Comp FET-76
Make Everything Bette

What’s so special
about Comp FET-76?
All of the tone, all of the dynamic-shaping power, but with the convenience and versatility of software.
While a rack full of hardware FET compressors is a dream setup for many, that sort of setup is confined to only the world’s top studios. However, thanks to Arturia’s award-winning skill and heritage of breathing new life into vintage equipment, and reimagining it as software, you can now live out your fantasies, and make the famous 1176 sound part of your creative setup.
Beat Mode Mangling
DRY
WET
RNB Vocals
DRY
WET
Singer With Gtr
DRY
WET
RnB 808 and Chord
DRY
WET
Acoustic GTR
DRY
WET
Drum Loop
DRY
WET
A legend reborn for the 21st century
While there’s no doubt the original hardware FET compressor is practically faultless, we couldn’t help but imagine what modern production tricks we could conjure from it.
While a rack full of hardware FET compressors is a dream setup for many, that sort of setup is confined to only the world’s top studios. However, thanks to Arturia’s award-winning skill and heritage of breathing new life into vintage equipment, and reimagining it as software, you can now live out your fantasies, and make the famous 1176 sound part of your creative setup.

Input-output
Link
Rather than the now standard “threshold” parameter, the original hardware compressor made you crank the input to engage the effect. This will obviously give you volume boosts and alter levels in your mix, but you can simply hit the “link” button to keep volume levelled as you boost the input, so you get compressed sound with steady volume.
Adv. Sidechain Control
Ever wondered what sidechaining a legendary FET compressor would sound like? Spoilers: it sounds awesome. The advanced panel gives you access to contemporary sidechain controls with SSL-style EQ, as well as mid-side processing so you can carve exactly the sound you want to control the compressor.
Let’s do the Time Warp
Because we’re working in the digital domain, it’s easy to introduce a couple of milliseconds of pre-delay without you even noticing. The “Time Warp” function lets you take advantage of this, so you can get creative with your placement of the compression envelope as it engages and releases. This is a dream come true for experimental producers and sound designers!
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PRODUCT SUMMARY
- Virtual recreation of famed classic tube compressor
- Original tube electronic path accurately modeled, using Arturia’s state-of-the-art TAE® analog modeling
- Original ultra fast attack & release parameters down to 20 microseconds
- "All Buttons" British mode ratio for explosive sound
- Additional Arturia creative side-chain features:
External side-chain source to trigger the compressor to an external source
5 creative detection mode, including M/S processing
Advanced Side-chain EQ
Monitor Side-chain signal directly
Compression range parameter to limit the amount of gain reduction applied, with 0dB position for FET-76 with no compression/distorsion only sound
Monitor Side-chain signal directly - Dry/wet Mix knob for parallel compression
- Input-Output gain link switch
- Switchable Analog VU meter with 3 calibrations mode (-18dBFs, -12dBS, -8 dBFs)
- Analog clipping LED indicator
- Comprehensive set of presets
- A/B comparison setting
- Integrated tutorials and unique dynamic preset tips
- Resizable window
- State-of-the-art TAE® analog modeling