The ‘official’ plugin version, Arousor, not only brings you a hugely convincing take on the hardware in every sense that matters, but goes far beyond the original design with the transformative implementation of four extra ratios (1.5:1, 6.5:1, 7:1 and 8:1), two LA-2A-inspired Opto modes, attack stage shaping, and variable saturation and soft clipping. A recording industry standard since the end of the ’90s, Empirical Labs’ groundbreaking Distressor changed the dynamics processing game with its thoughtfully crafted preset compression curves, highly adaptable response and distortion characteristics, and knockout sound.
