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No matter  how much you dig in, the results should be musical; it might be too much  compression for you, but it will never be *bad* compression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“How  do I do this?” Once upon a time, compressors came with two knobs, and  your compression options were ‘more’ and ‘less’. But make no mistake:  this minimalism in design was actually an asset to the guy who had to  turn the knobs and push the faders. The engineers who designed these  simple boxes paid painstaking attention to every crucial aspect of  envelope shaping --- the knee, the ratio, the attack and the release ---  and they tweaked and tweezed the mysterious and often chaotic interplay  of these parameters until they found their holy grail: a circuit whose  action was incredibly musical and whose grab sounded amazing on every  source and sound you fed it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Compression was easy, and it  always sounded good.” So it is with the UBK Fatso. In addition to all  the tone-sweetening characteristics and features of the classic Fatso  --- harmonic thickening, tape-like saturation, independent ‘warmth’  control to soften and tame high frequency harshness --- the UBK Fatso  features 3 brand new presets, lovingly crafted by yours truly, tweaked  exclusively by ear, and exhaustively tested in the trenches on every  sound you’re ever likely to find in your mixes, and a few you probably  never will… just in case.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSplat - this is my take on the comps  built into my favorite 3-lettered vintage console. At modest settings,  it stiffens and reigns in drums, focuses a vocal, and enhances the vibe  of the original sound while making it easier to manage. But when you dig  in, wonderful things begin to happen. Drums develop thwack and hit you  in the chest. Vocals get utterly creamy with a pleasing, old school  hair. Loops come alive and breathe organically. Electric guitars get  thicker, deeper, and stay pinned where you want them. But don’t be  afraid of those meters: push it farther, past that red light. 20db of  reduction? Don’t worry, keep going. Ever heard your drum buss do that?  Didn't think so.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWelcome to 'no rules' compression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmooth  - this is classic limiting, with a twist. My intent here was to craft a  tracking style limiter that would allow the engineer to shave 6-10db  off the peaks of instruments without sounding like much of anything  happened, yet things are somehow sweeter, they behave better. When you  print elements thru this preset, you’ll find your mixes come together  easier and faster, with less eq and compression. 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But Glue is every bit as versatile and  surprising as the rest of this box, especially when pushed. It’s an  extraordinary drum compressor, imparting a distinct smack even as it  makes the room explode. It’s lovely on acoustic guitars, Rhodes, sitar…  whatever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhen all else fails, glue the sucker down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn  addition to all of these purposeful compressors, the UBK Fatso features  Dave Derr’s classic“Spank” for that inimitable SSL-style smack. You can  also combine any two presets, or all three, for even more unusual and  unexpected results. 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Three audio modes provide user programmable, warm harmonic distortion. Emphasized tube-like 2nd harmonic in clean and Distort 2 mode. In Distort 3 mode the distortion becomes dominated by 3rd harmonic (similar to tape).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The \u003cb\u003eEmpirical Labs Distressor\u003c\/b\u003e is an automatic gain (or volume) control device (AGC in engineering terms) designed for pro audio (music) applications. Basically, it electronically controls the volume of just about any source in a very pleasing, and \"musical\" manner - adding fullness, intelligibility, and especially in the Distressor's case - excitement. This type of device is often called a \"limiter\" or \"compressor\" by audio industry people. 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