Pulsar Audio Massive and Mu

Pulsar Massive is also designed and built to complement their variable-bias compressor plug-in, Pulsar Mu. This powerful combo bundle (Massive & MU), already constitutes a complete mastering chain that allows a musical and colorful control of the spectrum and dynamics.

MASSIVE

A DIFFERENT EQUALIZING EXPERIENCE

Pulsar Massive is an emulation of the Manley Massive Passive* EQ that is present in almost every mastering studio in the world. This machine was designed as a synthesis of the best passive equalizers of the last 70 years, and several distinct features in the design give it an absolutely unique sound.

First of all, the fully parallel topology of the EQ gives completely different kind of response to a digital equalizer with the same settings. A parallel equalizer's tonal corrections aren't cumulative, but tend to interact with each other, resulting in a more intuitive and fluid way to shape the frequency spectrum.

The whole equalization circuit of the original hardware is passive, and therefore has several inductors. These inductors, machined and wound specifically by the manufacturer, are responsible for a creamy, non-linear and organic sound due to the magnetic saturation they introduce.

Finally, the input, output, and internal gain stages are entirely tube and transformer operated, providing another step of warm and organic coloration.

Pulsar Audio's software meticulously reproduces all these important aspects of the original hardware, but also offers an interface inspired by its ergonomics, which were much appreciated by its users.

But they have taken Massive even further, adding all the key features you would expect from a modern, versatile EQ plug-in, including visual curve editing for a fast workflow and a drive parameter to push the inductor and tube saturation stages harder for more vibe.

Mu

The most faithful emulation of a modern yet legendary tube compressor/limiter " perfect glue for mixing and mastering.

There are several reasons to use a variable-bias tube compressor. One is the exceptional compression transparency that this kind of compressor can achieve, even when pushed into extreme gain reduction. Another " and perhaps the most common " is their ability to add cohesion or "glue" to buses, whole mixes and masters.

With its unique Topology Preservation Technology, Pulsar Mu sounds objectively identical to the hardware in every production context, and even makes improvements such as an increased signal-to-noise ratio.