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.
- Switchable filters (shelf ↔ proportional Q)
- Signature LPF and HPF.
- Transformer harmonics saturation.
- Super low cpu tax and zero sample latency!
- Works with Mono, Dual Mono or Stereo signal.
Videos
Audio Examples
Artist Reviews
Scott Weiser (AKA Jackal & Hyde)
Lunar Lander is INCREDIBLE! Realistic BBD Delay behavior.
Scott is responsible for some of the most head strong electrocore bass-bangers such as Dark Star, Go Bang, Beyond, This is the Sound of Underground and Bad Robot.
Marc Codsi
Extremely lush melodic plate reverb emulation. I use it when I want to add character to a sound.
Marc Codsi is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and film composer.
Jérémie Regnier
I am stuck on Lunar Lander plate reverb 3- so much cream – Wow!
Composer, producer and performer.
Specification
Supported Plugin Formats
AU, VST3, AAX (Apple Silicon ready).
Supported Operating Systems
macOS 10.14+
Windows 10+
Mac
Apple RISC M chip 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
User Guides- Dark Mode
User Guides- Print Mode
For previously authorized computers
- Former MOD upgrade now standard – dual-mono processing and switchable filters (shelf ↔ proportional Q) are now built-in, no add-on required.
- Smooth real-time saturation control – quick moves on the saturation knob are now artifact-free, perfect for automation and creative play.
- Code optimization and still CPU – friendly when stacking multiple instances.
- Brickwall limiter circuit – for precise peak control and protection against digital overs.
- Updated user guides.
- CPU optimization.
- Updated licensing system.
- Updated the Oversampling routing and fixed bug when bypassing plugin on certain DAWs.
Please deauthorize before upgrading to v5.6.4
- PEAK RMS or Avg RMS are now displayed without a switch button.
- Dual Mono code CPU optimized and improved sound. The sound difference can be characterized as more open, less edgy.
- New stable authorization routine for Windows.
- Upgraded analog behaving circuitry (taken from P440).
- Dual-mono and Transformer (TX) are now accessible from the horizontal menu bar.
- Re-implemented the SHIFT-INPUT or Output Drive with auto compensation from the MAIN OUT Knob (Locks best in PT then Logic and to a lesser extent in Live).
- Fixed P42 Oversampling in Steinberg WaveLab Pro.
- Updated User Guides.
Users need to deactivate P42 first.
1) Deactivate P42 v4 mod upgrade, if you have.
2) Deactivate P42 license.
3)Then install the new version.
- French user guide added.
- Updated Japanese user guide.
- Fixed Windows Operating System losing authorization in certain computers.
WINDOWS users ONLY: deauthorize before the upgrade. If stuck, Email support.
- 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 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.
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.
With every full version purchase, a gift of custom handmade real calf hide wallet (lighter, softer and finer grain than cowhide) made here in Türkiye by a local artisan shop.
Customer reviews
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You can get some creamy thickness with this one if you wish. One tip I absorbed from one of the videos ist to handle mid and sides separetely by placing two of these units on your track one after the other. This way, you can add some spice wherever you want. Works great.
Got this for bass and low end sculpting but it’s found a place on lots of acoustic elements that just need an extra push in the right places.
This might be the ideal first plugin to place on every track.
It offers high-pass and low-pass filters, saturation control, and further tone shaping with two EQ bands and an Air band.
The newly added subtractive EQ feature is a very welcome addition.
The limiter is also excellent.
With all these features and such low CPU usage, the sound quality at this level is truly impressive.
素晴らしいです。
数多あるサチュレーションプラグインは何かこう音が硬くなるイメージのものがほとんどに感じるのですが、P42は瑞々しいサウンドになる感じがします。
あと概要にある「P42を2-Busトラックにインサートすると、ミックスがたちまちオープンになり、ミックスに隠された宝石が露わになります。」この表現大好き
Pulsar Modular never fails to deliver high quality plugins.
I use P42 Climax MOD in every single mix, without fail. It’s a top tier pre-amp. The quality of it’s distortion exceeds other plugin pre-amps. It coats the entire frequency spectrum without suddenly “clamping-out”. So many pre-amps or distortion plugins start audibly distorting as soon as you put the distortion on, or even the plugin itself, or there’s a certain percentage where the plugin goes on a thin digital overdrive.. not this one. The drive smoothly increases its tone in a musical and natural way. It’s beautiful on vocals for the high-end hi-fi sheen and drive, but also incredible for driving drums to give them the punch and crunch I look for. Incredible plugin!!