Slate Digital FG-Stress
The FG-Stress is a digital replication of one of the industry’s most highly coveted analog compressors, the Empirical Labs Distressor.
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Introducing The Slate Digital FG-Stress
The FG-Stress is a digital replication of one of the industry’s most highly coveted analog compressors, the Empirical Labs Distressor.
The Distressor is one of the most iconic studio compressors in the pro audio business. When it was first introduced in the 90’s, it was one of the most innovative concepts the industry had ever seen. It could sound like so many other classic compressors, but at the same time, it was also unique with its own musical character.
You cannot go into a professional recording studio without seeing a Distressor sitting in the racks. And because of this incredible prestige, the Distressor has also been one of Slate Digital’s most customer requested plugin emulations.
How Does The FG-Stress Work?
The Slate Digital DSP team, led by cofounder Fabrice Gabriel, worked hard to ensure that every single detail of the hardware was perfectly recreated, from the subtle harmonic tones to the precise timing characteristics, and even its special modes like the Opto mode and Nuke mode.
Every aspect of the Distressor has been modeled, which is no simple task due to the Distressor’s unique topology where every ratio is essentially a different compressor! Like the hardware in which it models, the FG-Stress can mimic the tone of some of the industry’s most famous compressors like punchy VCAs, fat tube compressors, and even vintage opto units.
The FG-Stress, like its hardware counterpart, is capable of an extremely wide variety of tones that will work on all kinds of material.
WHY THE FG-STRESS IS SUCH A BIG DEAL
- Includes the famous “nuke” mode
- Mix knob for parallel compression
- Filters for sidechain
- Tube modeled harmonic distortion options
- Incredibly versatile
- Can sound like VCA, Opto and Tube compressors
- Make tracks sound fatter and more “glued”
