The Hammer II
Compression should be punchy, bold and musical. The Hammer II is an aggressive compressor that injects punch, character, and energy into your mix with integrated saturation and zero added latency.
VST3 · AU · AAX — MacOS & Windows
Why buy one plugin?
Get all eight for 132.99.
The Hammer II is included in the Complete Bundle — alongside many others Epica plugin: echo, chorus, EQ, saturation, compression and more. It's less than two singles, for the whole studio.
The Hammer II is an aggressive compressor built around the raw force of classic hardware
Designed to inject punch, character, and energy into your mix, its integrated saturation keeps tracks present at any level for a bold, consistent, and musical sound. It blends modern precision with timeless character, excels in parallel compression, and pushes back the harder you drive it—adding intensity, weight, and presence. With zero added latency, it's ideal for real-time recording, letting you shape dynamics as you perform.
From revealing hidden details in a mix to enhancing live recordings, The Hammer II transforms ordinary tracks into bold, dynamic, and unapologetically powerful sound in seconds.
From a whisper to a cathedral
Flip between the dry signal and Resonant Reverb. Pick a preset and press play.
The Hammer II It's phenomenal to have a compressor with FET sonority like your typical 1176, but with the flexibility of having attack and release times that you'd rarely find in another FET compressor.
Buy the reverb — or own the studio
The Bundle is only $77 more than Resonant Reverb alone, and gives you seven more plugins. Most producers pick the Bundle.
The Hammer II
Everything, including this plugin
Audio Unit (AU)
AAX (Pro Tools)
64-bit only
Intel & Apple Silicon
Native universal
64-bit host
4 GB RAM minimum
One license, all machines
30-day money back
Hear it in your own session first
Download the full demo for macOS or Windows. Print it on a real mix — no card required. The trial runs free for 30 days.