The Thrust control essentially uses a sidechain filter to balance the low and high frequencies of the signal, so that neither side of the spectrum will trigger the compressor more than the other. One of the key features that makes this compressor so unique is API’s patented Thrust circuitry. The Tone section has a few parameters that require a little more explanation.
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The 2500 features an auto-makeup gain setting, in addition to the manual makeup gain option-a rarity on hardware compressors. There is an indicator light that flashes just above the threshold when gain reduction engages.
The ratio ranges from 1.5:1 to infinity:1, and the threshold from +10 dB to –20 dB. The release time also includes fixed (50 ms to 2 seconds) or variable options. The API 2500’s main section has fixed attack times ranging from 0.03 ms to 30 ms. The API 2500 Stereo Compressor plug-in runs exclusively on UAD-2 hardware DSP systems, including Apollo interfaces. API made its proprietary schematics available to the folks at UAD, in order to ensure that every digital nut and bolt faithfully represents its iconic hardware counterpart. The team at Universal Audio has meticulously modeled every nuance of the API 2500, capturing the details from the transformers to the op amps. I have had the pleasure to work with the 2500 on a couple of occasions, so needless to say, I was anxious to load up Universal Audio’s plug-in version and get to work. Famous for its unique tone-shaping capabilities, the 2500 has an all-discrete circuit path with two types of compression, a Thrust ® circuit, and the versatility to sound great on anything from a drum crush to the 2-bus. The API 2500 stereo compressor has staked its claim as a modern-day classic. A beloved flagship dynamics processor gets the UAD treatment
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