EA-2A · v1.2.3 · VST3 · AU · AAXDynamics · one of the 34
EA-2A
Two knobs. A vocal that sits.
The tube opto leveler: PEAK REDUCTION leans in, GAIN warms up, and the photocell's memory rides the vocal like a hand on the fader.
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Hear it · one instance · level-matched
Measured on this demo · method
Bench receipts · what shipped had to prove
- 12/12 battery checks green · auval PASS
- Two-stage photocell release proven — fast/slow pole ≥ 5× apart, slows with GR history
- THD 0.3–1% at 0 VU, monotonic with GAIN · soft knee ≥ 10 dB wide in COMP
- Aliasing ≤ −150 dBFS · bypass null
Why it exists
Fast compressors read every syllable and chatter. What a lead vocal wants is slow, musical leveling that remembers what just happened — the photocell behavior engineers have chased for sixty years.
EA-2A models the light memory itself: instant first dB, lazy last dB, and a release that stretches after long reduction so held phrases bloom instead of pumping. The tube makeup stage warms as you push GAIN. That's the whole interface.
In the session
- Level a lead vocal 3–6 dB without a single audible grab.
- Let the light memory slow the release on held phrases — automatically.
- Warm the take with the tube stage as you make up gain.
- Flip to LIMIT when a performance needs a ceiling, not a leveler.
Under the hood
System requirements
Buyer's guide
Which compressor?
Seven ways to control dynamics in the rack. They overlap on purpose — the difference is the job.
