UAD Capitol Mastering Compressor

• Give your tracks the velvet touch of Capitol’s handbuilt mastering compressor, the CM5511
• Get the pro sonics of the same hardware used on catalogs from Capitol, Blue Note, Motown, Verve, and more
• Easily increase perceived loudness and texture in your productions with Saturator, Mix, and Headroom controls
• Tighten your low end and expand your stereo width using simple Mono Fold and Mid/Side features

Features:

• The silky-smooth sound and feel of Capitol Studios’ legendary handbuilt variable-gain stereo tube compressor: the CM5511
• Works wonderfully on drums, synths, BG vocals, and more — not just on the 2-bus
• Add texture and color to your tracks with the Saturator control
• Blend processed and unprocessed signals to taste with the Mix control
• Headroom control lets you more efficiently level match compressed signals and adjust the plug-in’s gain reduction response
• Focus your bottom end with Mono Fold
• Sculpt your stereo image with Mid/Side controls
• Sidechain (SC) switch with 3 positions (Off, 365Hz, or 700Hz) for reducing bass signal by 6dB/octave
• Sidechain Link gives you Dual Mono or Stereo (linked) options
• Stepped controls give you easily repeatable results
• Attack and Release values of Slow, Medium Slow, Medium, Medium Fast, and Fast
• Ratios: 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 6:1, and 10:1 (with ratios 3:1 and 4:1 modeled from original hardware units)
• Usable with any audio interface — no UA hardware necessary