Empirical Labs® EL8 Distressor
Customer Reviews
Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Compressor
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W. Noon
Drum bus and vocals
Makes my drums come out of the mix very well and I didn't expect to use it on vocals so much. Love it!
S. Astala
Lovin' it!
Needs more practise using this, but already I'm lovin- it!
J. Brown
Great on so many things
What can you say about this compressor except that it is great on so many things. Feels just like using the real thing too. Love it.
A. Tkachenko
Amazing emulation
This plugin is doing really great job, my music sounds more punchy when I have Distressor in it. Thank you
R. Neville
Amazing compressor
I owned the EL8-X for years and sold it to invest in the UAD platform and I am pretty impressed with this compressor emulation. I used the distressor for tracking all the time on vocals and it’s amazing and this works just as good!
. Adams
It IS a Distressor
It sounds and behaves exactly like the hardware. It actually sounds way better than the Empirical Labs Arouser. Worth every penny!
D. Puzia
Distressor is fantastic!
Works great on just about anything! Truly my most versatile compressor. This is a beast of a plugin that really is a workhorse for me. Makes me wonder how I got by without it!
D. Montoya
Fantastic emulation of the hardware unit! This thing rocks!
I love what this thing does to drums, guitars, bass, gritty vocals and busses! Sounds and responds exactly how I remember the hardware does.
D. Schmidt
Great! Great!
One of the best !!!
G. Tully
It's great
What can I say? It's the real deal - used it straight away on a bass and drums mix and it just get's you to where you want to go...quickly.
B. Rogers
Bass DI sound so much thicker
I haven't used this as much as others but it is always on the bass DI track. Adds to the low end like nothing else I've tried
T. Harpel
Essential and intuitive
When I’m in the right mood, nuke ratio is so sweet on the drum bus. Overall, a relentlessly un-fussy compressor. Each control obeys intuition, with each knob and button doing basically what you want and expect. A true utility player. Good sound sounds.
S. Lord
I love this thing
I work primarily in the box with midi drums, this thing gives those little lines the power they deserve! I’ve been searching for this tone for awhile now. A must have!
a. Thompson
Love it
It has performed, and will do so again, and again, and again.
D. Dembek
Modify the dynamics without loosing the harmonics
Most of the compressors tends to kill the early harmonics. It is NOT the case with the Distressor. You can nuke your track and still add the distortion which makes things just right. One of the most versatile compressors, one of the must-have's in the arsenal.
M. Lee
Oh god amazing!
Sooooooo Good!
I don't need to say anything. It's just perfect!
C. Knight
Like the hot sauce, "I put that Sh*t on everything".
You already know this lives on every buss. You can make it distorted or cleaner, harder or softer, you can make it fast or slow and you can mix it with dry/wet controls. You can also nuke it. Like varnish for furniture, it can transform and enhance subtle grain details into dramatic and drastic yet beautiful features.
Required tool if you are a serious engineer.
T. Gapski
Not much I can say - it's THE DISTRESSOR
Great tool, invites to do experiments with your sound...
S. Marshall
Amazing quality compressor
This is my favourite UAD compressor, Sounds so good, and really makes anything you put through it shine
S. Marshall
Amazing quality compressor
This is my favourite UAD compressor, Sounds so good, and really makes anything you put through it shine