SSL Blitzer

The deal

$19.99 at Plugin Boutique (down from $99). That is 80% off. The sale runs through November 30, 2026.

What it is

SSL Blitzer is a compressor plugin from Solid State Logic that draws on classic hardware like the 1176 and LA-2A. It covers a wide range, from soft saturation to aggressive brick-wall limiting, with the character of vintage tube, VCA, and optical compressor styles at low CPU cost.

Who it's for

Mixing engineers and producers who want one flexible compressor for snares, drum rooms, vocals, and full mixes. A good fit if you like fast, characterful compression without juggling several plugins.

Key features

• 10 compression curves each have distinct tonal character
• A Drive control adds warmth or harmonic coloration, and the Mix control handles parallel compression
• The detection sidechain has a high-pass filter, which suits drum processing
• BLITZ mode gives aggressive all-in compression, and the plugin runs natively on Apple Silicon