The Apogee Symphony ECS Channel Strip is an EQ compression and saturation plugin designed to enhance your mix with ease. And while it may be simple to use the ECS can provide surprising depth for even the most experienced sound engineer. All this has been tuned by the legendary mix engineer Bob Clearmountain ensuring the sound is at a more-than-professional standard. Shape the frequencies of your sounds with the vintage-inspired three-band EQ. Then control the dynamics with the compressor with auto makeup. And add a little or a lot of saturation – giving your sound an analog character. Use ECS either as a plugin for your DAW – it works standalone – or as a part of Apogees Symphony Desktop hardware DSP. However you use it youre ensured deep sonic control with minimum effort on your end. Please Note: This product comes in the form of a digital download code that will be sent to your email for activation. Make your tracks sound amazing Sometimes simplicity is key to a good mix. This is something Apogee understands with their Symphony ECS Channel strip. Its a comprehensive plugin which with a few tweaks will take your track to the next level. EQ compression and saturation all work together making it easy to make your tracks sound good. And if you dont know where to start theres loads of presets. Use these as they are or as jumping off points to make truly amazing mixes. Feature Tuned by legendary recording engineer Bob Clearmountain Multiple effects in a single channel strip format Three-band EQ based on vintage models Compressor tuned by Clearmountain with auto-makeup functionality Add warm depth or gain with the saturation High-pass provides flexible shaping Wide range of channel presets to choose from Compatible with Symphony Desktop hardware DSP Specifications System Requirements Mac: MacOS 10.12.6 or higher 4 GB minimum RAM 8GB of higher recommended Free Pace iLok account – physical iLok not required Windows: Windows 10 and higher 4 GB minimum RAM 8 GB or higher recommended Free Pace iLok account – physical iLok not required Supported DAWs: Logic Pro 10 Pro Tools 12 Ultimate (ProTools 11 and lower not currently supported) Ableton Live 10 Cubase 9.5 VST 1 & 2 (VST 3 not implemented in this release) Please note that any AUv2 VST 1&2m or AAX fully compliant DAW should work