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The e lux Black Friday deal from Tone Empire takes 80% off this compressor plugin, which puts it at $19 until Nov 25, 2026.
E-LUX is a compressor plugin built on Tone Empire's proprietary NM2 neural modeling. The maker says it captures the character of classic tube-driven compression.
It points at optical compressors known for 5751 and 6922 dual triode vacuum tubes, and the maker describes the harmonics as lush and the compression as natural.
There are two compression modes. Compression sits at 3:1 for smooth control, and Limit sits at 10:1 for firmer limiting.
A sidechain high-pass filter at 80Hz keeps low end from driving the detector. An Overdrive mode pushes the iron transformers for extra character.
The maker calls the sound smooth, transparent and musical, the kind of compression that settles a track into the mix.
The maker lists four main jobs:
On drums, the maker describes it as a transparent way to bury the kit in the mix while adding solid glue.
E-LUX is a 64-bit plugin for Mac and Windows. Formats differ by system:
A 64-bit host is required on both systems, so check that your DAW is 64-bit if it's an older install.
Yes. The e lux Black Friday deal from Tone Empire takes 80% off this tube-style compressor plugin, which brings it to $19 until Nov 25, 2026.
E-LUX has a Compression mode at 3:1 for smooth control and a Limit mode at 10:1 for firmer limiting. There is also an Overdrive mode that pushes the iron transformers, plus a sidechain high-pass filter at 80Hz.
E-LUX is a VST3 plugin on both systems. Mac versions also come as AU and AAX, and Windows versions also come as AAX. A 64-bit host is required, on macOS 10.14 or later or Windows 10 or later.
The maker points to vocals, drums, bass and acoustic instruments. Vocals get silky compression that keeps the highs, drums get glue without pumping, and bass peaks are controlled. Acoustic instruments get one-knob compression.
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