Empirical Labs EL-P-V PUMP | Mono Compressor | Milk Audio Store

• VCA-style compressor circuit
• 8 ratios from 2:1 to 20:1
• Stepped attack and release for easy recall
• Attack time between 200µs and 40ms
• Release time between 50 ms and 500 ms
• Soft-clipping saturation
• AtMod (attack modification)
• Detector with HP filter

Empirical Labs EL-P-V PUMP

PUMP, the single compressor that can be installed on a 500 series lunchbox, designed to deliver the performance and high-quality features you expect from Empirical Labs. With an all-analog signal path, PUMP boasts a solid heritage, sharing DNA with the renowned Distressor and the Arousor and Mike-E products.

Key Features:

• Superior Performance: Designed to provide exceptional audio signal processing, ideal for creative professionals.
• Analog Quality: An authentic sound experience due to its fully analog signal path.
• 500 Series Rack Compatibility: Easy to integrate into your existing setup, thanks to its 500 series design.
• Creative Flexibility: Perfect for studio applications, PUMP offers the precise control professionals crave.

Don't miss the opportunity to enhance your audio setup with PUMP. Elevate your music production to the next level with a tool that combines innovation and tradition.

Technical Specifications.

• Frequency Response – 5 Hz to 175 kHz (-3dB points).
• Dynamic Range – 125 dB from maximum output (.5%THD soft clipping) to minimum output. Noise floor with Output on 0 is typically – 101dBu.
• Distortion – between .0035% and 15% at 1KHz, depending on mode and settings.
• I/O – Maximum Input before hard clipping – +22dBm, “ Line In” mode. Maximum Output (Mix at 0) – +28.5dBm
• Impedance – 120k Ohm, Instrument In Mode, output impedance is less than 75 ohms. 20K input impedance in balanced Line in mode.
• Compressor Time Constants – Attack: 200µs to 40ms. Release: 50ms to 500ms, plus Opto setting. Stereo Linkable for stereo tracks.
• Detector HP Filter – Switchable, fixed at 70Hz
• Attack Modification (AtMod) – Slows the initial onset of the attack envelope allowing more transient back into the track.
• Saturation Soft Clipper – based on the same circuit found in the Mike-E CompSat section.