Apogee Opto-3A Optical Compressor Limiter Plugin

Description

Apogee Opto-3A Optical Compressor Limiter Plugin

The Opto-3A delivers vintage optical compression and limiting modeled after the classic LA-3A hardware. It captures the warm reactive behavior that shaped iconic vocals and guitars, giving you soft smooth compression in-the-box with remarkable character.

Features include dry/FX mix for parallel processing, sidechain high-pass filter, and extended high-frequency emphasis to retain clarity. Use it natively in your DAW or load it on Apogee Element Series or Ensemble Thunderbolt interfaces using FX Rack with DualPath monitoring for near zero latency.

Ideal for engineers producers and artists who want musical control without complexity. Opto-3A shines on vocals guitars drums or wherever warm analog tone is needed with flexible control over dynamics and tone.

Key Features

Optical compressor limiter plugin modeled after the LA-3A analog classic

Dry/FX mix for wet dry blending and parallel compression

Sidechain high-pass filter to prevent low end pumping

Extended high frequency emphasis option to enhance presence

FX and FX Rack versions included

Supports Apogee hardware DSP via Element Series and Ensemble Thunderbolt with DualPath monitoring

Technical

Specifications

Plugin Type Optical Compressor / Limiter

Supported Formats VST VST3 AU AAX

Operating Systems macOS 10.14.6 or higher including Apple Silicon, Windows 10 or higher

License Requirement Pace iLok account required

Includes FX Rack and native plugin versions