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Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Compressor

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M. Marks

November 28, 2023

First UA Plug-in

I must say I have been waiting for a single Distressor plugin for a while. Great Work UA I am very pleased with the simulation of the plugin. Having run it next to the hardware unit there is a small difference but not enough to say I won't be patching external hardware for the future. Bravo on a truly well-designed plug in that works well.

j. uittenbosch

November 27, 2023

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

November 25, 2023

Fantastic

Great emulation of a great hardware

J. Davies

November 24, 2023

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

November 24, 2023

Awesome Distressor

Punchy and aggressive, the definition. Awesome reproduction of the original!

C. Shalala

November 23, 2023

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

November 22, 2023

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

November 21, 2023

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

November 21, 2023

Great

Love it and guitar and bass, sometime I used it an vocal

J. Scott

November 1, 2023

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

October 21, 2023

Good replication of my HW

Waiting for the native version!

J. Aguilar

October 16, 2023

This is just a must

Thanks for existing Distressor!

J. Kriske

September 30, 2023

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

September 30, 2023

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

September 27, 2023

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

September 27, 2023

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

September 27, 2023

Amazing!

Impossibly good on everything!

M. HARRIS

September 26, 2023

Nice Work!

UAD did a good job with this one!

T. Cherry

September 20, 2023

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

September 8, 2023

Great!

My go-to compressor for Drums and vocals.Worth every penny!

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