EA-76 · v1.2.3 · VST3 · AU · AAXDynamics · one of the 34
EA-76
The punch box. Twenty microseconds to grab.
The classic FET limiting amplifier — INPUT drives a fixed threshold, four ratio buttons, and an ALL mode that makes drums explode.
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Hear it · one instance · level-matched
Measured on this demo · method
Bench receipts · what shipped had to prove
- 13/13 battery checks green · auval PASS
- Program-dependent release proven — burst vs sustained recovery ≥ 1.5× apart
- ALL-mode signature proven: ≥ 3% THD at 10 dB GR while 4:1 stays ≤ 1%
- Aliasing ≤ −150 dBFS · bypass null · GR meter within ±0.5 dB of measured
Why it exists
Every record you love has this compressor on something — and every software take on it buries the sound under forty extra parameters the hardware never had.
EA-76 is the faceplate and nothing else: INPUT, OUTPUT, ATTACK, RELEASE, four ratio buttons. The modern conveniences — mix, sidechain filter, stereo link — live on a rear panel you flip to once and forget. Push all four buttons for the overdriven ALL sound when a room needs to detonate.
In the session
- Slam a vocal with 20 µs grab that software knees can't fake.
- Punch drums at 4:1 — or hit ALL and let the room explode.
- Gain-stage in seconds: INPUT in, OUTPUT out, meter reads GR.
- Blend it parallel from the rear panel without another plugin.
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.
