Based on a mid-'70s electro-optical tube compressor, the CLA-2A works great on all kinds of instruments and vocals. It's got a smooth response and rich sound, just like the famous hardware it's painstakingly modeled after.

The user interface for both of these classic compressors, the CLA-2A and CLA-3A, is a paragon of simplicity. Both the CLA-2A and CLA-3A plugins include an “analog” option to emulate the noise floor and hum (50 or 60 Hz) from the original hardware units.

The CLA-2A is ideal for vocals, acoustic guitars, bass, and any instrument that needs gentle, musical compression. It can also add a lovely sheen to your sounds. But it's not the best choice for aggressive or fast transients.

Modeled on the legendary electro-optical tube compressor, the CLA-2A emulates the original’s smooth, frequency-dependent behaviors that have made it a favorite of engineers everywhere. Like the mid-‘60s classic, the CLA-2A sounds great …

Buy Waves CLA-2A Compressor/Limiter - Dynamics Plug-In (Native/SoundGrid, Download) featuring Electro-Optical Tube Compressor Model, Easy to Use Interface, Sidechain Frequency Filter, 64-bit Processing, AAX Native, RTAS, AudioSuite, Audio Units, VST, SoundGrid, Mac OS …

CLA-2A - Compressor / Limiter by Waves is a Virtual Effect Audio Plugin for macOS and Windows. It functions as a VST Plugin, an Audio Units Plugin, a VST 3 Plugin and an AAX Plugin.