The EL7 FATSO is a modern digitally controlled analog device that offers many of the “”musical nonlinearities”” exhibited by the older tube, class A discrete, and magnetic tape media. This two-channel audio processor musically integrates frequencies and transients and boosts apparent volume without actually raising peak levels. In addition, there are two channels of famous Empirical Labs compression. There are different compressor “” types “” with fixed attack and releases
Users can enhance the sound of mediums such as modular digital multitracks (MDMs), HD recorders, Dat recorders, Ram recorders etc. Mixdown engineers have the option of not using bulky, expensive (and often flaky) analog tape recorders to get the warmth and sweet high-end they’ve relied on for so many decades. Owners of Adats, MDMs, RAM and modern hard disk recorders can finally put an end to complaints about the “”cold”” and “”brittle edge”” of their mixes and instruments with the “”rounded”” and “”musically non- linear elements “” of vintage analog. Finally, audiophiles can bring the warmth and cuddly sound of LPs and cassettes back to their CD players and other digital reproduction media.
Fatso’s four types of processing (available on both channels)
1. Harmonic Generation and Soft Clipper (Generating Distortion)
2. High Frequency Saturation – HEAT!
3. Transformer and Tape Copy Emulation
4. Classic Knee Compression – Empirical Labs Style!
