Developed in association with api the api collection features four precision modeled plugins based on renowned api equalizer and compressor modules.
Waves api 2500 compressor review.
Api 2500 vs uad 2500 compressor i heard the waves vs hardware and there is a big enough difference but not the uad version.
Just this morning i used it on a mix and saw no reason to send that track out of the box to the real 2500 or any other hardware compressor.
The api 2500 has two component processors.
Software emulations of api hardware have appeared before but the waves api collection is the first officially licensed plugin bundle based on their designs.
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.
Api 2500 stereo a stereo compressor that may also be used as two parallel mono processors.
From its beginnings in 1968 the api sound has been a favorite of audio engineers.
The api 550a 3 band eq api 550b 4 band eq api 560 graphic eq and api 2500 stereo compressor.
Four plugins are included.
The uad has more character than the waves version which is thinner in comparison.
I did end up getting a hardware 2500 too and it s phenomenal but i don t the think waves emulation is bad at least not at lighter settings.
Api 2500 mono a mono compressor with an external sidechain option.