Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Audio Compressor


Key features
- •Classic knee sound - With modern noise specs and improved performance. Really grabs.
- •Programmable analog distortion/warmth - helpful in the pristine but unforgiving digital world. Three audio modes providing user programmable, warm harmonic distortion. Emphasized tube-like, 2nd harmonic in clean and Distort 2 mode. In Distort 3 mode, the distortion becomes dominated by 3rd harmonic, more similar to tape.
- •Distortion indicator lights - A 1% LED and a "Redline" (3%) LED. No hard clipping un
- •Basically, the compressor electronically controls the volume of just about any source in a very pleasing, and "musical" manner - adding fullness, intelligibility, and especially in the Distressor's case - excitement
- •This type of device is often called a "limiter" or "compressor" by audio industry people
BrandEmpirical Labs
CategoryCompressors, Limiters & Gates
Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Audio Compressor
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