Rik Simpson
Producer, Mixer, Engineer
Coldplay, Jay-Z, Portishead, Jon Hopkins
“Vocal Studio plugin has massively helped me reduce my CPU load while still keeping the quality and integrity of the sonics. It’s a great plugin and really versatile.”
Trentemøller
Artist, Producer
The Last Resort, Moan, Memoria
“I LOVE Primavera. Sounds so authentic! Definitely my go-to plugin for spring reverbs! It’s so versatile and can sound really dirty!! The ducking effect is also so cool to have in a plugin like this. Thanks guys!!”
Ryan Hewitt
Grammy award-winning mixer & engineer, Producer
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blink 182, Lumineers, Harry Connick Jr
“Absolutely LOVE PULSAR 1178! Just what I’ve been needing to further my ITB mixing. Amazing on all the things I’d use an 1178 on in the studio. Background vocal bus and drum room are my favorite sources to use it on.”
Alan Meyerson
Grammy award-winning film score mixer
Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Henry Jackman
“Pulsar MP-EQ got a great tone and it’s become a favorite for being the last thing I put on to get an instrument to pop thru. Being a longtime Massive user, that the boost/ cut is a traditional plus-minus as opposed to a full throw live on the hardware or the UAD. I also find it interesting that the Q curves are so gentle. Definitely a new favorite.”
Zino Mikorey
Mastering Engineer
Nils Frahm, Ólafur Arnalds, Fred again, Parcels, Rival Consoles
“It reminds me so much of the W495STB I used to have, which sadly constantly broke and was a bitch when It came to headroom 🙂 I love this EQ! Thank you for bringing a sound back to me I was missing <3 ”
Andrew Scheps
Grammy award-winning mixer & engineer, Producer
Adele, Metallica, Beyonce, Red Hot Chili Peppers
“When looking for a delay, the only thing that separates them is character, and Pulsar Echorec sounds like nothing else, which is a very good thing!”
Ray Borneo
Producer, Musician
Petrol Chips Label
“I used the original Binson Echorec on several recordings, and this virtual version really has all the charm of the original. Whether it is for very typical echoes with modulation, or simply to colour the sound a little bit with the drive, it quickly becomes an indispensable tool, much more spatial than the RE-201 or the Echoplex.”
Mick Schultz
Grammy Nominated Producer
Rihanna, 50 Cents, Kelly Clarkson
“Dove into Primavera and I am honestly blown away. It’s incredibly well done and has pretty much everything you could want when it comes to spring reverbs. I always found spring plugins and emulations to fall short. But this is an absolute homerun!! The preamp section is great and its very easy to dial in the exact sound I am looking for.”
Marc Daniel Nelson
Mixer, Producer For Music & Picture
Fletwood Mac, Jason Mraz, Solo, Blade Runner
“After years of waiting on an 1178 plugin. FINALLY. This guy sounds amazing and finally I can get my drum buss ITB. I love, love, love the saturation controls as it lets me get the perfect transient going into the master buss. A real winner!”
Robert Babicz
Music Producer, Mastering Engineer
Dark Flower, Human
“Since I have Pulsar VM-Comp, I use it in almost every project. Pulsar Audio really did an amazing job on this one, I am really a new fan now! The sound is just right, super calm feeling and the interface is nice and easy to use. Thank you Pulsar Audio!”
Koen Heldens
Grammy-nominated mixing engineer
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, XXXTENTACION, Kanye West
“When mixing into my mixbus, I consistently apply EQ, and Pulsar MP-EQ contributes an incredible musical richness to the overall mix across low-mid, mid-high, and high-end frequencies”
Ben Lukas Boysen
Electronic music composer, Producer, Sound designer
Erased tape records
“I like how unintrusive and direct Echorec sounds. It‘s very simple and hassle free to use and therefore lets me focus on composition and sound design.”
William Robertson
Mixing engineer, Record producer
Mick Jagger, Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Will.I.Am, Future
“Slower releases are an important part of mixbus processing for me. And the Pulsar VM-Comp reacts beautifully at the slowest releases while handling complex materials. Oh and also, it is the one I use on bass – with a special setting – if I feel the bass doesn’t stand out consistently enough.”
Vetle Junker
Artist, Producer, Songwriter
Aurora, Sondre Lerche, Metteson
“I’d been looking for a 2500 style compressor for a while when I came across the IPA 25. It really does a great job glueing a vocal into the mix, and the added flexibilities and graphics are great for really getting that exact sound I was looking for. The versatility is what makes this such a great compressor; it can smash a drum bus, but it’s equally good at cleanly compressing a piano or a nylon string guitar. Definitely my go-to 2500 (or just compressor in general?).”
Dave Eringa
Producer, Mixing Engineer
Manic Street Preachers, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Kylie Minogue
“This 1178 is wild! There’s so much analogue mojo, but it actually does so much more than the hardware – the saturation, sidechain, M/S & parallel features take it to places the original never dreamt of! It instantly became part of my template”
Dacota G. Fresilli
3x Grammy Award winning, Multi-platinum audio engineer
Childish Gambino, Paul Russell, Diplo
“I’m always looking for tools to speed up my creativity. The Pulsar Vocal Studio allows me to organize my creative ideas in a matter of seconds. If you’re looking for a desert island tool, this is it.”
Lucas Pimentel
Mastering & Mixing Engineer, Producer
Jeremy Riddle, Marcos Witt, American Sniper, Dunkirk
“Having used some of the best 1178 units in countless sessions for over 25 years, I never thought I’d hear a plugin that could faithfully emulate its sonic fingerprint. Pulsar has not only captured the 1178’s DNA. It made it even more useful with features that allow me to control every single relevant parameter I need. From FET to FAT in a couple of tweaks!”
Craig Bauer
Grammy award-winning mixer & engineer, Producer
Kanye West, Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco, Steve Cole
“As a one time owner of the hardware, the 8200 is a brilliant model of that legendary EQ. And.. with the added features of the plugin, It’s an absolute no-brainer. It is one of those plugins that you absolutely must have after listening to it for all of 30 seconds.”
Carmen Rizzo
Electronic Musician, Record Producer, Engineer
Coldplay, Seal, Alanis Morissette
“Pulsar Echorec truly divides itself from the rest of tape delays out they’re simply with their unique simulation of the magnetic motor delays and use of the warm saturation. It seems to work on almost anything you run through it especially pared with their Pulsar 1178 FET compressor. And the GUI is fire!”
Ryan Stewart
Multi-platinum, Juno award winning producer, Songwriter, Mixer
Carly Rae Jepsen, Simple Plan, Owl City
“Pulsar Audio 1178 is a FANTASTIC compressor. Absolutely one of my favourites, and one of a few that sound analog to me. The way they make drums punch is unparalleled in the box. LOVE this plugin”
Mike Avenaim
Producer, Music Director, Session Drummer
Scott Weiland, Lil Nas X, Tori Kelly
“I’m constantly on the hunt for tools to enhance the way I mix and supply the music with a unique sonic picture. Pulsar 1178 satisfies every bit of that search. Killer on Drums, Vocals, Bass – I haven’t been able to make it sound bad!”
Dan Mayo
Drummer, Producer
Tatran
“The Primavera plugin can go extremely far and color your mix with a huge statement, but also can blend in perfectly if you’d like, and sits right with the mix for amazing depth that glues your elements perfectly into the mix. For my workflow it’s amazing to have something with so many tonal options that works in such a cohesive way, that creates one fun and intuitive tool to work with.”
Andrea Lepori
Producer, Mixing Engineer
U2, The Rolling Stones, St Francis Hotel
“Pulsar 1178 is one of the few plugins out there that you’ll want to try on every possible source material. With such a well calibrated output stage, totally non hyped, it allows every user to fell the sound of its compression straight away… And what a sound!”
Vessel
Electronic Producer, Musician
Red Sex, Paplu (Love That Moves The Sun)
“Pulsar VM-Comp is a beautifully responsive compressor, adding depth and width to material in such a solid, subtle way as to almost be invisible. It cuddles the sound. I love it.”
Chris Tabron
Award-nominated Record Producer, Mixer and Engineer
The Strokes, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Die Antwoord
“Pulsar Vocal Studio puts many of my go-to tools right in front of me so I’m able to get inspiring sounds quickly. It’s great on instruments, too!”
Dan Austin
Producer, Mastering & Mixing Engineer
Massive Attack, YouMeAtSix, The Pixies
“Pulsar Echorec sounds amazing. It has such a beautiful and unique tone. It sounds stunning on guitars. I’ve used it to add bounce and feel to drums. It’s so versatile and I have no other delays in my collection that sound anything like this. Just wonderful!”
Zach McNees
Producer, Score and Podcast Mixing Engineer, Live Recordist
Pixies, Coldplay, Scorpions
The 8200 is a perfect emulation of the hardware. It is absolutely jam packed with features that I use all the time across my score mixes on every instrument. Tilt and Air are brilliant for getting a sound lightning fast”
Jesse Ray Ernster
Grammy Award-Winning Mixer
Burnaboy, Umi, Andy Grammer
“I have been an immense fan of the 1178 for many years; it’s an incredible special box that possesses a beautiful sound that plugins were never able to recreate… until now! I was equally curious as I was skeptical to try Pulsar 1178, and I am so happy to announce that I was blown away by the sound. Plus, the flexibility far outweighs its analog counterpart. Everyone should have this!”
John Nathaniel
Producer, Mixing Engineer, Songwriter
Gwen Stefani, OneRepublic, Switchfoot
“Pulsar Smasher is a rockstar when you need to give energy to tracks and have that classic 1176 all buttons in compression style! Adding this on the drum buss and having a bit of the mix knob in can add so much energy!”
Juan Sebastian Rodriguez
Recording & Mixing Engineer
Mogwaï, Rhye, Zoé
“Pulsar smasher is a beast! Loud and rude compression. When you need aggression on drums it’s so cool! I love it on toms mono rooms and creative mics. Very great compression!”
Baby Brown
Emmy Winning, Grammy® nominated Producer, Composer, Mixer
La Mala Rodriguez, DJ Rectangle, Eminem
“A shocking display of competence. I am just blown away with the breadth of sonics in this Primavera plugin. From real, attitude laden vintage springs to gorgeous, spicy, almost plate-like tails that melt into a modern mix.”
Ryan Sanchez
Score Mixer, Music Producer
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Walking Dead, God of War
“With MP-EQ, I can dial in very musical curves while also utilizing the fantastic sounding drive parameter. It’s so nice to have one plugin with multiple features instead of using two or more to get a similar sound. The auto gain feature is essential and helps me get faster results without my ears being tricked by level discrepancies.”
Matt Sim
Grammy Nominated Mixer, Mastering Engineer
Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, The Chainsmokers
“The Pulsar Audio IPA 25 delivers a faithful emulation of the classic bus compressor while transcending its hardware limitations. It features continuously variable controls for fine-tuning parameters, which offers far greater precision especially for mastering. Combined with an integrated limiter/clipper and multiple harmonic modes, the IPA 25 becomes an exceptionally powerful and versatile compressor. It’s my go-to VCA compressor now!”
Douran
Electronic Music Producer
Anjunadeep, Cercle Records
“I love combining Echorec with unpredictable settings and pairing it with other synchronized delays to bring the sound to life!”
San Page
Mixing Mastering Engineer, Singer, Record Producer
CPics, Michael Franks, Prem Joshua, Barefoot Warrior
“I was never a fan of processors that add a noticeable sound character and alter the emotion of natural music. The 8200 is incredibly transparent. I use it on most of my Dolby Atmos film projects, music productions, and record mastering work. It sounds great on any source. It’s musical, precise, and as transparent as the 9500 that I also use. Once it’s engaged, it’s hard to notice any sonic character at all.”
Neal Merrick Blackwood
Producer, Mixing Engineer, Songwriter
Johnny Cash, Cindy Lauper, Willie Nelson
“I use Pulsar VM-Comp plugin on every mix. It gives me true tube smoothness which rounds off any harshness. Aside from the dynamics control that you get with a compressor /limiter, I find that Pulsar Audio plugins give me the truly wonderful analog character and focus that I require.”
Ross Hogarth
Recording & Mastering Engineer
Van Halen, The Doobie Brothers, Ziggy Marley
“I have always loved the sound of an 1178 smashing the parallel drum bus or spanking the drum room in a mix. The new Pulsar 1178 plugin is killing me. It is an immediate winner along with its extra features of side chain eq and saturation. I was won over quickly and am already now a big fan.”
Romesh Dodangoda
Record Producer, Mixer
Motorhead, Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet For My Valentine
“Pulsar 1178 is a superb recreation of the classic! Within a few seconds of using it, I was sold on the sound of it! I love the tape circuit option too, it adds such a great fatness to drums. Highly recommend it if you’re looking for some analog flavour across your tracks.”
Digital Cut
Producer, Beatmaker, DJ
Akon, MOP, Charly Black
“Vocal Studio was my secret weapon for my album « Multi-verses ». From raw rap verses to smooth melodic hooks, it made my vocals shine: clear, deep, and impactful. Whether I was recording Charly Black, Akon, Apache, Lord Kossity or Mr. Vegas, it just delivered.”
Maor Appelbaum
Mastering Engineer
Faith No More, Meatloaf, Yes
“With Pulsar VM-Comp, you have the sound of the glue that you hear from the well-known variable-bias compressor, in a plug-in form with added controls and flexible side-chaining.”