Description
The Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor plug-in emulates the iconic hardware compressor, offering versatile compression with unique ratios and distortion modes for added color. Known for its ultra-fast attack and wide dynamic range, it shapes everything from subtle warmth to explosive impact. The Distressor also features advanced sidechain controls and a Dry/Wet mix for easy parallel compression, making it ideal for drum buses, vocals, and more.
- Track and mix with the only authentic emulation of the EL8 Distressor — the world’s most sought-after modern compressor
- Radically shape guitars, drums, and vocals with nearly infinite gain reduction variations
- Harness plug-in-only features like Dry/Wet parallel processing and Headroom for user-customizable operating level
- Creatively color instruments and vocals with famous “Dist 2” and “Dist 3” modes
- Embellish, pump up, or destroy bass, synth, and room mics with custom detector filtering
- Mix with presets from Joe Chiccarelli (The Strokes), Vance Powell (Jack White), Jacquire King (Kings of Leon), Jimmy Douglass (The Rolling Stones), and more
MAC
OS X macOS Catalina 10.15, Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13, or Sonoma 14
CPU: Intel, AMD or Apple silicon processor
Plugins: VST-2, VST-3, AU, AAX
WINDOWS
Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit editions)
CPU: Intel, AMD or Apple silicon processor
Plugins: VST-2, VST-3, AAX
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