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Empirical Labs USA

Empirical Labs USA

Empirical Labs Inc. (ELI), designs and manufactures professional audio signal processing equipment used in recording studios, live sound, broadcast studios and other audio production facilities all over the world. We also produce plug ins for digital audio workstations (DAWS) and software for digital signal processors.

Our philosophy is extremely simple, but very hard to live up to: “We want to make products that work a little easier, a little better, and a lot longer – and make sure they’re fun to use.”

All Empirical Labs products are manufactured in the USA and rigorously calibrated and tested by hand. We take great pride in the quality, workmanship and robustness of everything that leaves our factory. It’s important to us that our gear works as well years from now as it does the day you open it for the first time.

A major goal of Empirical Labs has always been to make our products less prone to obsolescence and be easy to update, modify or repair. Instead of entire new products that may be outdated in two years, we’d rather make a few great products that can be supported and upgraded for decades.

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    Empirical Labs | EL8 Distressor | Compressor / Limiter

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    The four large white knobs gleam at you as you enter the control room, announcing that this is not going to be your ordinary dynamics processing se...

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    Empirical Labs | EL8-X Distressor | British Mode & Stereo Image Link Compressor / Limiter

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    The Empirical Labs Distressor EL8-X single-channel analog compressor adds some distinctive British flabour to an already outstanding unit! The EL8-...

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    Empirical Labs | EL8-XS Distressor | Stereo PAIR | British Mode & Stereo Image Link Compressor / Limiter

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    The Empirical Labs Distressor EL8-X single-channel analog compressor adds some distinctive British flabour to an already outstanding unit! The EL8-...

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    Empirical Labs | EL8-S Distressor | Stereo PAIR | Compressor / Limiter

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    The Empirical Labs "Distressor" is an analog compressor similar to the ELI8M Single Channel Distressor, but in a stereo/dual mono channel package. ...

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    Empirical Labs | EL-9 Mike-E | Microphone Preamp & Compressor / Saturator

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    Empirical Labs’ Mike-E channel strip manages to do many things very well! First and foremost, it’s a modern digitally controlled mic preamp. An ext...

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    Empirical Labs | EL7x FATSO | Full Stereo Analog Tape Emulator & Optimiser w/ Knee Compressor

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    This is What's Missing from Your Mix The Empirical Labs Fatso EL7x adds even more sonic goodness to the original Fatso analog tape simulator, ...

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