Quick and dirty history: The LA-2A was (and still is under the Universal Audio brand) a tube electro-optical compressor that uses the T4 cell (an electro-luminescent panel and a light- dependent resistor) to achieve its gain reduction. It emulates one of the most famous compressor/limiters of all time, the Teletronix LA-2A, while adding Chris Lord-Alge's personal presets. I always know when a plug-in is a good fit for me when I return to it again and again, even when there is a long list of candidates available. I'd like to have a giant stack of LA-2A and 1176 units racked up to the ceiling, but do I have $30,000 to drop? Nope. Now it is a much more balanced argument with each having benefits and drawbacks. In the early days of digital emulations of classic pieces of hardware, the argument could easily be made that the digital side of things was simply not on par with the original hardware. "Hardware versus plug-in? Hardware versus plug-in?" Wring hands.
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