Pulsar Audio W495 - License Key

Pulsar Audio W495 is an equalizer plug-in from the French developer Pulsar Audio. It is modelled on the Neumann W495, the three-band EQ found in many vinyl cutting and mastering rooms from the 1970s to the 1990s. It is meant for mastering and mixing engineers and producers who want broad, musical tone shaping with the light colour of the vintage hardware, combined with modern tools such as Mid/Side routing and a curve editor. The purchase is a licence for the plug-in, deposited in your iLok account; the plug-in then runs inside your audio workstation on Windows or macOS.

This product is a license key for Pulsar Audio W495 for use on Windows and macOS; the number of devices is not stated by the supplier. The supplier does not state the duration of the license, so no specific validity period is guaranteed. The key is delivered by email together with the activation instructions.

W495 is typically placed on the master bus or on groups such as drums, vocals or a full instrumental, where wide curves are more useful than surgical cuts. A low shelf, a bell and a high shelf cover most tonal corrections, and each band can work on the whole signal, on the centre only or on the sides only. Auto-gain keeps the level steady while you compare settings, so decisions are based on tone rather than loudness.

Key Features:

• Three-band design: A low shelf, a parametric bell and a high shelf with wide curves that stay musical even at strong boost or cut settings.
• Component-level model: The circuit of the hardware unit is modelled in detail, including the gentle saturation of each band and the effect of the output transformers.
• Mid/Side per band: Every band can process the full stereo signal, the mono centre or the stereo sides, which helps to widen a mix or clean up the low end.
• Curve editor and analyser: An on-screen curve with draggable points, a real-time and long-term spectrum analyser and peak and RMS meters show what the EQ is doing.
• Auto-gain and oversampling: Level compensation keeps the output stable while you work, and oversampling up to 384 kHz can be raised further for the final export.

Product Details:

• Product: Pulsar Audio W495
• Version: current version at the time of purchase
• License Type: license key; duration not stated by the supplier
• Platform: Windows and macOS
• Devices: number of devices not stated by the supplier
• Language: Interface in English
• Delivery: license key and instructions by email after payment confirmation (usually within a few hours)
• Activation: iLok
• Region: not specified – if you need activation in a specific country, contact us before ordering
• Publisher: Pulsar Audio

System Requirements:

• Operating system: Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) or macOS 10.11 or later on Intel or Apple silicon; 4 GB RAM and a graphics card with OpenGL 2.0
• Host software: A digital audio workstation that loads AAX, VST, VST3 or AU plug-ins (64-bit)
• iLok account: A free iLok account with the iLok License Manager is needed to receive and activate the licence

How to Activate:

1. Create a free account on the iLok website if you do not have one yet and install the iLok License Manager on your computer.
2. In the iLok License Manager choose Redeem an Activation Code and enter the code received with your order: the W495 licence appears in your account.
3. Activate the licence on your computer, on iLok Cloud or on an iLok USB key, then download the W495 installer from the Pulsar Audio website and install it.
4. Open your audio workstation, rescan the plug-ins if needed and load W495 on a track or bus.

Delivery:

This product is delivered digitally. After your purchase is confirmed, the license key and activation guidance are sent to the email address provided at checkout. Delivery times may vary depending on the product type.