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Originally Posted by fenderbender.  Here are the details from the Waves API 2500 Plug-in user manual. I've also attached it in original PDF format.
I just tried the demo of this plug... It's really great! It seems to have more distortion/artifacts than the SSL comp. plug-in, though it had plenty of character. Also, it really, really has a strong analog emulation/saturation thing going on. Once it's in and active it adds a lot of upper harmonics and high freq. content to the program.
The auto make-up gain worries me, it sounds so good! Also, it kind of takes away all the fun in having a bus compressor. That HF stuff is most likely coming from the "analog modeling" together with the auto m/u gain. That's my take, anyway. Someone else care to share?
But, all-in-all, it sounds great! Too bad the process of installing and authorizing Waves stuff is a (cruel) joke. I'd never use their stuff because they make it such a pain. It's really unbelieveable.
Here's some info. from the manual. I've trimmed some of the descriptions to remove the obvious. The entire thing is attached as a PDF, if ya want it. . . |
Sorry this is the plug-in. I'm talking hardware only