1USERS MANUALFULL ANALOG TAPE SIMULATOR & OPTIMIZERWITH KNEE COMPRESSORFATSO EL7xempiricallabs.comTechnology for the Artist

2 3WARRANTY AND FACTORY SERVICE This Empirical Labs Inc. product is covered by a limited warranty covering full parts and labor for 3 years from the

4 5FEATURES DIGITALLY CONTROLLED ANALOG – Allows unique features and control to be packed into a single height unit. The new EL7x has improved logic,

6 7(Using the first time on Vocals, Continued) Try the Warmth control for less subtle high end softening. This circuit is a unique dynamic filter not to

8 9FATSO Recall SheetTrack/Inst ____________________________________ Session/Song _______________________________________ Date _____________ Notes

10 11the way of vocals because the upper, spiky, harmonics are flattened a bit. When you are dealing with an occasional peaky guitar where certain cho

12 13SATURATION AND DISTORTION GENERATORThe old, sought after vintage gear is not anywhere near as accurate (or linear) as devices made today, but cer

14 15TROUBLESHOOTING UNIT FORGETS WHERE IT WAS WHEN POWER WAS SHUT OFF – Older units used a Non-Volatile memory cap that could fail after years of use

16empiricallabs.comTechnology for the ArtistCOMMENTS ABOUT THE DISTRESSOR“Every once in a while a product comes along with ‘classic’ written all over