Model 5000

"Heavy Weight" VCA Compressor

Model 5000 is a hybrid VCA modeled on the famous “Thrusting” American compressor and the famous British “Console” compressor. Get “Bottom Weight” on your mixes with ease.

This plugin brings the best of the two compressors to one single unit. This VCA compressor derives its compressor ratio, attack, and release time from the British Model and brings a unique "KNOCK" circuit from the American compressor design. The user can truly get that punchy low-end side chain compression but with a low-end lift found nowhere else. This adds "weight" to audio material in just the right and desired way.

Tone Empire also added a “TransX” input/output transformer option. When engaged, the TransX adds transformer coloration to the circuit, this brings a pleasing analog solid-state style saturation to the sound. The more the input gain, the more the drive.

Since this compressor is meant to be pushed hard, Tone Empire are also including up to 8x oversampling, allowing users to get a much better frequency response and peak detection. The more your CPU capability, the more analog you can make it sound. This is a user-selectable feature, choose from off, 2x, 4x, or 8x oversampling.