A Car in Every Garage, and a '76 on Every Track
The range and character of the industry's favorite all-buttons "limiting amplifier" are faithfully preserved in Arturia's Comp FET-76 compressor plug-in. From controlling vocal peaks to igniting drum busses, this studio legend has earned its stripes on records ranging from Led Zeppelin IV to Thriller. Only now, the color and utility of the original hardware are available for every track in your mix. Spanning rhythm guitars to synth pads, and the percussion buss to the master buss, there's no track in a session that the FET-76 can't help tame, smooth, or propel to the frontlines. Linkable Input and Output gain allow you to make smart mix decisions in the heat of the moment. So, whether you're nuking drum rooms or just pruning peaks off a dynamic vocal, you're able to quickly get the character and control you're after. The Arturia FET-76's fully scalable 4K graphics offer high-resolution control of its knobs and features, wherever it resides in your session. Arturia has expanded on the original hardware by giving the FET-76 plug-in powerful onboard sidechain controls to preserve bass or clarity as you clamp down on dynamics, as well as onboard stereo, dual-mono, and mid-side detection modes to suit any style of music you work in. Here at Sweetwater, we have found the wet-dry Mix knob useful for unlocking parallel compression effects directly from the plug-in.
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Component-level TAE modeling
With the Comp FET-76 plug-in, software engineers at Arturia have taken a legendary vintage compressor and reincarnated it as a turbocharged modern piece of software. The FET-76 compressor is underpinned by the company's proprietary TAE (True Analog Emulation) modeling technology, which enables Arturia to emulate the sound and behavior of real-world audio circuits, right down to the component level, to re-create accurate software manifestations of these world-class devices in the digital realm. As their modeling techniques delve into core components, Arturia is also able to isolate the specific quirks and character of the original hardware. With the Comp FET-76's TAE architecture, you'll enjoy an accurate reproduction of a famous FET-based compressor design, without the price tag or channel limitations of hardware.
3D rendering
Arturia Comp FET-76 Compressor Plug-in Features:
- Based on a legendary FET-based studio compressor
- Preserves the range and character of the industry's favorite all-buttons "limiting amplifier"
- Helps tame, smooth, or propel sources to the frontlines
- All-buttons "nuke mode" creates explosive results
- Advanced TAE analog modeling re-creates the character and nuances of the original hardware
- Linkable Input and Output gain allow you to make smart mix decisions in the heat of the moment
- Wet/dry Mix knob unlocks parallel compression effects
- Advanced side-chain functionality dramatically improves on the original design
- Side-chain external sources, or use the plug-in's onboard EQ
- Powerful stereo, dual-mono, and mid-side modes
- Time Warp function offsets the attack time of the compression
- 4K scalable graphical interface
- Hover tooltips give you hints for dialing in a winning mix