Empirical Labs | AROUSOR | Original EL8 Distressor Plug-in by Empirical Labs

Arousor is the first compressor plug-in from Empirical Labs, coming two decades after the release of the company's legendary Distressor hardware unit. As digital technology has improved over the years, Empirical has been inundated with requests for a compression plug-in that delivers the company's signature Classic Knee compression. The wait is over. We are well aware that Empirical Labs' analog hardware will pass 150kHz without flinching. No software can do that — not yet. But Arousor gets close, delivering much of the tasty non-linearity and character we associate with the best analog gear. As Arousor exhibits all kinds of non-linear behavior, Empirical Labs deployed techniques to minimize common digital artifacts found in many dynamics processing plug-ins. The result is an innovative, user-friendly compression plug-in you'll find yourself using every day.

• A plug-in that delivers Empirical Labs' Classic Knee compression
• Proprietary high-resolution Detector modeling
• Broadband Saturator provides impressive control over peaks
• AtMod Attack Modification Control changes shape of initial attack, lengthens attack times differently from Attack control
• Iconic Empirical Labs White Knobs, with parameter readout and direct entry
• Highpass and bandpass sidechain EQ
• Rivet brick wall ratio — ideal for room mics and skimming peaks
• Linkable with stereo version
• Blend Control lets you mix dry and effected signals for parallel compression
• Includes finely tuned Lock 'n' Load Presets

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