A “Punchy” hybrid compressor with controllable Low End “Thrusting” inspired by the famous American Compressor and the classic British Console Compressor. Great on Drums, The Mix Bus, and for Mastering. Go subtle or “Thrust” your sound! At Tone Empire, we are inspired by classic devices yet yearn to bring the extended functionality to today’s modern musicians, engineers & producers working on advanced systems with a need for more flexibility and extended tones.

The Model 5000 is a hybrid VCA modeled on the famous “Thrusting” American compressor and the famous British “Console” compressor. Get “Bottom Weight” on your mixes with ease. This plugin brings the best of the 2 compressors to one single unit. This VCA compressor derives its compressor ratio, attack and release time from the British Model and brings a unique “KNOCK” circuit from the American compressor design. The can truly get that punchy low-end side chain compression but with a low-end lift found nowhere else. This adds “weight” to audio material in just the right and desired way.

We also added a “TransX” input/output transformer option. When engaged, the TransX adds transformer coloration to the circuit, this brings a pleasing analog solid-state style saturation to the sound. The more the input gain, the more the drive. Since this compressor is meant to be pushed hard, we are also including up to 8x oversampling, allowing s to get a much better frequency response and peak detection. The more your U capability, the more analog you can make it sound. This is a -selectable feature, choose from off, 2x, 4x, or 8x oversampling.