Based on the 1176 Blue Stripe revision; aggressive and famously favored for adding presence to vocals.
To maintain speed, the plugin originally shipped with fixed attack/release times and a set 4:1 ratio. An update (v1.1) introduced optional attack and release controls for users who Purafied VU Compressor [WiN]
The plugin allows you to toggle between four distinct analog modes: Based on the 1176 Blue Stripe revision; aggressive
Includes low and high shelf filters (up to +/- 10 dB) that can be positioned Pre or Post compression to shape the tone before it hits the gain reduction circuit or after it has been compressed. Purafied VU Compressor [WiN]
A dedicated knob to control the amount of analog-style saturation and harmonic richness added to the signal.