Echelon AudioEchelon Audio
EA-L interfaceEA-L · v1.2.3 · VST3 · AU · AAX

Dynamics · one of the 34

EA-L

Pull down. Get louder. Never clip.

The three-control brickwall: THRESHOLD, true-peak CEILING, RELEASE with AUTO. Loudness with a hardware-simple contract.

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Hear it · one instance · level-matched

Program
Trap — level-matched, one instance
Spectrum · EA-L loud
Processing
True-peak ceiling −1 dBTP · Threshold = the loudness control · Auto release: dense, never clipped
Δ Loudness
+4.2 dB
Δ Top end
+2.9 dB
Δ Crest
-5.0 dB

Measured on this demo · method

Δ loudness+4.2 dBΔ crest-5.0 dBΔ top end+2.9 dBTrue peak-1.0 dB

Bench receipts · what shipped had to prove

  • 13/13 battery checks green · auval PASS
  • True-peak ceiling ISP-verified at 8× — no sample and no inter-sample peak above ceiling
  • Honest loudness transfer: threshold pull converts ≥ 0.8× into integrated loudness up to ~6 dB GR
  • Exact PDC · bypass null · idle path transparent to ≤ −120 dB

Why it exists

Mastering limiters are magnificent and slow — eight styles, a loudness suite, a learning curve. Most buses just need the classic contract: set the ceiling, pull down, it gets louder, it never clips.

EA-L is that contract with a true-peak guarantee — the ceiling holds even between samples, verified against an upsampled inter-sample check. AUTO release reads crest factor and handles transients and program separately. Lookahead is reported to the host exactly.

In the session

  • Pull THRESHOLD and watch loudness climb dB-for-dB.
  • Trust the ceiling on every streaming platform — true-peak safe.
  • Let AUTO release survive the dense sections for you.
  • Print with exact latency compensation — nothing flams.

Under the hood

True-peak ceiling — inter-sample safe
Threshold pull = loudness, hardware-style
AUTO program-dependent dual release
Lookahead limiting, exact PDC

System requirements

Versionv1.2.3
FormatsVST3 · AU · AAX
macOSmacOS 11+ · Apple Silicon + Intel (Universal)
WindowsWindows 10/11 · 64-bit · VST3 + AAX
LicensingiLok · machine, cloud or USB
DeliveryEchelon Audio Hub

Buyer's guide

Which ceiling?

Two ways to hit a loudness target without clipping.

CRESTStreaming-loud with styles, punch and metering — the master limiter.$149
EA-LTwo knobs, true-peak brickwall. Pull down, get louder, never clip.this unit
APEXThe whole 2-bus in one — glue, tone, width and loudness together.$149