soft, saturating compression to explosive brick-wall limiting
The SSL Blitzer plug-in 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 plug-in with startling variation.
SUMMARY
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Versatile character compression suitable for any source, inspired by hardware such as the 1176 and LA-2A
Add warmth using the DRIVE control and re-dial in the original dynamics using the TRANSIENTS attack modification control
Use AUTO GAIN to maintain your levels and MIX to dial in parallel compression and punch
Slam room mics and other tracks using the “all buttons in” BLITZ! compressor mode
Detection sidechain for frequency-dependent compression
Full support for native Apple silicon M1/ARM with Universal 2 binary
KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS
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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
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I bought this item as a surprise b'day present for my brother without being able to measure it before giving it to him, Only to find it was a bad fit the zip is hard to close on very sharp corners of machine, the fit is way to tight for the machine it is advertised for, for this price you would expect much better quality, to make it worse the seller was rude as I had already given him a good review before I gave it to my brother, I gave supporting photo evidence and the seller just ignored me.
Excellent library, useful control over the kits, mic and room. Great for scratching ideas out and i can usually find the beginnings of what the mix requires from the kit. Definate thumbs up from me.
Love that you stock such specific, quality gear and keep the prices affordable. You rule guys. The mic is an excellent buy in and of itself, the modelling is interesting and will see how it fares with real world use. CPU heavy as hell using it as a DAW insert (no Antelope interface to do DSP). Am keen to A/B it with the Lewitt LCT 040 Stereo Pair if I ever get another one! :D
