Empirical Labs has announced the release of Arousor Rev 3 — the latest evolution of its flagship compressor plug-in, introducing more tones based on its Distressor hardware counterpart.
Kicking off with two Opto (A and B) compression modes based on the time constants of a classic and a modern LA-2A compressor that many existing owners of Arousor have been waiting for, noteworthy new additions to Arousor Rev 3 also include a Soft Clipping expert panel — allows for introducing more second harmonic distortion and an ability to place the compressor input before or after the soft clipping circuit; a Listen mode — to hear what frequencies are affecting the Detector Sidechain Eq's compression detector; additional 6:5:1 and 7:1 ratios (accessible by enabling Alt mode in the Ratio section) — for even more dynamic possibilities; and an enlargeable GUI (Graphical User Interface) — to double its original size for more comfortable onscreen editing.
Pricing & Availability
Arousor Rev 3 is available as an AAX, AU, VST2, and VST3 64-bit effect plug-in for macOS (10.7+) and Windows (7+). A fully-functional, 15-day trial of Arousor Rev 3 is available to download.
Intro Price: $129.00 USD for the first 10 days (Reg. $199) at empiricallabs.com
An iLok account is required for activating both the demo and full versions of Arousor Rev 3 via iLok Cloud or using an iLok 2 or iLok 3 USB dongle.
ELI's big FrEQ EQ plug-in is now also iLok Cloud compatible in its latest update and is currently $20 off.
