About

Founded in Nettetal Germany in 2005 by Ruben Tilgner and Dominik Klaßen, elysia began as an obsession: Would it actually be possible to really build the special machine they had in mind, with all the features and sound characteristics they dreamed of? The answer, in the form of their first and still flagship product, the alpha compressor, was yes!

Since then, elysia has become a union of creative audio enthusiasts who have a clearly defined objective: The development and production of high-quality audio equipment featuring that certain something. Elysia do not want to settle for the status quo and rehash existing concepts time and again. Their goal is to adapt their products to current demands in everyday studio life.

These are the fundamentals on which elysia products are built. The elysia name has come to represent the highest sound quality, the exclusive use of top grade components, perfect workflow and reliability, and the implementation of innovative features without voodoo, but with a real profit in daily usage.

Products

    • $249$49.99
    • elysia
    • alpha compressor
    • ★★★★★
    • The alpha compressor plugin is a faithful software reincarnation of elysia’s legendary $11,000+ analog M/S mastering compressor.
      • Hardware Emulations
      • M/S Inside
      • Made by BX
      • Mastering
      • Sale
    • $199
    • elysia
    • mpressor
    • ★★★★★
    • With ground-breaking features like a gain reduction limiter and negative ratios, the mpressor redefines what a compressor can do.
      • Hardware Emulations
      • Made by BX
    • $149
    • elysia
    • museq
    • ★★★★★
    • Put elysia's “musical equalizer” straight into your DAW, with all the tone and functionality of the original hardware, and then some.
      • Hardware Emulations
      • Made by BX
    • $199
    • elysia
    • nvelope
    • ★★★★★
    • Next level transient shaping tool. Manage the attack and sustain of your signals with more precision than ever.
      • Creative FX
      • Hardware Emulations
      • Hidden Gems
      • Made by BX
      • Mastering
    • $149
    • elysia
    • karacter
    • ★★★★★
    • elysia’s charismatic M/S coloring box adds tame to twisted shades of saturation and tube-inspired tone.
      • Hardware Emulations
      • M/S Inside
      • Made by BX
    • $249
    • elysia
    • Phil's Cascade
    • ★★★★★
    • elysia Phil's Cascade is a unique saturation plugin based on a one-of-a-kind analog prototype, built exclusively to be turned into a plugin! Features esoteric tubes and transformers from the last century.
      • Hardware Emulations

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Recent Reviews

  • Allen Hunnie

    Allen Hunnie

    Streetheart, McMaster and James, The WSO, Harlequin

    I must say wooow what a plugin... makes me wish I really had a chance to try the real unit... I still want the real hardware now more than ever... I must say I never wanted to purchase something so fast before :) Now where can I get the money for the hardware unit?

  • Geert Bevin

    Geert Bevin

    I released my band's debut album on Monday after having done the final mastering with the elysia alpha plugin during the weekend. It was wonderful to be able to use this compressor in unlinked M/S mode, Auto Fast does wonders and I was surprised at how effective just a touch of the Niveau Filter could be to homogenize different songs. I'm very happy with how it turned out.

  • F. Reid Shippen

    F. Reid Shippen

    10 Grammy Awards (Death Cab for Cutie, Backstreet Boys, Disney)

    I think the elysia nvelope is a game changer. I use the hardware every time I track and I just started to use the software in the mix. It’s a great, unique tool that I find indispensable.