Universal Audio Capitol Mastering Compressor Plug-In - Electronic Delivery

The Universal Audio Capitol Mastering Compressor gives you the rich sound of the CM5511 — a legendary hand-built tube mastering compressor designed and used by Capitol Studios on historic catalogs and thousands of hit records. Exclusively modeled by UA, now you can get the same professional finishing touch previously only available at Capitol Studios.

GET THE EXCLUSIVE SOUND OF CAPITOL MASTERING

The CM5511 compressor has mastered entire catalogs from Capitol, Motown, Geffen, Blue Note, Def Jam, and dozens more, as well as modern records by Black Sabbath, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez. Inspired by vintage Fairchild 670 and Gates Sta-Level tube limiters — and designed for consistent results across Capitol's four mastering rooms — Capitol Mastering Compressor is an exacting emulation of this "spare no expense" hardware, giving you the modern tube-based sound of this custom-made dynamics masterpiece.

EXPANDED CONTROLS FOR COMPLETE IN-THE-BOX MASTERING

Easily tighten low end, add subtle saturation, and tweak the stereo field with easy-to-use "plug-in only" controls. Plus, comprehensive dBFS and LUFS metering and sidechain filter means you have a full-featured, modern mastering tool at your fingertips.

ADD EXPENSIVE SOUND TO YOUR INSTRUMENT GROUPS

Not just for the 2-bus, Capitol Mastering Compressor will add its tube-based magic to your drum bus, synths, background vocals, and more, giving you the gorgeous dynamics control only achievable with this one-of-a-kind, hit-proven hardware.

FEATURES:

• Give your tracks the velvet touch of Capitol's hand-built mastering compressor
• Get the pro sonics of the same hardware used on remastered catalogs from Capitol, Blue Note, Motown, Verve, and more
• Easily add color and texture to your productions with Saturator, Mix, and Headroom controls
• Tighten your low end and expand your stereo width using simple Mono Fold and Mid/Side features
• Use with any audio interface, no UA hardware required

NATIVE UAD SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

• Mac: macOS 10.15 Catalina, 11 Big Sur, 12 Monterey, or 13 Ventura
• Windows: Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit editions)
• Intel, AMD or Apple silicon processor
• Internet connection to download software and authorize native UAD plug-ins
• Free iLok account with iLok Cloud or iLok USB (2nd generation or higher)
• Free UA Connect application for managing native UAD plug-ins