UAD Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Compressor

The Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor is revered in studios the world over as the modern, “must-have” compressor. The Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor is revered in studios the world over as the modern, “must-have” compressor. Versatile with tons of color, the Distressor picks up where the legendary UA 1176 and Teletronix LA-2A compressors leave off — giving you a modern tool that’s equal parts utilitarian and creative, as heard on thousands of hit records. 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 (T