UAD Capitol Mastering Compressor – Digital Delivery

Capitol Mastering Compressor: The Velvet Touch

• Legendary handbuilt hardware: An exacting software emulation of the legendary, custom CM5511 valve mastering compressor.

• Exclusive studio access: Recreates a “spare no expense” dynamics masterpiece designed and used internally by Capitol Studios.

• Hit record heritage: Delivers the definitive finishing touch used on legendary catalogs from Capitol, Blue Note, Motown, Geffen, and Def Jam.

• Modern chart-proven sonics: Injects your tracks with the same premium tube character heard on modern records spanning from Black Sabbath to Demi Lovato.

Vintage Tube Inspiration

• Elite hybrid lineage: Heavily inspired by the circuit behaviors of classic vintage Fairchild 670 and Gates Sta-Level tube limiters.

• Four-room consistency: Originally engineered to provide flawlessly consistent, high-fidelity mastering results across Capitol’s four world-class mastering suites.

• Modern tube sheen: Adds an expensive, smooth analog texture and effortless glue to your stereo mix bus that digital limiters cannot match.

Expanded Controls for In-The-Box Mastering

• Dynamic master processing: Upgraded with exclusive, “plug-in only” utility controls designed specifically for modern digital mastering workflows.

• Integrated saturation section: Includes a built-in Saturator knob to easily increase perceived loudness, harmonic texture, and mid-range excitement.

• Advanced stereo imaging: Features a quick Mono Fold matrix and dedicated Mid/Side (M/S) processing features to tighten low-end focus and widen your stereo field.

• Pro-grade master metering: Equipped with comprehensive dBFS and LUFS loudness meters alongside a flexible, low-frequency sidechain filter.

Add Rich Warmth to Instrument Groups

• Beyond the master bus: Highly versatile architecture that excels at treating sub-mixes, instrument groups, and stems.

• Drum bus glue: Perfect for adding explosive weight and control to drum groups, synthesizers, and massive background vocal stacks.

• Seamless parallel routing: Features built-in Mix and Headroom controls to easily blend the original dry transient with the compressed tube signal.

Tech Specs

• MAC: Supported

• WINDOWS: Supported