Pulsar Audio W495

Pulsar Audio W495

Neumann w495 EQ’s were used to master 90% of the vinyl records manufactured from the 1970s to the 1990s. But even after this golden age, many mastering engineers still love this EQ. Why? Because the w495 has wide equalization curves that can be pushed to ridiculous levels while remaining musical. The Pulsar Audio W495 is an easy-to-use tone shaper for individual tracks. But It can also enhance presence and depth of an entire mix.

 

Electronic Delivery

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A Familiar Vintage Icon

But we’ve taken Pulsar W495 even further, adding all the key features you would expect from a modern EQ plugin, including visual curve editing for a fast workflow. From channel EQ to mastering EQ, Pulsar w495 is an easy-to-use powerful tone shaper, faithfully emulated from an iconic 3 band EQ.

How Does It Sound?

Don’t think too hard, just put it on your bus and listen. Transparent and musical, the w495 is an easy-to-use mastering equalizer, with just three bands to consider, for faster mix balancing. It has the ability to broaden the whole sound stage without ever being too harsh, even at extreme settings.

Synth

For electronic musicians, synthesizers are often the main instruments in any production. However, they can be dominating and temperamental when it comes to finding the right spectral balance to fit them into the mix. Pulsar W495 lets you adjust this balance quickly and well, with ridiculously low CPU consumption.

Drums

The W495’s sound partially comes from its output transformer (a Haufe RK 756), which brings a subtle coloration to the lower end of the spectrum, especially on dynamic sources like a drum buss. Pulsar w495 can easily add body to your bass drum, enhance air to cymbals, and add color to your midrange (or soften it if the need arises). All in record time.

Tech Specs

Windows

CPU: Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / i9 / Xeon or AMD Quad-Core minimum

Memory: 4 GB RAM

1 GB free disk space​

Operating System: Windows 7 with SP1 64 bit, Windows 8.1 64 bit, Windows 10 64 bit​

GPU: OpengGL 2.0 compatible GPU​

Monitor Resolution: minimum 1024×768, recommended 1920×1080

Refresh rate: 60 Hz

Mac OS

CPU: Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Xeon / Apple Silicon (M1, M2)

Memory: 4 GB RAM

1 GB free disk space​

Operating System: MacOS 10.9 and higher

GPU: OpengGL 2.0 compatible GPU​

Monitor Resolution: minimum 1024×768, recommended 1920×1080

Refresh rate: 60 Hz

Compatible Plugin Formats

AAX Native

Windows: 32/64 bits

Mac: 64 bits only

Audio Unit

64 bits only

VST 2.4

Windows: 32/64 bits

Mac: 64 bits only

VST 3

Windows: 32/64 bits

Mac: 64 bits only

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