Antelope Audio Liverpool Vari-Mu Tube Compressor Plug-in - Electronic Delivery

The Antelope Audio Liverpool Vari-Mu Tube Compressor Plug-in is a contemporary fusion of the most desired features of legendary Vari-Mu classics. If you want the rich mid-range smoothing compression of an Altec 436C with the fast transient gripping attack of a Fairchild 670 and the unique “Hold” recovery of an RS124 all in one box – the Liverpool is your answer.

THICK, FAT & ROUND SOUND

Much like its vintage predecessors, this compressor can handle high gain reduction, whilst preserving sound quality without introducing any unwanted artifacts, pumping, or unpleasant distortion. Its forgiving qualities make it almost impossible for the Liverpool to produce bad or destructive results to any source material. This is the perfect choice for healing even the most damaged and poorly recorded mid-range in instruments and vocals with its incredibly sweet, round, and warm processing. Its lush smoothening effect even at high gain reduction will immerse any track in your mix whilst enriching its mid-range and thickening its low-end. Its specially designed controls make this one of the most versatile and flexible Vari-Mu designs ever built. You can add grit and character to any source without engaging any dynamic processing, or lush smoothening and fat rounding by dialing in heavy compression.

HERITAGE

At the hay day of Vari-Mu compressors, the now revered Altec 436C was an affordable alternative to the Fairchild 670. Its elegant circuit simplicity made it an easily modifiable piece, which engineers around the globe were modifying to suit their own needs. As a tribute to those engineers from the 60s, the Seattle-based Grove Hill Audio has re-created the original 436C circuit and has modified it with some of the most desirable features and mods over the years for a truly unique tone-shaping beast that is characterful yet not overly colored. The Liverpool may be the last 436C mod you’ll ever need.

NOW IN DIGITAL FORM

They deconstructed one of Grove Hill Audio’s Liverpool compressors, carefully analyzed every single component, and recreated it in a digital form. They used the original blueprints for the hardware to assemble their Liverpool effect emulation and through rigorous testing and fine-tuning they were able to finally create the only true plug-in emulation of this unique dynamics processor.

ANTELOPE AUDIO LIVERPOOL VARI-MU TUBE COMPRESSOR PLUG-IN FEATURES:

• Virtual Vari-Mu tube compressor inspired by classic hardware designs
• Combines characteristics of Altec 436C, Fairchild 670, and RS124 compressors
• Smooth, musical compression with rich midrange and enhanced low-end
• Capable of high gain reduction without artifacts, pumping, or harsh distortion
• Adds warmth, thickness, and analog-style character to vocals and instruments
• Flexible controls for both subtle shaping and heavy compression
• Can add harmonic grit even without active compression
• Designed to improve poorly recorded material with forgiving response
• Modeled from a modified Grove Hill Audio Liverpool hardware unit
• Faithful digital recreation using detailed component-level modeling

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Mac

• Apple Mac 2015 or newer, with Intel or Apple Silicon processor
• Minimum: Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave (Recommended 11 Big Sur or higher)
• Memory (RAM): 8 GB minimum (16 GB or more recommended)
• VST3, AU, and AAX formats

Windows

• Windows 10/11 (64-bit) with latest Microsoft Updates
• Memory (RAM): 8 GB minimum (16 GB or more recommended)
• CPU: Minimum Intel Core i3 or AMD Ryzen 1000 (Higher recommended)
• VST3 and AAX formats