Empirical Labs founder Dave Derr built the FATSO to capture the musical characteristics of multiple compressors, Class A electronics, and magnetic tape, all in one box

Universal Audio

EMPIRICAL LABS FATSO TAPE SIMULATOR

R 1,410.00 ~~R 2,660.00~~

Tax included.

The Only Authentic FATSO. Get the same tape and saturation processing used to mix records by AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and more.
Two Plug-Ins. Access iconic tones with the classic FATSO Jr or get deeper compression control with added features on the FATSO Sr.
Four Compression Modes. Glue your buses and mixes together with Buss, G.P., Tracking, and Spank settings.
Warmth for Everything. Slam drums, make bass pop on small speakers, or warm up a vocal instantly.
Beyond the Hardware. Get exclusive plug-in features like sidechain filtering, variable transformer saturation, and deeper compression parameters.

Get the Full Analog Tape Simulator and Optimizer

Empirical Labs founder Dave Derr built the FATSO to capture the musical characteristics of multiple compressors, Class A electronics, and magnetic tape, all in one box. That’s why it’s a favorite of legendary engineers with credits ranging from Willie Nelson to AC/DC. Now that box is yours in the form of our FATSO plug-in, endorsed by Derr himself.

System Requirements

Runs natively on your macOS or Windows computer, or accelerated on Apollo audio interfaces or UAD Accelerators