Sharing DNA with notable processors such as the Distressor Arousor and Mike-E the V-PUMP from Empirical Labs is a classic soft-knee-style VCA compressor designed with a vertically oriented chassis for use with 500-series racks. Featuring eight ratios to choose from 2:1 to 20:1 and digitally stepped controls for easy recall the V-PUMP is designed as a go-to compression processor flexible enough to bend to the will of any creative endeavor.The attack section provides speeds ranging from 200 s to 40 ms while the release section allows for 50 to 500 ms release times as well as an opto-coupler-style release. The compressor also includes extra features like a 70 Hz high-pass filter a saturation soft clipper from the Mike-E comprehensive gain reduction metering bypass and a unique attack modification AtMod feature derived from the Arousor plug-in and appearing in hardware for the first time.
- 500 Series Compress with Opto-style Auto Release
- Saturation Mode
- Attack Modification