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.

Iridium Core basiert auf der Synthese Engine der Quantum und Iridium Plattform. Das Herzstück von Waldorfs fortschrittlichster Synthesizer Hardware. Die Essenz von zukunftsweisendem Sound: The Core.

Mit M kehrt Waldorf zu seinen Wurzeln zurück und lässt die Microwave- und die Microwave II-Klangerzeugung im modernen Gewand als Hybrid-Wavetable-Synthesizer wieder aufleben. Der M verfügt über einen analogen Tiefpass mit 24 dB/Okt. VCF - SSI 2144 Improved Ladder Type - mit Resonanz- und analoger Sättigungsfunktion, einen echten analogen Stereo-VCA mit Panning-Option und vieles mehr in einem Desktop-freundlichen Format mit einer Vielzahl einzigartiger Sounds.

Quantum MK2 ist das erste Instrument, das ein 61-Tasten Fatar TP8/SK polyphones Aftertouch-Keybed der Welt präsentiert. Mit seinen erweiterten musikalischen und gestischen Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten erlaubt die Tastatur, die enormen Modulationsmöglichkeiten der Quantum-Synthese-Engine zu nutzen. Es ist eine neue Ausdrucksebene, das alle Inteprtationsmöglichkeiten eines Musikers beibehält und sie um eine zusätzliche Dimension der Kontrolle und Kreativität erweitert.

String Synthesizer mit Vocoder.