Summit Audio TLA-100A Compressor
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A modern compression classic with a unique tube/solid-state circuit.
The Summit Audio TLA-100A Compressor has been a studio mainstay since its introduction in the 1980s. Its trademark warmth and presence — as well as its intuitive interface and controls — have made this notoriously smooth sounding compressor integral to countless records for nearly three decades.
Developed by Softube, you can now track and mix with an exacting emulation of this modern tube/solid-state classic with the Summit Audio TLA-100A Compressor plug-in for UAD-2 DSP hardware and Apollo interfaces.Gently smooth-out vocals, bass, and acoustic guitars with an industry-standard compressor
Add glue and cohesion to a drum bus or an entire mix
Easily dial-in parallel compression on a drum bus or mix bus with the plug-in-only Wet/Dry control
Add harmonic richness with the Saturation control
Artfully craft fast transients in guitars, bass, drums, and other challenging sources
Apply the Low Cut Filter to the TLA-100A’s input or detector signal path for perfectly sculpted compression
Customer Reviews
R. Lindberg Bakhshi
October 5, 2022
Best compressor for creating a SOUND
This compressor is the grandmaster of adding colour "if you want it to". It is very varm very lush and "organic" sounding. You can use it just on anything...
Read MoreY. Ziv
July 13, 2022
I dont know .
I dont know what is it about that Tla , or how it happends , but it takes the sound of everything , spicially on the mix bus , couple steps...
Read MoreC. Miller
May 26, 2022
Smooth compression
Warm sound on the vocals .. but keeps them more present in the mix
Read MoreM. Geyer
April 14, 2022
Flattering compressor
.... adds warm and smooth sound or subtil warm distortion using saturation knob. It regulates level fluctuations so unobtrusively, as I have never heard in any tool. Great for acoustic...
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Key Features
Authenticated by Summit Audio®, the component modeling of the plug-in faithfully captures the sound of the original hardware
Hybrid tube and solid state technology with straightforward easy to use controls
Program dependent attack and release, "Soft Knee" characteristic compressor
Low cut filter assignable to the Input or Detector signal path
Adjustable saturation
Built-in parallel compression
Requires UAD-2 DSP Accelerator Card or Apollo Interface, available from authorized dealers worldwide
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Customer Reviews
Summit Audio TLA-100A Compressor
R. Lindberg Bakhshi
Best compressor for creating a SOUND
This compressor is the grandmaster of adding colour "if you want it to". It is very varm very lush and "organic" sounding. You can use it just on anything adjust the attack, release time accordingly and it will sound great. I use it both for just taping 1 db on the bassguitar or vocal to get that tube quality warmth. Its also great for cranking a parallell compressor buss.
Buy it.Y. Ziv
I dont know .
I dont know what is it about that Tla , or how it happends , but it takes the sound of everything , spicially on the mix bus , couple steps higher , it does somthing to the stereo image , creates some special low end , amazing stuff, you need to know how to work with him, and its magic .
C. Miller
Smooth compression
Warm sound on the vocals .. but keeps them more present in the mix
M. Geyer
Flattering compressor
.... adds warm and smooth sound or subtil warm distortion using saturation knob.
It regulates level fluctuations so unobtrusively, as I have never heard in any tool.
Great for acoustic instruments or clean guitars.
It would be great if ua would release the complete Softube Summit Audio Grand Channel (signal chain).
Simply well done. Thx.s. go
good plugin !
vocal &voice over dubbing good
D. Gloor
Fine job !
No worries: the plugin does the job!
B. Spence
Sounds and acts like hardware version
Great sounding compressor that I have used the hardware version of; Sounds great on acoustic guitars and basses. Sounds like better than Hardware Version.
D. Davis
Think of it as an LA2A with a different flavor
This thing is analog sounding as can be. Clean, clear, vibey. Softube has a way of really knowing how to make musical sounding stuff and this is no different. I use this to round things out and have no regrets. I've become a big fan of Softube and it runs great on the UAD platform.
S. Göddel
Good!
For me as a beginner easy to use on my vocal tracks. I like it.
D. van Haarlem
Smooth leveling compression!
This one is so good. I never gave it a listen before, but when you want a cleaner style LA2A on vocals, this is the one to go for! You get a little bit of tube thickness and icing as well.
C. Uquillas
Great Plugin
Tiene un comportamiento extraño pero muy musical, me encanta con las guitarras elèctricas como que da màs peso en la zona baja
M. Reeves
Works very well
I like it. Good on guitar
D. East
Clean and Smooth
I don't have the analog version to compare this to, but this offers very "clean" compression with a slight bit of warmth that I prefer, but not overpowering that it gets muddy.
E. Jegu
Summit Audio TLA100A Compressor
Good to go !
n. binns
Versatile and Useful
Really versatile piece of software. Can add rich warmth and body or mess it up a little. all while leveling material. A different feel and sidechain sound great.
c. Hwang
it compresses really cleanly.
No matter vocals or instruments, it compresses really cleanly. I really like it.
S. May
Simple great sound
Just like the real thing works great.
UAD User
Summit Audio TLA-100A Compressor
I used this compressor on guitar and backup vocals and enjoyed the sound. It's a great tool to have.
V. Stilu
Solid
I had to add this one to my other compressors because it’s different, more subtle. I can use it to tame a sound pretty good and put some saturation on it without wasting my time on other plugins. Love it.
D. Good
Transparent Compression
This is a great tool to use on multiple sources. You can really push it without getting a nasty sound. Worth every dollar. Works in all generes