Arturia Comp FET-76 Software Effect

The Arturia FET-76 is a plug-in emulation of a classic all around processor great for both compressing and heating up your tonemakes everything sound better. It is perfect on vocals and a huge variety of instruments every time. Subtle tonal shaping, and dynamic control brings your sounds to life. The original 1176 compressor designed by Bill Putnam Sr. truly lives up to the name. Now - thanks to Arturia’s TAE® technology - you can enjoy its legendary tone-shaping from the convenience of a software plugin.

Produced from the late 60s, the original hardware compressor was a staple of all major studios. Every mix engineer demanded at least one in a session, and they were used to shape the sound of countless hit records from Michael Jackson to The Killers, Guns n Roses to Joe Cocker, Bruce Springsteen to Chaka Khan. You won’t have to settle for just one, though; with Comp FET-76, you can load up one of these classic compressors on as many channels as you want.

People often say the 1176 “just makes things sound better”, but how does it do it? Arturia's engineers carefully analyzed and modelled every component, electronics nuance, and quirk in the data of an original D/E model to find out, and recreate it as software. The combination of the Field Effect Transistor, the “Class A” amplifier, and its unique design imparts a subtle, but very desirable tonal change even at very low compression levels.

Crank the input, patch in higher ratio, or even go “all in”, and that FET magic really comes alive. We didn’t simply create a software clone, we created a truly modern compressor with updated features, but featuring the same legendary sound.

A LEGEND REBORN FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

While there’s no doubt the original hardware FET compressor is practically faultless, we couldn’t help but imagine what modern production tricks we could conjure from it. One of the benefits of recreating a classic is that we have been able to add some subtle but powerful new features that truly make this a compressor fit for the modern studio, without altering its legendary tone. The top panel of the interface gives you access to all of the original controls. You can click to expand the plugin to and access its advanced, new features.

FEATURES

• Virtual recreation of famed classic tube compressor
• Original tube electronic path accurately modeled, using Arturia’s state-of-the-art TAE® analog modeling
• Original ultra fast attack & release parameters down to 20 microseconds
• "All Buttons" British mode ratio for explosive sound
• Additional Arturia creative side-chain features:
• External side-chain source to trigger the compressor to an external source
• 5 creative detection mode, including M/S processing
• Advanced Side-chain EQ
• Monitor Side-chain signal directly
• Compression range parameter to limit the amount of gain reduction applied, with 0dB position for FET-76 with no compression/distorsion only sound
• Monitor Side-chain signal directly
• Dry/wet Mix knob for parallel compression
• Input-Output gain link switch

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

• Required configuration: VST, AAX, Audio Unit, NKS (64-bit DAWs only)
• Works with ASC: Arturia's simple solution to help you install, activate, and update your Arturia software

Windows

• Win 8.1+ (64bit)
• 4 GB RAM
• 4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost)
• 3GB free hard disk space
• OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU

Mac

• Mac OS 10.13+
• 4 GB RAM
• 4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost) or M1 CPU
• 2GB free hard disk space
• OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU