P11 ABYSS Audio Compressor
Overview
P11 Abyss is a chameleon audio compressor that can go ultra clean competing against the cleanest of mastering compressors or super dirty to compete against the best of the color compressors.
Modern producers, engineers and artists should not be constrained by the need to understand different characteristics offered by the multitude of physical compressor topologies. They should not need to project and translate that information into selecting the right tool for the right purpose. One would choose VCA when seeking deep, aggressive punch; Opto for clean, open, smooth action; Vari Mu for flowing, rhythmic pulsing.
Abyss casts physically imposed rules and constraints completely aside, allowing it to masterfully exhibit any characteristic that is desired. Aggressive, punchy, smooth, open, breathy, dense, clean, dirty… it’s all here at your fingertips. Abyss fulfills the dream of having a direct connection with the audio without being mired in technicalities.
Dive in and experience the infinite colors, hues and characters Abyss beautifully draws out of your audio. It is very much designed to be equally at home on individual tracks and instruments, group buses, returns and main buses. It is designed to fulfill all mixing, stem and stereo mastering needs.
Now, more than ever – Pulsar Modular – The sound is unbelievable.
Features
- Organic hardware-like feel & behavior.
- Covers the sound of all compressor topologies.
- Unique audio circuit designs: SOUL, PSI and O2.
- Zero sample latency (when Oversampling not engaged).
- All parameters are exposed to your DAW for automation.
- Clipper routing and Brickwall limiter.
- AU, AAX and VST3 formats. LV2 coming soon.
Videos
Audio Examples
Specification
Supported Plugin Formats
AU, VST3, AAX (Apple Silicon ready).
Supported Operating Systems
macOS 10.14+
Windows 10+
Mac
Apple Silicon M1 Native and Intel CPU (Universal 2 Binary)
PC
x64-compatible CPU
System Requirements
Display resolution: 1440 × 900px or 1280 × 960px or higher
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Copy Protection
A one-time challenge & response over the internet. License works on up two separate machines.
Downloads
Latest User Guides
Latest Presets Guides
For previously authorized computers
- Groove option is now in the GUI next to the attack and release buttons- moved from the Help menu.
- Fixes the Set Default Size of the plugin.
- Updated internal engine for higher fidelity utilizing techniques from P440.
- LINK now allows not only On or OFF but % of linking of the two channels.
- Groove: Musical behavior added to P11. You can control Attack and Release behavior from the Help drop down menu.
- Bright, Gray & Dark Modes with dark Preset Page background.
- Key Modifiers to bypass O2 and Side Chain. Use Cmd-Opt on OSX and Ctrl-Alt on Windows.
- Balance T. Input and T. Output against Main Out with Key Modifier SHIFT.
- Small bug fixes.
- v2 User guides in many languages.
- Fixed the Vintage oversampling combing effect over 5 kHz.
- Rename the ClassA HPF to Transformer.
- Addressed issue of plugin losing authorization on Windows OS.
- “Save Current Size” button added.
- Japanese and French user guides added.
- This version replaces v1.1 due to a bug in Pro Tools Sidechain.
- Engine upgrade for next level in analog behavior.
- EQ bands upgraded from our upcoming Mastering EQ.
- Cut/Attenuation Band EQ added.
- Italian User Guide included.
- AAX is now Apple Silicon ready.
- Metering Bug fix.
- AAX for Windows authorized.
- Phasing issue with OS Vintage mode using Class A transformer
- v1.0.5 Fixed issue related to External Sidechain (in particular for Reaper).
- Moved to JUCE 7 framework for faster optimized GUI rendering.
- CPU optimization
- AAX M1 ready.
- Abyss now works under the DAW PYRAMIX for Windows.
- Over a hundred instances of Abyss can run in your session without a hiccup.
40-Day Free Demo
To start your 40-day fully functional demo for 2 computers, Press the "DEMO" button and complete the checkout. Follow the instructions you will get by email. No dongle required.
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Amazing tools.
Multifunctional.
Great sound quality.
Sounds like hardware I used to use in studios
This was my entry into the Pulsar Modular catalog. Being just a hobbyist/ singer songwriter, I still saved up to get the P11, seeing the potential in it for myself, against all the talk about it being just another expensive compressor. That took me almost a year as it is definitely not a small amount to come up with.
It is a difficult compressor plugin to learn. I found it very challenging and yet, I also found it to be absolutely rewarding. It is very versatile and it is possible to shape, or should I say achieve the sound that you have in your mind, by simple tweaking the parameters in the plugin. Discovering which parameters to tweak, is the journey that this plugin will take you on.
Is it worth it? I reckon you have to decide that for yourself. There’s a good demo period. Do I recommend it? Yes, but only if you’re willing to spend some time with it, to learn all the controls and figure out what it can do. It surely works as a normal compressor, but if that’s all that you want, you’re paying way too much for it.
This is a mainstay on my vocal bus, my guitar bus and my drum bus. I only do not have it on my 2bus as that’s where I have the new MDN Sidecar. ????
Sounds like hardware.
Very nice.
“All of Pulsar Modular’s plug-ins are just absolutely incredible. I’ve replaced so many plug-ins today while testing against plug-ins I’ve used for years; all lost their job today LOL. P42>ABYSS>P44 ( with clipper engaged) will give any mix bus a run for its money” – Alex Elliott