When transparent dynamics processing leaves your drums and bass lacking character and grit, turn to the Pulsar Audio Smasher compressor plug-in. This precise digital emulation gives music producers and mix engineers the color and crush of a classic Urei 1176 studio limiting amplifier in British mode (all buttons in), perfect for vibe-heavy rhythm sections akin to The Black Keys and Vulfpeck.
With nothing more than input and output knobs, a mix control for parallel compression, bypass, and an analog-style VU meter, Smasher's simple interface gets you interesting results in a hurry. Low CPU consumption and compatibility with AAX, AU, VST2, and VST3 formats makes Smasher a stellar addition to most macOS and Windows DAWs.
When running in all-buttons-in mode, several things happen to the 1176's circuit including changes to the bias voltages. In Smasher, all these phenomena have been accurately reproduced using Pulsar's proprietary Topology Preservation Technology, bringing the full sonic capability of this classic effect to your DAW.