Waves Api 2500 Review

2500 stereo buss compressor it s difficult to pigeonhole the api 2500 compressor for a specific purpose.
Waves api 2500 review. In many ways the american equivalent of the classic ssl buss compressor the 2500 is known for its ability to shape the punch and tone of full mixes with both accuracy and flair. Like the original this is a vca design. For one it s a stereo compressor. Api 2500 stereo compressor is a plug in emulation of the analog version of the api 2500 and is a very good one at that.
Api s 2500 is known to be one of the most versatile bus compressors around and waves official software recreation does a stellar job of emulating the original hardware s revered design behaviour and tone. Four plugins are included. Its dual channel design lets the 2500 also function as two separate mono channels via a single compression setting. In this video michael shows us the api 2500 compressor plug in from waves in presonus studio one 3.
Using auto makeup gain you can adjust threshold or ratio while automatically maintaining a constant output level. In most part this is due to the broad flexibility and depth of features many of them unique to this 1u height device. The api 2500 is a versatile dynamics processor that lets you shape the punch and tone of mixes with absolute accuracy. Questions about the waves api 2500 plug in.
Software emulations of api hardware have appeared before but the waves api collection is the first officially licensed plugin bundle based on their designs. The interface of the software is quite realistic and looks much like the hardware version. They are available to offer you personalized product advice any time you need it. Firmly and unashamedly in the latter group is the api 2500 which is all about bus compression either on the full stereo mix or a drum sub mix.
Sweetwater s sales engineers are regarded as the most experienced and knowledgeable professionals in the music industry with extensive music backgrounds and intense training on the latest products and technologies. Moosers s review the api 2500is a stereo compressor that waves has created. Three are based on classic api eq modules while the fourth emulates the 2500 stereo compressor which was reviewed in its hardware incarnation in sos october.