P42 Climax MOD
Overview
Pulsar Modular P42 Climax is an innovative multifaceted powerstrip for tone shaping/coloration, saturation and conjures more of the idea of working with multiple pro-grade audio hardware units. P42 Climax begins with the heartbeat of a hardware line amp, and ends on every single track because it has the cpu coverage to do so (more than 300 instances in a single session). Sculpt your perfect sound whether processing a single instrument, grouped tracks, the 2-bus or even when mastering. The sound is simply… unbelievable!
P42 Climax is a chameleon like, able to assimilate many different coloring hardware devices, but never intended to copy any single one! P42 Climax works magic on drum bus, snare, and of course the bass guitar. Inserting P42 on the 2-bus track, immediately opens up your mix and exposes hidden gems in your mix. With its Mid/Side processing and detailed metering (peak, RMS and LUFS) and Auto. Gain Compensation workflow, P42 fits nicely into your mastering signal chain, making it an essential tool to most Mastering engineers around the world.
Features
- Organic hardware-like feel & behavior.
- Pulsar Modular signature Shelving boost EQ (Low & High).
- Switch shelves to proportional boost EQ.
- Signature LPF and HPF.
- Tube-like odd harmonics saturation slider.
- Super low cpu tax and zero sample latency!
- Works with Mono, Dual Mono or Stereo signal.
- All parameters are exposed to your DAW for automation.
- macOS: AU, AAX and VST3 formats.
- Windows: VST3 and AAX formats.
- Linux LV2 format coming soon!
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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 Guide
For previously authorized computers
Please deauthorize your plugin before upgrading to v5. Copy your AUTH Code before deactivating. After upgrade copy and paste your AUTH code to activate the license.
- 100% compatibility with v4
- More headroom and clarity.
- Additional precision with the Saturation knob.
- Save each instance of the Plugin Window size and location within your DAW.
- HPF starts at 15 Hz at any DAW sampling rate.
- Italian and Japanese user guides were added.
- LPF and HPF values recall fixed.
- Proportional bands recall fixed.
- Mono compatibility for DAWs that work in Stereo.
- Infrasonic HPF (below 20 Hz).
- Cleaner Low end.
- GCC gives a better approximation (when not using the Low Shelf).
- Input Drive now goes to +24 dB instead of +12 dB (Please note, that with the new implementation of the INPUT KNOB going up to +24 dB instead of +12, if you have automation on the INPUT KNOB, then the automation values will be different. Again, this will only affect automation on the Input Knob- if automated).
- Spanish User Guide added.
- Code optimization.
- Address bugs specific to certain users’ installations.
- Air Band goes up to 16 kHz.
- Delta Solo allows you to hear what the plugin is doing.
- Additional MOD features:
- Based on your DAW sample rate, LPF can go up to 40 kHz.
- Dual Mono behavior for DAWs that do not support dual-mono plugins.
- Switch the shelves EQ to proportional Q.
- Official release. Compatible with Prev. version 2.
- Dual GUI.
- Many features you can check in the User Guide.
- GCC is now a parameter ready for automation.
- Real-Time Gain Compensation Calculation (GCC).
- Extensive set of metering: Peak Hold, RMS, RMS Peak and LUFS values.
- Additional M/S signal routing.
- Updated GUI.
- Disengage HP and/or LP Filters.
- Updated preset management indexing.
- HPF up to 500 HZ
- AIR freq point variable from 5 to 12 KHz
- Up to +12 dB DRIVE knob
- Saturation is @ Input or @ output (currently at output)
- Oversampling
- Main out knob now goes to -24 dB
- P42 works at any audio sampling rate.
- Mix Dry/Wet now smooth transparent blending.
- Smooth knob and slider movement.
- Trial period- remaining days left.
- Optimized GUI refresh rate, helps with DAW GUI metering redraw.
- Improved movement of the dials and sliders with your mouse.
- Hovering the mouse over a dial exposes its value.
- AAX plugin for macOS is now working.
- Extended the saturation slider to 150%
- AAX on Windows still not ready. Next update.
- This version has a non working AAX for macOS.
- Fix phasing issues when inserting P42 on mono track for DAWs that support Mono tracks (Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase)
- Zero sample latency implementation
- A Mix knob to blend in the Dry signal
- A polarity flip switch.
- Release Version with Mid/Side bug fix
- Added Air switch.
- Soft release.
40-Day Free Trial
To start your 40-day fully functional trial for 2 computers, Press the "add to cart" Trial button and complete the checkout. Follow the instructions you will get by email. No dongle required.
Whether you are after that Motown sound, tone shaping, creamy saturation or advanced mastering workflow, you will find all of that and more in P42 Climax. Don’t underestimate the power under the P42 hood.
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P42 Climax MOD (Full Version)
MOD Upgrade (for v1, v2, v3)
*For v4 users. v3 to v4 update is free of charge and available in the download section.
MOD upgrade enables dual-mono behavior for DAWs that do not support this functionality.
MOD upgrade allows you to switch shelves to proportional boost EQ bands.
Customer reviews
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A very nice plugin for in-the-box mixing – P11 Climax MOD gives more strength to the mix without overdoing the mix, helping things feel sound more natural and bringing top professional studio level results.
No plugin out there is as tight and focused at high levels of saturation as P42 MOD (and I’ve tried all of them and have been doing this at a professional level for decades and also own tons of analog outboard gear).. The fact that it has God-mode analog sounding saturation while still being beyond tight and hyper-focused with such a light CPU hit even running internally at 384 kHz oversampling is beyond insane. Add the proportional eqs & shelves and its just crazy; sculpting and tone shaping every sound in your entire mix with ease before hitting your main eq on each channel its like analog in-the-box heaven. The P42 is an absolute work of art programming-wise and a must own sonically. Any pro sound engineer without P42 MOD is seriously asleep at the wheel.
When I first started hearing about P42 Climax I was reluctant to demo it as I already had just about every other saturator and it was a bit of an investment especially with the Australian Dollar exchange rate. I had seen too many of my previous high end plugin purchases from other vendors lose 90% of their value and become almost unsellable so I took my time evaluating P42 before I bought it. It is reassuring that Pulsar Modular has thought about this aspect as well and has a pricing system where your investment is protected and may actually appreciate.
A lot of hours have gone into developing and perfecting this beauty and it shows. This one plugin goes a long way to getting a great sound and provides excellent saturation, EQ and filtering. The oversampling then takes it to another level. If I was only allowed to use one plugin for mixing and mastering it would be P42 Climax.
Considered as another saturator, P42 quickly became the first plugin in a mixing chain that is capable of HQ saturation, distortion, tone shaping, filtering and stereo-processing. At first, I didn’t want to spend 200+ Euros for a single color box, but every custom chain containing 3 to 6 plugins, almost every time, sounded less existing and polish than P42. Tried to replicate throughout the year without much luck. Essentially, it’s “betterizer” where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. EQ curves sound smooth, saturator always adds new dimension to sound without any breakup. Filters are nice, air eq sometimes can be really helpful. It shines at the beginning of the mixing chain or at the end of it. It can be used on group buses and master chain. What’s even more impressive in exchange for expensive hardware sound, P42 uses almost no CPU! from 0.5% to 1% for one instance on my old Intel Core i3 8100F.
Another PM product I use in every production working on since I got my hand on it. Great stuff, thank you Pulsar Modular!