elysia• alpha compressor Collection
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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.Now you can:
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
Customer Reviews
S. Swanson
April 25, 2016
Great master compressor
Great for master bus Just dabbling with mid side and this plugin makes this very simple
Read MoreG. Williamson
March 31, 2016
WOW!!
I demoed this along with a couple other compressors in the price range, this won, hands down. very transparent, but very powerful. at first, its pretty daunting to look at, but, its laid...
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December 14, 2015
Amazing tool
Having only recently got this I am still getting my head around it, but my first impression is it's a fantastic piece of kit that has some really great effects on the dynamics and it is...
Read MoreS. Ross
April 3, 2015
An exceptionally sweet sounding compressor
The Elysia Alpha is one of those special tools that leaves a mix transparent and sweet. i like to flip through presets, watch the changes, and get a sense for how it works. The overall...
Read MoreD. Betz
November 4, 2014
Fantastic Compressor!
It's actually the first time I am writing a review, but I am really amazed by the alpha compressor. Especially in mastering you have plenty of possibilities to make the mix sound much...
Read MoreM. Höffken
October 20, 2014
Superb Mastering Tool
This plug makes in my opinion more than other available a refined and smooth sound on high-end level. It`s absolutely recommended to try the wonderful presets, which are more than a...
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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
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Customer Reviews
elysia• alpha compressor
View All ReviewsS. Swanson
Great master compressor
Great for master bus
Just dabbling with mid side and this plugin makes this very simpleG. Williamson
WOW!!
I demoed this along with a couple other compressors in the price range, this won, hands down. very transparent, but very powerful. at first, its pretty daunting to look at, but, its laid out logically and you'll get used to it. just put it on your 2 buss, or any instrument buss, and go through the presets(on a orchestral string buss, its amazing). the "mix" version is very nice to have to, but it doesn't save THAT much CPU.
I guess it's "supposed" to be just a mastering tool, but heck, use it wherever you want(I'm glad I have a quad for this one!)
UAD User
Amazing tool
Having only recently got this I am still getting my head around it, but my first impression is it's a fantastic piece of kit that has some really great effects on the dynamics and it is stunning on vocals. I'm using both the mix and mastering version within projects depending on what I am trying do to but it's an impressive tool. I've swapped a number of compressors to this one instead of the Neve 6609 in my projects and achieved some great results followign the swap, although the Neve is also fantastic depending on the sound type. Highly recommend. It's expensive, but there's a reason it is. It's great!
S. Ross
An exceptionally sweet sounding compressor
The Elysia Alpha is one of those special tools that leaves a mix transparent and sweet. i like to flip through presets, watch the changes, and get a sense for how it works. The overall clarity and integrity of this plugin is reminiscent of the natural compression I'd hear in a mastering house. It seems to add subtle detail to a mix. I've used it on a mix bus, and on groups, where it gives an identity to each sound and glues it all together. it shines on a stereo mix because of the way it handles complexities. I'm also using the the Manley Variable Mu, which I like a lot as well, and both offer a choice for various material that I appreciate. Hope this helps.
D. Betz
Fantastic Compressor!
It's actually the first time I am writing a review, but I am really amazed by the alpha compressor. Especially in mastering you have plenty of possibilities to make the mix sound much better and convert even demos into a nice production, bring up details without getting nasty artefacts, and achieve crazy loudness if you want. I feel like remastering all my old mixes. Great plugin!
M. Höffken
Superb Mastering Tool
This plug makes in my opinion more than other available a refined and smooth sound on high-end level. It`s absolutely recommended to try the wonderful presets, which are more than a starting point. Many thanks to UAD for a phantastic work and an excellent price-performance ratio to bring this worldclass sound into the DAW also for homerecording studios. I`d like to invite you to watch my new music video (http://youtu.be/MJITCIsagU0), which offers the possibility to see most of UAD-Plugs in action.
Greetings from Germany
Michael
http://youtu.be/MJITCIsagU0
www.studioprojekt-hoeffken.de
studiolike@hotmail.comB. Troxler
My Go-To Plugin for Mastering
I have purchased many UAD plugins. All of these provide important and useful engineering tools. However, none are as broadly useful for mastering as the Elysia Alpha Compressor. Used on the master track, this plugin brings a quality to the final mix that previously has been out of reach for me. I am especially thankful for the ability to test low compression ratios in the preset options. These can be tricky to get right. The Elysia Alpha makes it easy. The soft clip and fast forward options on the plugin give great flexibility in achieving the sound I want in a final mix. The Elysia Alpha immediately became my go-to plug in. Can’t live without it!
G. Piazza
Exquisite, especially for mastering
I don't have the UAD version, but I've been using the Brainworx release for over a year now.
This is one of the must powerful yet subtle Buss - Mastering compressors I've ever had the good fortune to use. The range of lighter ratios, combined with the auto attack / auto release responses make this a phenomenal compressor, capable of giving a group buss or mix buss the right amount of dynamic control to pull the mix together. Add the Mid Side option, the side chain and Niveau Filter (similar to the Tonelux Tilt) and you've got one powerful and versatile weapon capable of a wide range of tasks.
A nice selection of starting presets are provided, with descriptions, and a few cool presets like UberWide.
Truly a 'desert island' compressor.S. Foley
Transparent, versatile and overall awesome
This is a very versatile compressor, and has quickly become a go to on subgroups and master buss. It is clean sounding and can do quite a bit of GR transparently. The controls may seem intimidating at first, but once you learn how each one works and interacts with the signal it becomes exciting to use. My only criticism would be that the soft clip is harsh on mix buss and not usable INHO, but I would not be placing it at that point in a buss chain anyhow. Soft clip did work well on drums and dynamic material. I am a full time professional studio owner FYI. Not that my opinion is more valid than other's, but when I read these reviews it sometimes sounds like there are people who are 2 days out of recording school...
R. Butt
Great plugin but....
You can buy the native elysia alpha compressor plugin for $170 less!!! WTF??????? Wish I didn't just pay $299 for it!
http://plugin-alliance.com/en/products/elysia_alpha_compressor.htmlJ. Barlos
Average
Not so sure it was worth what I paid for it. Consumes lots of resources. Probably shouldn't have.
D. Giraud
Une autre approche de la compession
Salut
Le plug a pour moi +sieurs atouts très musicaux
Le mode m/s juxtaposé au ciblage de fréquences permet facilement de travailler un master sous différents angles.
En mix l'alpha permet également une approche différente de ce que je trouve habituellement dans les comp "typés & vintage"
Vu ce que délivre le soft, le hardware doit être très impressionnant.
Golgoth-43
D. Mariasy
love it
We really find the elysia alpha to be a hands-down tracking or master DSP. Are using it on several album projects.
R. Steenkamer
Sheen machine
Such a refreshing piece of kit in a market overflowing with "color" compressors and EQs. You can get wild with it on drums but on the mix buss it brings a clarity and air that I can only describe as "expensive" sounding. Usable right out of the gate but there's lots of room to grow with it as you learn nuances of all the controls and how they interact. You won't get bored of this one anytime soon.
H. Gray
Try this, no seriously try this out!!!
But watch the demo videos first, other wise you may be left scratching your head. This thing is bizarre and amazing all at the same time. I do not know how it is doing what it does, I am just very happy it works. It really shines in what is basically the side chain mode. It allows you to cut out everything in the middle of the mix with the press of a button, leaving only the left and right fringe that you can sparkle up with the variable freq EQ, the effect on the stereo image from being able to do this is extraordinary. I am still learning how to use all of this devices capabilities, but I am beyond impressed so far. I tried it out recently on cleaning up old recordings from cassette tapes which I had previously worked on using other mastering EQ's and the results were far better and took half as much effort, the result was vastly improved sound quality without sounding like any EQ or compression had been used. Highly recommended !!
S. Tanner
Very helpfull Tool
The elysia• alpha compressor ist a very helpfull Tool.
It's Like a Swiss army knife. You can find the right Solutions for everything in the leveldomain. I very like the Masterversion.D. Alexandre
Best mastering compressor but ...
I use since 4years this compressor on every mix but since one year this plugin crash my session. My sessions freeze and i can't do anything . just force to quit protools or ableton .
When i put other buss compressor i don't have this problem .
This freeze is more important with alpha mix ..so i can't use it !! :-(
Problem is the same with plugin alliance version
My use last uad version with uad quad, i have protools 10, and i don't use all my cpu !!
C. Santarpia
Love the mix knob
This compressor can squash like an 1176 or transparently tame transients equally well.
V. Oliynyk
High level Plug-in
I'm very satisfied with this compressor and it's used in my work 90% together with other pro level UA plug-ins.
J. Cummins
Sweet !
Just use it and know the joy !