Get the Exclusive Sound of Capitol Mastering The CM5511 compressor has mastered entire catalogs from Capitol, Motown, Geffen, Blue Note, Def Jam, and dozens more, as well as modern records by Black Sabbath, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez.* Inspired by vintage Fairchild 670 and Gates Sta‑Level tube limiters — and designed for consistent results across Capitol's four mastering rooms — Capitol Mastering Compressor is an exacting emulation of this "spare no expense" hardware, giving you the modern tube-based sound of this custom-made dynamics masterpiece. Expanded Controls for Complete In‑The‑Box Mastering Easily tighten low end, add subtle saturation, and tweak the stereo field with easy‑to‑use "plug‑in only" controls. Plus, comprehensive dBFS and LUFS metering and sidechain filter means you have a full-featured, modern mastering tool at your fingertips. Add Expensive Sound to your Instrument Groups Not just for the 2‑bus, Capitol Mastering Compressor will add its tube‑based magic to your drum bus, synths, background vocals, and more, giving you the gorgeous dynamics control only achievable with this one‑of‑a‑kind, hit‑proven hardware. System Requirements for UAD Spark, UA Connect, and Native UAD Plug-ins UAD Spark, UA Connect and Native UAD Plug-Ins System Requirements macOS Catalina 10.15, Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13, or Sonoma 14 Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit editions) Intel, AMD or Apple silicon processor Internet connection to download software and authorize native UAD plug-ins Free iLok account with iLok Cloud or iLok USB (2nd generation or higher) Free UA Connect application for managing native UAD plug-ins A supported DAW compatible with VST, AU and AAX plug-in file formats. Supported DAWs are listed in this article. Native UAD Instruments Requirements Sample-based UAD instruments require SSD storage with: APFS formatting for macOS NTFS formatting for Windows 1 GB to 10 GB available SSD storage per plug-in (space requirement varies per UAD Instrument). A minimum of 100 GB available storage is highly recommended. Individual UAD Instrument storage requirements are listed on UA Connect’s UAD Plug-Ins tab. Notes Operating systems not listed above are untested. Although untested operating systems may work, they are not supported by Universal Audio. Pre-release and beta versions of operating systems are not supported. Native UAD plug-ins on Apple silicon machines automatically run natively on Apple silicon in DAWs that support native Apple silicon. Windows running via Bootcamp on Mac systems are not supported.
