Individually or as a module in Amp Room, Mike-E makes it fun to push it past the extremes without brittleness. Precisely modeled in collaboration with Dave Derr himself, our native software version tethers unabashed analog flavor to an uncomplicated, modern interface. Mike-E is compression and saturation based on the famous ELI Distressor with a punchy preamp riding shotgun. Read on to learn more about the Softube + Empirical Labs suite of products It was well worth the wait.Ĭome see the results of this match made in sonic heaven. Now, after fifteen years of beers, gear talk, and karaoke with one of the most influential, charismatic audio processing designers in the world of pro audio, Mr. What can we say? We like a long courtship. Our philosophies are so similar it’s a wonder we didn’t get into bed together sooner. Both companies tell the status quo to kick rocks. Both Softube and ELI take pride in the high standard of quality and craftsmanship in their work. The ethos of Empirical Labs, at its most economical, could stand in for ours. Check out what the epic Softube + Empirical Labs collaboration has wrought. Softube & Empirical Labs: FrEQs and Geeks Sometimes, the nerds get to hang with the cool kids and find out that they’re kindred spirits.