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B. Miranda
Great distortion characteristics
I have used the hardware version and fell in love with it right away. The plugin is pretty darn close, and I love how crazy I can compress audio with it.
C. Simpson
A beast of a plugin
I bought this one after demo'ing it for an hour. It's as powerful as a plugin can get. It adds strength to drums and had a tightness to it that makes it stand out in a mix. Strap this on a drum group and parallel an 1176 with "All buttons" in and it sounds pretty damn slick.
Thanks UAD. You did something really good with this one.
V. Sychov
Excellent!
My go-to bus compressor now!
M. Antonio Delfine
API Vision Channel Strip
Fantastic
P. King
Mid range mirth
This has the mid range magic that I love about 550s. It's pretty darn close. The high end still doesn't quite have the indescribable magic of the vey early originals though.
But it's the best sounding 550 plug on the market. (Kills the waves version)
P. King
Pretty darn close to the real thing.
I've had the hardware 2500 for a number of years now as my main stereo is compressor. I tested out the waves version and the UAD version and decided on the UAD one. It's REALLY close to the original. I've switched between the plugin and the hardware in sessions and they perform the same and sound almost identical.
The only spot the plugin lacks is the sonic 'bloom' the original has when boosting the makeup gain knob.
J. Lesueur
Almost like the real thing
It sounds almost exactly like an API 2500 compressor. I'd say we're 90% there. It does have the API attitude, but doesn't have the tone. The bass is much bigger and tighter in the hardware, and dense mixes tend to collapse when compressed hard on the software, which doesn't happen with the hardware. However, I have to admit UA did a great job and for a fraction of the cost of a real 2500, it's up to you to decide if the difference is worth it or not (probably worth it if you're doing some mastering though).
R. Persson
API Vision Channel Strip
Absolutely one of the best channelstrip I've ever worked with. 10 out of 10.
U N I S ON :)
T. Lash
Game Changer
Beautiful sounding on drum and mix buss.
d. danieli
API 2500
as for me, the best hardware bus compressor and now best software bus compressor ever
R. Persson
Fantastic emulation.
The recording i've done with this preamp is fantastic. Fantastic plugin.
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Very Flexible
With its EQ, Dynamics, Filters, etc., the API Vision can do a lot to help your mix. I suggest checking out the manual to get a wider picture of all its functions to use it to your best advantage.
R. Persson
Best-
Best-
S. Durkan
Dat Magic
I bought a 3 plug in package recently, and for some reason chose the Dangerous BAX Collection as my third option. I was at that point where I knew I wanted the SVT, and the AMS Verb...and thought why the hell not try the BAX. THE NEXT DAY, I demoed the API 2500 and instantly had the most intense buyers remorse!
This thing sounds so good on everything. I run it on the 2 bus, the drum bus, guitar bus...the list goes on. Not to mention all the amazing features, the mix knob being my favorite for that sweet parallel compression.
I immediately emailed UAD and begged them to swap the license for the BAX for the API 2500, a week went by and I was sad....UNTIL I GOT AN EMAIL CONFIRMING THE SWITCH HAPPENED. Endless thanks to UAD for making amazing products and helping out a customer who made a thoughtless decision due to an itchy trigger finger.
This thing rules.
A. Harin
PI 2500 Bus Compressor
simply efficient
a. infantino
great plug-in
best api 2500 emulation
E. Vee
Great EQs
I use the 560 on everything, it's easy to use, has plenty of bands, and sounds good.
P. Allen
Simply Amazing!
Instantly my go to compressor for buses.
D. Miller
Drum spank!
It's great on everything, but especially great on drums. Get that pop that you know and love!
P. Lippolis
High quality Channel strip
A very useful plugins with a great sound and the convenience of unison technology