About

Munich’s Vertigo Sound is a respected manufacturer of products that aspire to integrate the best of modern, hi-tech design with the best sonic qualities of the past.
Their first hardware product, the hand-built VSC-2 Quad Discrete Compressor, contained four high-quality ’70s-style VCA compressors and a collection of smart features that earned the company credibility as well as customers—Sound On Sound magazine called it “stunningly good.”

Founder Andreas Eschenwecker has been involved in high-end analog equipment since the late nineties. His company HE Studiotechnik provides technical services in modification, repair and sales of high-end vintage equipment. Consummate analog audio technicians, recording engineers, and musicians, for years they have worked with the very best audio designs in German Broadcast and Recording.

Products

    • $149
    • Vertigo
    • VSC-2
    • ★★★★★
    • Brainworx take on the Quad Compressor that built its stellar reputation with the four custom hand-built, discrete “1979” VCAs used in its design. The tone of the best VCAs of the 70s and 80s with a modern mastering pathway.
      • Hardware Emulations
      • Made by BX
      • Mastering
    • $149$49.99
    • Vertigo
    • VSM-3
    • ★★★★★
    • Add warmth, richness, brightness, and detail to your mixes using the VSM-3: The precise and powerful mastering saturator.
      • Hardware Emulations
      • M/S Inside
      • Made by BX
      • Mastering
      • Sale

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Recent Reviews

  • Robert L. Smith

    Robert L. Smith

    Emmy Nominated Producer/Engineer/Mixer (Lady Gaga, U2, Glee)

    I just wanted you to know I have bought most of your plug-ins in the last few months. Your gear is truly amazing! Can't mix and master without them. Thanks so much for making these excellent tools. I am in the midst of some high-profile projects and am more than happy to spread the word.

  • Craig Bauer

    Craig Bauer

    GRAMMY-winning mixing engineer (Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Public Enemy)

    This new Vertigo Sound VSM-3 native plugin from Plugin Alliance will change your life.... I use the hardware version on my stereo bus on practically every mix.

  • Soundprank/Colin E. Fisher

    Soundprank/Colin E. Fisher

    Anjunabeats, Armada, Enhanced Music

    One of the best compressors I've heard, period. The way it responds to an incoming signal and shapes dynamics removes any doubt about whether a plugin can sound as good or better than hardware. I use this extensively in my mixing and mastering sessions because it's dependable, has great flexibility with the non-linear 'soft' setting ratio and it's not uncommon that I will daisy chain a couple of these or run it in parallel to add weight to my mixes. A swiss-army knife of a unit, you need to try it out, the results will speak for themselves.