Blitzer

Soft, saturating compression to explosive brick-wall limiting

The SSL Blitzer plugin is a multi-character compressor inspired by classic hardware such as the 1176 and LA-2A – capable of everything from soft, saturating compression to explosive brick-wall limiting.

In addition to adjustable transient shaping and vintage-style harmonic drive for adding colour to your tracks, Blitzer offers 10 unique compression curves across 10 ratios, each with a unique shape and tone. With the distinct response of vintage tube, VCA and optical compressors all from a single easy-to-use interface, you’re never more than a click away from what you need.

Slam room mics or energize your entire mix using the “all in” BLITZ! mode, dial in the DRIVE to gently warm or decimate your signal and use MIX for parallel compression and punch. With Blitzer’s detection sidechain HPF you can remove unwanted low-end frequencies from triggering the compressor – perfect for drum busses! – and tame unruly vocals and harshness using the bell filter.

With other helpful features – such as AUTO GAIN to maintain your levels, cross-platform preset management with A/B and undo/redo stack, and SSL’s contextual help system so you never have to reach for the manual again – Blitzer is a versatile compressor plugin with startling variation.

Key Features

• Classic analogue knee compressor inspired by hardware such as the 1176 and LA-2A

• Versatile character compressor delivers everything from soft saturating compression to explosive brick-wall limiting

• 10 unique compression curves, each with a unique shape and tone

• Add colour to your instruments using the DRIVE control; add gentle warmth or decimate your signal

• Use the 1:1 ratio to warm your tracks with soft-saturation and gentle harmonics without compressing

• AUTO GAIN maintains your levels based on the threshold and ratio

• Use the MIX control to dial in parallel compression and punch

• ATTACK and RELEASE controls let you tailor the compressor response to your source material

• Dial in some of the dynamics of the original signal using the TRANSIENTS attack modification control

• Slam room mics or energize your entire mix using the “all in” BLITZ! Mode

• Use the HPF to remove unwanted low-end frequencies; perfect for drum busses

• Tame unruly vocals and harshness using the detection sidechain bell filter

• Built-in help – simply click the ‘?’ and mouseover the GUI to find out more

• Cross-platform preset management

• A/B for quickly switching between presets

• Undo/redo