Apogee Opto-3A Optical Compressor Limiter Plugin

The Opto-3A delivers vintage optical compression and limiting modeled after the classic LA-3A hardware. It captures the warm reactive behavior that shaped iconic vocals and guitars, giving you soft smooth compression in-the-box with remarkable character.

Features include dry/FX mix for parallel processing, sidechain high-pass filter, and extended high-frequency emphasis to retain clarity. Use it natively in your DAW or load it on Apogee Element Series or Ensemble Thunderbolt interfaces using FX Rack with DualPath monitoring for near zero latency.

Ideal for engineers producers and artists who want musical control without complexity. Opto-3A shines on vocals guitars drums or wherever warm analog tone is needed with flexible control over dynamics and tone.

Key Features

• Optical compressor limiter plugin modeled after the LA-3A analog classic
• Dry/FX mix for wet dry blending and parallel compression
• Sidechain high-pass filter to prevent low end pumping
• Extended high frequency emphasis option to enhance presence
• FX and FX Rack versions included
• Supports Apogee hardware DSP via Element Series and Ensemble Thunderbolt with DualPath monitoring

Technical Specifications

• Plugin Type Optical Compressor / Limiter
• Supported Formats VST VST3 AU AAX
• Operating Systems macOS 10.14.6 or higher including Apple Silicon, Windows 10 or higher
• License Requirement Pace iLok account required
• Includes FX Rack and native plugin versions