolute awesome!!!

I never "heard" anything like that.

C. Gabbianelli

July 1, 2020

Corrupts Delay Compensation in PT

Consistently corrupts the delay compensation in my PT sessions. Pretty disappointed in UAD's lack of resolution to this issue after all of the money I've invested into using their hardware and software.

C. Gabbianelli

July 1, 2020

Corrupts Delay Compensation in PT

Consistently corrupts the delay compensation in my PT sessions. Pretty disappointed in UAD's lack of resolution to this issue after all of the money I've invested into using their hardware and software.

B. Ford

June 15, 2020

If you know what this is.... You know what you saved!!!!

Man this was one of the first plugs I demoed at a friends studio. It’s completely amazing. The speed and clarity of this plugin is really flattering to any track.

@ProducerBenFord