Pulsar Audio – IPA 25, MP-EQ & VM-Comp for WiN

Today we are proud to present major updates: Pulsar Mu becomes Pulsar VM-COMP, and Pulsar Massive becomes Pulsar MP-EQ.

The VM-COMP is an accurate emulation of the modern yet legendary tube compressor/limiter.

Variable-bias tube compressors provide smooth, transparent gain control and, naturally, the “glue” of buses, mixes, and masters. Unfortunately, the original hardware is expensive and difficult to integrate with built-in workflows. Software emulations exist, but most hardware owners agree that they can’t be compared to the original device, as there’s always something missing.

Thanks to its unique topology-preserving technology, Pulsar VM-COMP sounds objectively identical to the hardware in every production context, but also introduces enhancements such as visual sidechain EQ editing and expanded clock ranges.

What’s new in VM-Comp

• Full Sidechain EQ: Now you can freely edit the Pulsar VM-COMP sidechain EQ using the on-screen curve editor.
• Extended Attack and Release: Since the plugin’s release, people have been asking for longer attack and release times to make them even faster, and now it’s here.
• MP-EQ is an emulation of the legendary analog EQ found in almost every mastering studio around the world.
  

Created as a synthesis of the best passive equalizers of the last 70 years, its fully parallel topology offers a uniquely musical frequency response compared to digital equalizers with the same settings. This design allows the groups to interact naturally, producing a more musical overall response.

Its fully passive circuit, featuring custom inductors, tubes, and hand-wound transformers, delivers creamy highs, a balanced midrange, and organic warmth through magnetic saturation. The Pulsar MP-EQ faithfully recreates every sonic detail of the original equipment, while adding modern features such as visual curve editing, drive control, linear phase mode, and automatic gain control.

What’s New in MP-EQ

Linear Phase: For the first time in an EQ emulation plugin, Pulsar MP-EQ introduces a process that, if necessary, realigns all frequencies after the EQ stage, upgrading an analog-style EQ to a true linear-phase EQ.

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