Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Compressor

Get the colorful sound of the world’s most popular compressor.

• Track and mix with the only authentic emulation of the EL8 Distressor — the world's most sought-after modern compressor
• Radically shape guitars, drums, and vocals with nearly infinite gain reduction variations
• Harness plug-in-only features like Dry/Wet parallel processing and Headroom for user‑customizable operating level
• Creatively color instruments and vocals with famous “Dist 2” and “Dist 3” modes
• Embellish, pump up, or destroy bass, synth, and room mics with custom detector filtering