The product that started it all for Empirical Labs. Born of founder Dave Derr’s love of classic compressors like the 1176, LA-2A and Gain Brain (among others), the Distressor incorporates his favorite sonic characteristics of these, along with other unique and interesting features that have made it a staple for audio engineers all over the world. With over 28,000 units in the field, it’s safe to say that the Distressor is one of the best selling high end compressors of all time… if not THE best selling. A prominent recording engineer recently wagered that there probably was not a top 40 record made in the last five years that didn’t have at least one Distressor on it.

The product that started it all for Empirical Labs. Born of founder Dave Derr’s love of classic compressors like the 1176, LA-2A and Gain Brain (among others), the Distressor incorporates his favorite sonic characteristics of these, along with other unique and interesting features that have made it a staple for audio engineers all over the world. With over 28,000 units in the field, it’s safe to say that the Distressor is one of the best selling high end compressors of all time… if not THE best selling. A prominent recording engineer recently wagered that there probably was not a top 40 record made in the last five years that didn’t have at least one Distressor on it.

Arguably the coolest and most unique device in the Empirical Labs arsenal, the FATSO (Full Analog Tape Simulator and Optimizer) is a digitally controlled analog device that gives musicians and engineers easy access to many of the desirable characteristics exhibited by older tube and Class A electronics and magnetic tape mediums. This two channel audio processor musically integrates frequencies and transients, increasing the apparent volume while keeping tight control over peak levels.

In today’s modern age of digital recorders, DAWs and software plug-ins, Mike-E is the ultimate solution for getting a clean and strong, yet warm and musical signal into the box…and it couldn’t be easier to work – its front panel layout is so straight ahead that even inexperienced engineers will have no problem moving around on it right away.

As with ELI’s other signal processors, the Lil FrEQ Equalizer takes a somewhat unique approach to its job. Instead of daisy chaining several equalizers and frequency processors, we combined most of the sound sculpting tools an engineer needs into a compact single rack space box, while still offering the highest performance of any design in its class.

MOTU bringt unter dem einfachen Namen 828 ein komplett überarbeitetes Audio Interface, welches alle 828er Vorgängermodelle ablöst. Das MOTU 828 lässt sich über USB3 mit extrem niedriger Latenz und leistungsstarken Treibern an einen Mac, PC oder ein iOS-Gerät anschliessen und bietet 60 Audio Ein- und Ausgangskanäle mit hervorragender analoger Leistung, die von der renommierten ESS Sabre32™ DAC-Technologie angetrieben wird sowie einen internen 24-Kanal-Mixer mit integrierter Effektverarbeitung, einschliesslich Hall, 4-Band-EQ und Kompression. Zu den fortschrittlichen Funktionen gehören Mikrofonkanal-Inserts für Outboard-Geräte, optischer Erweiterungsmodus, Wordclock sowie Wi-Fi-Kontrolle über ein Smartphone oder Tablet.

Das MOTU M6 ist ein USB-C-Audiointerface mit 6 Eingängen und 4 Ausgängen für Mac, Windows und iOS. Es bietet in seiner Klasse die beste Audioqualität, höchste Geschwindigkeit (ultraniedrige Latenz) und vollfarbige Pegelanzeige.

Aufnahmen von Gesang, Instrumenten und anderen Audioquellen sind schnell und einfach gemacht. Das M6 kommt mit der Produktionssoftware MOTU Performer Lite und Ableton Live Lite, über 100 Instrumente, Dutzende von Plug-Ins und über 6 GB Loops und Samples, um sofort mit dem Musikmachen zu beginnen.

5x5 USB MIDI interface