SSL Blitzer

 

It's capable of everything from soft, saturating compression to explosive brick-wall limiting. In addition to adjustable transient shaping and vintage-style harmonic drive for adding colour to your tracks, Blitzer offers 10 unique compression curves across 10 ratios, each with a unique shape and tone.

KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS

A comprehensive list of features & benefits, ordered by importance.

• Classic analogue knee compressor inspired by hardware such as the 1176 and LA-2A
• Versatile character compressor delivers everything from soft saturating compression to explosive brick-wall limiting
• 10 unique compression curves, each with a unique shape and tone
• Add colour to your instruments using the DRIVE control; add gentle warmth or decimate your signal
• Use the 1:1 ratio to warm your tracks with soft-saturation and gentle harmonics without compressing
• AUTO GAIN maintains your levels based on the threshold and ratio
• Use the MIX control to dial in parallel compression and punch
• ATTACK and RELEASE controls let you tailor the compressor response to your source material
• Dial in some of the dynamics of the original signal using the TRANSIENTS attack modification control
• Slam room mics or energize your entire mix using the “all in” BLITZ! Mode
• Use the HPF to remove unwanted low-end frequencies; perfect for drum busses
• Tame unruly vocals and harshness using the detection sidechain bell filter
• Built-in help – simply click the ‘?’ and mouseover the GUI to find out more
• Cross-platform preset management
• A/B for quickly switching between presets
• Undo/redo