A-Type Multiband Dynamic Enhancer

Use the fabled Air, Excite, and Expand effects heard on recordings by Queen, AC/DC, Journey, Fleetwood Mac, and others.* Or add gritty dynamic textures to drums and instruments with our one-of-a-kind Crush and Gated compression effects.

For years, engineers have employed the A-Type hardware for more than just noise reduction. Bent to their will to make vocals sparkle and drums explode, the A-Type sound is celebrated by those who grew up using the real thing. Our take on this classic processor features exclusive circuit mods like multiband gains and crossovers, Ratio, Knee and Attack controls, and sidechain filtering, so you can take the sound of the original somewhere completely new.

Our A-Type Multiband Dynamic Enhancer plug-in began as a precision decoding tool for transferring hundreds of encoded master tapes. We modeled every nuance of the original circuits, from multiband compansion curves to rare cartridge mods, resulting in an obsessively accurate emulation that can deliver the same flawless results whether you’re transferring tape masters, or just tightening up a noisy take.