Plugin Boutique is offering a 55% discount on Softube’s ELI Distressor-based saturation and compressor effect plugin Empirical Labs Mike-E Comp.
A punchy preamp that’s available before the CompSat circuitry, and three different emphasis modes—plus NUKE!—enable multi-stage distortion and quick changes to the character of the saturation/compression behaviour.
Available for the first time as a native plug-in, Mike-E makes it a total blast to go overboard. And when you do, you’re rewarded with nary a hint of harshness—no matter how far you push it to the extreme. Excess without consequence? That’s rock & roll. And it’s what makes Mike-E your man in the box.
Empirical Labs Mike-E Comp features
- An expert component modelled native plugin version of the Empirical Labs Mike-E hardware.
- Warm and punchy preamp up to +18 dB of gain.
- Hi-Pass and Phase, vintage style 18 dB/octave at 80 Hz.
- Multistage soft-clipping saturator in CompSat section with Drive and Toasty/Warm meter.
- Three emphasis modes in CompSat section (HF, HF2, LF).
- Compressor in CompSat section based on the Distressor.
- The famous NUKE mode in compressor.
- Ratio presets: BYP, 1:1, 2:1, 4:1, 8:1 & NUKE.
- Attack times in ms: 0.9, 8, 12, 20, 100 • Release times in s: 0.05, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5.
- External Sidechain.
- Dry/Wet mix.
Available in VST/VST3, AU and AAX formats for Windows and Mac, the plugin is on sale for $89 USD instead of $199 USD until August 15th, 2023.
More information: Softube / Empirical Labs Mike-E Comp
