Empirical Labs® EL8 Distressor
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Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Compressor
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K. Greaves
Empirical Labs Distressor
Definitely worth the wait. Universal Audio has created yet another solution to the needs of many.
I. Marconi
Great Plugin
I have always used distressors for recordings, never for mixing, after a week this one seems to work like a charm
J. Jordanov
Love it!
Own this one for 1 week already and used it on many different types of tracks. Just love it!
G. Leonard
The Distressor done right
I bought a Distressor the first year they were available and used it for many, many years. This plugin is fantastic and captures the sound and even the feel in exceptional detail. I retired my hardware a while ago and am so so happy to have an EL8 back in my toolbox.
C. Muggenburg
Try this one first!
I remember the hardware first hitting the market and I thought, "Great, another flipping compressor, with big, white, over-sized, cheap looking knobs!" Frankly, I thought there was a good chance the looks alone may sink the product. Then I heard it! It had something, some color, some attitude that was different from the others. The plug-in is a very close match and I find myself using it instead of some of the classics, such as the 1176. Don't get me wrong, I still love the 1176, both hardware and plug-in, but now there is another, useful tool, in the tool box. If I had heard this one first, I question if I would have purchased any other compressors. Perhaps a couple of LA2A's but maybe not. In short, if you are looking for your first compressor plug-in, try this one first. If you already have compressor plug-ins, you should really try this one. It will expand your sonic pallet.
V. Juvvaanapudi
Super
Super
T. Axtell
Mix Engineer, Producer, Musician
They nailed this one... I still can't believe how good it sounds. And the bonus is getting to mix the amount of dry/wet! So great...
R. Flack
EL8 seems like cheating in the best way
You can definitely get “that drum sound” w/ the use of the nuke button, but there are many transparent ways to use the EL8 to tame unruly transients. The killer feature is the ability to blend compression into the mix w/out sidechain busing in DAW.
F. Zellner
Hard to tell...
...because it can not be authorized and the support does not respond to our requests.
F. Ruisch
Fast as a shark !
The Distressor is absolutely amazing, it is the fastest of them all. Perfect to beef up that snare, bass or give a unique effect to the room mics. It's a must have plugin from UAD.
K. Garcia
Solid!
An amazing emulation of the original hardware! UA continues to impress me with everything they're doing right now.
j. elliott
as a distressor owner...
this is by far the best software version i have found. maybe not 100%, but it's behavior/reaction is very similar and it's nice to have access to multiple extra distressors come mix time.
R. Invernizzi
Amazing Tool
I love this Distressor! Very powerful tool. I use this on a lot of kind of tracks and sounds.
I really love it!!!
A. Apolo
10/10
ive got the hardware and did an a/b test with this plugin.. I was blown away! this plugin really sounds and acts like the real hardware! bought it straight away! finally I can have the disstressor rocking several tracks both in mono and stereo at the same time!!
M. Nazir
Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Compressor
simply says i love it
R. Heaney
Forget IT U Nailed iT!!!
Holy Shit U Nailed iT!!! End oF Story .Buy it and Thank Me!!!
A. Fontaine
very good
very good results in no time.
A. Maiani
Simply essential
Must have, nothing else to say
j. van den berghe
New favourite compressor
Title says it all!
j. alvarado alvarez del castillo
Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Compressor
Is very good sound , I like it .Highly recommended.