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Universal Audio API 2500 Bus Compressor
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SKU: 1172-43
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Product Description
The API 2500 Bus Compressor plug-in brings unparalleled precision to your stereo mixes and subgroups. Faithfully emulating API’s legendary all-discrete circuitry, it delivers classic punch, warmth, and energy. With unique Thrust technology, "Old" and "New" compression styles, and enhanced mix controls, this plug-in provides total tonal and dynamic control. Perfect for 2-bus mixing or subgroups, it captures the character of API’s iconic hardware with meticulous detail for both Mac and PC systems.
Key Features:
- Authentic Circuit Emulation:
Faithfully replicates API’s 2500 hardware, including 2510/2520 op amps and custom transformers. - Enhanced Mix Controls:
Offers plug-in-exclusive features like Headroom, Mix control, and precise L/R linking. - Thrust Technology:
Boosts low-end energy and balances frequency response for unmatched punch and clarity.
Specifications:
- Compatibility: macOS 10.15 Catalina and later, Windows 10/11
- Formats: UAD Native, Apollo Realtime, and UAD‑2 hardware acceleration
- Presets: Artist presets by Jeff Balding, Vance Powell, and Ryan Hewitt
- Compression Types: Old (feedback) and New (feed-forward)
- Control Options: Variable Attack, Release, Ratio, Knee, and Thrust settings