UAD API 2500 Bus Compressor | Classic VCA Bus Compressor
Inject Unparalleled API Classic Punch and Glue into Your Mixes
The API 2500 Bus Compressor is an indispensable classic device on the stereo bus of top engineers and producers worldwide. As the pinnacle of API circuit design from the Paul Wolff era, this legendary API 2500 compressor adds unparalleled energy, dynamics, and tone to stereo mixes and subgroups. Through deep collaboration with API's original factory, Universal Audio studied its exclusively licensed circuit diagrams and precisely analyzed both rackmount and console versions of the classic hardware, creating the most faithful end-to-end circuit emulation ever. This UAD plugin is not just a recreation; it brings the legendary "mix glue" to the heart of your digital workstation, giving your productions professional studio-grade cohesion and punch.
From the exclusive Thrust® filter technology to variable stereo link control, the UAD API 2500 perfectly recreates all the details of the hardware, adding practical features like Mix and Headroom essential for modern workflows. Whether you need to add punch to your drum bus or provide warm, powerful glue for your final master, this bus compressor is the ultimate choice for achieving world-class sound.
Product Features
- Officially Licensed End-to-End Emulation: The only emulation officially authorized by API, developed in collaboration with original factory engineers, precisely recreating the circuit behavior and tonal characteristics of the classic API 2500 rackmount and console versions.
- Built for Stereo Bus: Designed specifically to handle complex stereo sources, its Attack, Ratio, and Release controls offer highly musical adjustments across their entire range, making it the dynamic master of your mix bus.
- Exclusive Thrust® Circuit: A patented technology derived from the API Paragon console, it inserts a special filter before the RMS detector to balance the high and low-frequency energy triggering the compression, creating unparalleled, iconic API punch.
- Multiple Tone Shaping Options: Offers three Knee choices (Soft, Medium, Hard) and two compression types ("Old" (Feedback) and "New" (Feed Forward)), allowing you to freely switch between vintage warmth and modern transparency.
- Precise Stereo Link Control: Going beyond traditional on/off modes, it provides variable Link percentage control, allowing you to precisely set the dynamic correlation between left and right channels, shaping a wider or more focused stereo dynamic field.
- Modern Workflow Enhancements: Includes UAD plugin-exclusive Dry/Wet parallel compression knob, adjustable Headroom, and a Sidechain High-Pass Filter (Sidechain HPF), injecting modern mixing flexibility into a classic sound.
- World-Class Artist Presets: Built-in parameter presets created by top mixing engineers such as Jeff Balding (Faith Hill), Vance Powell (Jack White), and Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers), helping you quickly achieve professional sound.
Core Features Explained
Software Purchase Information
- Guarantee: This product comes with an official license key, ensuring successful activation and registration.
- Delivery: The serial number and download information will be sent via email; no physical shipment is required.
- Support: We provide basic technical assistance for installation and activation. In case of activation issues, we will help coordinate with the manufacturer for resolution.
- Warranty: License and download rights are maintained according to the manufacturer’s policy; software updates, upgrades, and version changes are subject to the manufacturer’s announcements.
- Customer Service: For questions regarding license, compatibility, or installation, please contact THINK2 customer support for immediate assistance.
Reminder: Please confirm compatibility with your operating system, DAW, and plugin formats before purchasing. Digital products are not eligible for a standard trial/return period; if you need to modify your order before activation, please contact customer service first.
