Waves API 2500 vs API 2500 HW

[kingofswing]

Originally Posted by krheatman

Am I the only one hearing the difference in the kick drum between 1 and 2?The hardware unit sounds waaay tighter.I have all the waves but see this unit in my rack.I have the SSL Duende PCIe and all UAD-1 plugs also.The SSL buss plug is very transparent and awesome as 2 buss or mixing,unless you want color.I run an analog chain thru my cranesong hedd with a drawmer 1968 which works great on the 2 buss upper end for glue. If my comprehension is right,the 2500 hw unit will tighten the bottom only using certain settings? Appreciate any feedback.

I guess you are hearing good old analog saturation.