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Pulsar Smasher
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 1.4.5 
 1.4.5 
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Smasher

Pulsar Smasher is an unprecedented custom modification of the classic Urei 1176 compressor circuit, a unique formula that Pulsar Audio stumbled upon while fine-tuning other algorithms.

The original 1176 compressor hardware offered a selection of four ratios, but studio engineers soon discovered that pressing them all at once led to a distorted, explosive and highly compressed sound. It's this "All buttons in" or "British" mode that Smasher was painstakingly designed to recreate.

While remaining very close to the original circuitry, the modifications they built into Smasher will add definition to transients and make your tone more aggressive. You'll love using it to enhance the ambience in drum busses, but there are many more creative uses too. Smasher won't work on every single track, but where it does, it works magic.

Smasher excels at raw and gritty sounds, calling to mind bands like Vulfpeck, The Whitefield Brothers and The Black Keys.

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Smasher

Reviewed By Jeff44 [all]
June 22nd, 2023
Version reviewed: 1.3.9 on Windows

First off, it sounds really good. It does exactly what I thought, it "Smashes" things, in a very good way. I like it on bass, , but so far my favorite thing to do with it, is NY style Parallel compression. I'm sure I'll find some other uses for it though.

I just wish it had more parameter controls, like for attack and release. Other than that, I like the way it sounds, its really awesome.

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Smasher

Reviewed By AmbedoBass [all]
April 12th, 2020
Version reviewed: 1.00 on Windows

Not super versatile, but when it works on something, it works very well. Enjoy hitting it hard and getting some nice warm saturation from it.

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