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Kramer PIE Compressor Vintage Buss Compressor

Developed in association with legendary producer/engineer Eddie Kramer, the PIE Compressor was precision-modeled on a vintage Pye compressor like the ones he used in historic sessions at London’s acclaimed Olympic Studios. A mainstay in esteemed British studios throughout the classic rock era, the original Pye processors are considered by many to be among of the best buss compressors of all time. The Waves PIE plugin features a meticulously modeled VU meter with superfast refresh rates that recreates the accuracy, sensitivity, and ballistic behavior of a physical analog meter.

Eddie Kramer Modeling - PIE Compressor
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Featuring

  • Analog noise & hum for added realism
  • Compression and limiting modes
  • Auto-makeup gain
  • Up to 24bit 192kHz resolution
  • Mono and Stereo components
  • Supports TDM, RTAS, Audio Suite, VST, AU
  • PC and Mac compatible

Kramer PIE Compressor Vintage Buss Compressor

Kramer PIE Compressor VU Meter Model

Kramer PIE Compressor Olympic Studios

Controls

  • Threshold sets the gain reference point beyond which compression begins.
  • Ratio controls the amount of gain reduction for signal above the threshold.
  • Decay Time (Release Time) sets the recovery speed of the gain attenuation when the input drops below the threshold.
  • Output sets the output level.
  • Meter Select toggles between Input, Output, and Gain Reduction metering.
  • Analog controls analog characteristics caused by noise floor and hum, based on the power supplies of the original units.
  • VU Meter displays input or output level in dBVU.
  • Clip LED lights up when levels exceed 0 dBFS.
  • VU Calibrate controls the VU meter headroom calibration.

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Gil Norton on HLS & PIE

Gil Norton on HLS & PIE

Meet Eddie Kramer

Meet Eddie Kramer

Behind the Boards

Behind the Boards
The Eddie Kramer PIE Compressor is part of Waves Modeling Series
The Eddie Kramer PIE Compressor is part of Waves Modeling Series
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PIE Compressor included in

Mercury Bundle

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Tape, Tubes & Transistors

Tape, Tubes
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Horizon Bundle

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