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Considered the best of the Paul Wolff-era API circuit designs, this famed compressor adds energy, movement, and tone to stereo mixes and subgroups unlike any other compressor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Only End-to-End API 2500 Emulation\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoring over proprietary \"for-your-eyes-only\" schematics made available to Universal Audio by API, our team of DSP experts analyzed two classic API 2500s — rackmount and in-console — ensuring one of UA's tightest behavioral circuit models to date. Working together with API's engineers, we scrutinized every facet of the plug-in against its analog counterpart, delivering the definitive representation of this iconic compressor. Early beta testing with UA artists confirmed that the plug-in ranks among the most accurate analog emulations in UA history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBuilt for the 2-Bus\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAPI designed the 2500 compressor with program material firmly in mind. Its Release control includes fixed or variable options, while the Attack, Threshold, and Ratio controls offer musical tweaking throughout their range, making the API 2500 a toneful dynamics overlord for your stereo bus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShaping Tone and Dynamics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe API 2500 allows selection between three custom-voiced compression Knees — Soft, Medium, and Hard. 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