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HEAVYOCITY Punish

Details

Manufacturer Heavyocity

Price $199

Contact www.heavyocity.com

Minimum system requirements

PC: Windows 7

Mac: OSX 10.8

Pro Tools 10.3.5, Live 9, Cubase 8, Logic Pro X (10.2.4), DP9 iLok account (no USB dongle required)

Key Features

3 choices of compressor type

3 saturation models

Transient shaper

Analoguemodelled design

Those of you who are familiar with Heavyocity’s products may already recognise the Punish moniker. Previously, an effect by the same name has been included as a single-knob control in products from the New York-based company such as Damage, Aeon and Gravity. Cranking up this effect would introduce thick saturation and compression to a sound and really rough things up. Now, in the form of the standalone Punish plug-in, we’re invited to dive into

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