Camel

Camel is a 4-plugin suite encapsulating the sound of 2 iconic British pro audio brands that have earned their reputations as industry leaders thanks to their technological innovations and achievements.

An EQ at the Opera

Camel EQ Model A is derived from a vintage British EQ/pre module with balanced mic/line inputs featuring Lundahl balanced transformers; variable high/low pass filters; plus a 4-band parametric EQ. The high and low shelf filters can be switched to peak, and vice versa. Likewise, the 2 mid bands (low and high) have a switchable Q from narrow to broad, and vice versa.

Camel EQ Model B is based on a rare, discrete-component Class A console, introduced in 1973 by one of the most famous recording facilities in the UK, located in the Soho District of London, which shortly after launched itself as a pro audio manufacturing company. This specific console spent its early life in London, and played a critical role in the recording of legendary albums such as Queen’s A Night at the Opera and David Bowie's Diamond Dogs.

With the invaluable help of producer and sound engineer Antonio Aki Chindamo (co-founder of Auditoria Records recording studio in Italy), we managed to get our hands on this beauty. We carefully sampled its 16 line preamps, 16 mic preamps, the stereo output preamplifier of the console (which is included in the custom preamp module of the plugin), as well as the whole EQ module, including its high-pass filter.

36 Preamplifiers to Add Color To Your Tracks

Camel’s preamp section is based on a collection of samples of various hardware units, for a total of 36 different mic and line preamps to choose from. These are conveniently divided into three switchable banks: Line, Mic, and Cust. You can sequentially or even randomly add many preamps across your tracks to immediately hear their summing effect.

Camel Compressor: Superglue for the Mix Specialist

The Camel Compressor isn’t just a pretty face: it walks the walk. It awe-inspiring look is only surpassed by its functionality. This plugin allows you to leverage the legendary sound of the hardware units we sampled to elevate your mixes like never before. (Plus, it looks so cool on your screen that you’ll want to leave it on all the time.)

The Camel (Camel Comp – B-656) standalone plugin is equipped with 5 dynamics processors: Comp1 and Lim both derive from the same vintage British VCA broadcast compressor/limiter unit, and they work wonders on the mix bus. This dynamics processor shares the same brand name as the Camel EQ A model (B-785) and Strip version (B-2882), and can be historically traced back to the same time as when the equalizer was built.

SuperComp is derived from the same compressor model of Comp1, but is characterized by different ratios curves borrowed from Jade's compressor section.

SuperLim is derived from Jade’s limiter emulation, and its the perfect tool for fast, snappy, transient-chopping action.

Comp2 is the result of samples from a classic British FET compressor from the late 1970s and 80s, and is characterized by an aggressive, punchy sound. Great on drums and rock guitars, this is probably the fattest and warmest compressor plugin in the Acustica family. This dynamics processor shares the same brand name as the Camel EQ A model (B-785) and Strip version (B-2882), and can be historically traced back to the same time as when the equalizer was built.

What You Get

Camel Channel Strip B-2882: 2 switchable 4-band equalizers with high-pass and low-pass filters, two switchable compressors, a limiter and 16 line preamp emulations.
Camel EQ B-785: 2 switchable 4-band equalizers with high-pass and low-pass filters, 16 line and 16 mic preamp emulations, plus 4 custom preamps.
Camel Comp B-656: 3 switchable compressors, 2 limiters, and 2 preamp emulations.
Camel Pre B-1441: 16 line preamps, 16 mic preamps, and 4 custom preamps, for a total of 36 preamp emulations.