Exclusive to Genesis | Sampled at 192kHz | Powered by High Quality Tier

AnalogX DW Firm VT-7 Compressor Emulations (GENESIS)

The Pinnacle of Tube Compression, Finally In-The-Box

🎚️ What’s Inside

AnalogX proudly presents a world-first for ITB producers and engineers: authentic emulations of the legendary DW Fearn VT-7 tube compressor. Meticulously captured using our latest High Quality modeling tier, this pack brings the holy grail of Class-A vacuum tube compression into Genesis format—without compromise.

This collection includes 8 expertly profiled emulations of the VT-7, each one uniquely dialed in for tracking, bus compression, or mastering scenarios. Whether you're looking for transparent leveling or vibey tube saturation, this pack delivers the unmistakable sound of high-voltage iron and glass.

Included Emulations:

• Middle Hrd_Med Att - Med Rel
• Middle Hrd_Soft - Fast Att - Fast Rel
• Middle Hrd_Soft - Fast Att - Slow Rel
• Middle Hrd_Soft - Med Att - Fast Rel
• Middle Hrd_Soft - Med Att - Med Fast Rel – KC Fav
• Middle Hrd_Soft - Slow Att - Fast Rel
• Middle Hrd_Soft - Slow Att - Slow Rel
• Softer - Med Att Med Rel

🧬 A Brief History

The VT-7 Vacuum Tube Compressor from DW Fearn is widely regarded as one of the finest audio compressors ever made. Hand-built in Pennsylvania, USA, with no expense spared, this dual-channel tube masterpiece is revered for its rich harmonic content, effortless glue, and musical behavior.

With a retail price of $7,750 USD, the VT-7 is a boutique tool often reserved for elite mastering studios and platinum-level engineers. Its unique sonic fingerprint—thanks to a pure Class-A signal path, custom transformers, and all-tube design—has been sought after for decades, but never faithfully recreated in a plugin or DSP format... until now.

AnalogX has captured the VT-7’s subtleties in pristine 192kHz, modeling every nuance using our new High Quality Tier architecture. This is the first time the true tone, behavior, and harmonic signature of the VT-7 is available in the box.

💡 Why It Stands Out

Unlike typical emulations that approximate behavior, we’ve modeled real-world scenarios using the VT-7’s "Hard" and "Soft" switch settings. These affect how the compressor reacts to transients and signal levels, making it incredibly versatile.

• Middle Hrd_Med Att – Med Rel
  Balanced for vocal buses, acoustic guitar, or strings. Brings definition and warmth without overt coloration.
• Middle Hrd_Soft – Fast Att – Fast Rel
  Great for taming transient-heavy material like snare or harsh vocals with a gentle squeeze and fast recovery.
• Middle Hrd_Soft – Fast Att – Slow Rel
  Perfect for pumping room mics or parallel drum smashers. Classic tube bloom.
• Middle Hrd_Soft – Med Att – Fast Rel
  Smooth response for piano, keys, or synths. Natural feel, minimal artifacts.
• Middle Hrd_Soft – Med Att – Med Fast Rel – KC Fav
  Our favourite for mix bus glue. Slightly slower feel that breathes beautifully.
• Middle Hrd_Soft – Slow Att – Fast Rel
  Adds weight and impact to low end. Ideal for kick or bass guitar.
• Middle Hrd_Soft – Slow Att – Slow Rel
  Great on full mix or stem bus. Tube saturation builds over time.
• Softer – Med Att – Med Rel
  Your go-to for final polish on delicate acoustic or orchestral work.

All emulations are calibrated to -18 LUFS input with red drive set to -24 (fully left) for true unit-matched tone.

⚙️ Product Features

• True tube emulation using AnalogX’s High Quality Tier
• Sampled at 192kHz, modeled at 48kHz
• 8 carefully curated profiles for tracking, mixing, and mastering
• Includes KC’s personal favorite setting for mix bus
• Red drive calibrated for real-world tonal match at unity

Price: £25 | Format: .gen (Genesis exclusive) | Download now

A BIG Thank you to KC for supporting AnalogX on our quest to provide you all with the finest analog emulations in the box!

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AnalogX products are digital emulations inspired by both classic and modern recording devices. Our products are designed to emulate, pay homage to both modern and classic studio equipment and even our own DSP creations, plugins or emulations. We utilise both open source models and our own proprietary technology which is the sole property of AnalogX.

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