Empirical Labs® EL8 Distressor
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Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Compressor
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j. uittenbosch
Just the right tweak, like the hardware.
It’s amazing to see, that software gives you the sparkle like the hardware. Easy to use..
g. linden
Fantastic
Great emulation of a great hardware
J. Davies
Don't Distress with this Compressor
Most used compressor in my arsenal of effects. Great on everything from drums to vocals and guitars in between.
K. L
Awesome Distressor
Punchy and aggressive, the definition. Awesome reproduction of the original!
C. Shalala
An amazing recreation of an amazing compressor
UAD did it again! They absolutely nailed it out of the park when they modeled this plugin. There's a reason this compressor can be found in most major studios and now UAD has made it so that you can have it at an affordable price in your personal studio.
N. Martens
Interesting understanding of customer orientation
UAD waits until you have bought a plugin for full price and sends you exactly one day later a loyality price offer for same plugin. I like their sense of humour :-D
L. White
Fantastic plugin all around.
So glad this is native. This sounds great on everything, is incredibly flexible, and has multiple functions. Aside from the compression itself (which can be extremely subtle or strong), the saturation from the different distortion modes is often something I’ll reach for. Speaking of which, it should be noted that this isn’t a transparent compressor: there’s a lot of color. Highly recommend trying the demo to see if you like it.
K. Palmer
Great
Love it and guitar and bass, sometime I used it an vocal
J. Scott
I didn't know that it wasn't Native
Didn't know it wasn't native to all interfaces and now I'm stuck with it with no refund or any way to use it, b/c I no longer have an apollo...wish I would've known beforehand but whatever...
B. Flacher
Good replication of my HW
Waiting for the native version!
J. Aguilar
This is just a must
Thanks for existing Distressor!
J. Kriske
Just wading back in
I don't currently own a hardware version of the distressed to A/B this with, but I do have fond memories of working in a studio that had one. This is an equally fun and useful tool. As others have said, it's fantastic on percussive sounds. I'm looking forward to trying it on other things!
J. Kriske
Just wading back in
I don't currently own a hardware version of the distressed to A/B this with, but I do have fond memories of working in a studio that had one. This is an equally fun and useful tool. As others have said, it's fantastic on percussive sounds. I'm looking forward to trying it on other things!
A. Sis
Best Drumbus Comp!
Can’t mix without this Plugin on my drumbus chain. Makes it punchier, crispier and saturated! One of the best plugins of UAD!
A. Rosell
Fab Fav Compressor
Best compressor I've got for anything rock! Sounds amazing and gives you enormous power and depth to your tracks.
M. Dellit
Amazing!
Impossibly good on everything!
M. HARRIS
Nice Work!
UAD did a good job with this one!
T. Cherry
Amazing plugin!
I’ve always wanted to analog version of this and to now have it! Perfection! Once again y’all knocked it out the park!
C. Kim
Great!
My go-to compressor for Drums and vocals.Worth every penny!
T. Jackson
Just decent
Seen a lot of guys on YouTube recommending use it on a few vocals it’s ok but I expected more