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The API Collection Black Friday deal from Waves takes 83% off, which puts the four-plugin API dynamics and EQ bundle at $49.99 until Nov 26, 2026.
API Collection is a plugin bundle that brings API's compressor and equalizers into your DAW. Waves says it was developed in close collaboration with API.
The maker describes the target as the pristine, sweetly musical "API sound".
Four plugins ship in the bundle:
The 550A and 550B are the two parametric EQs, and the 560 is the graphic one. The 2500 handles dynamics.
Waves says the 550 EQs use proportional-Q curves. That means the bandwidth changes with the amount of boost or cut, which adds clarity with minimal coloration.
The 560 Graphic EQ is there for shaping tone quickly and easily.
The 2500 offers two compression types, vintage and modern. Its Thrust mode, according to Waves, excels on hip hop and dance/club sounds.
Waves also calls the collection the go-to choice for tone shaping during mastering.
The collection includes presets made by Grammy winners. There are sets for both mixing and mastering, so you have a starting point on either kind of session before you dial in your own settings.
The maker's background for the bundle is API's history. Fifty years ago, API changed audio processing with EQs like the 550A and 550B and the 560 graphic EQ. The 2500 compressor, which Waves says is still prized for its versatile tone and punch, came from the same line of gear.
For your DAW, the formats and system support are:
If you run a Mac and a PC, note that AU is Mac-only here. Windows gets VST and AAX.
Waves positions the bundle for a new generation of producers, and keeps the sound and design API became known for.
Yes. Waves has the API Collection at 83% off, bringing the four-plugin bundle to $49.99 until Nov 26, 2026. It includes the API 2500, API 550A, API 550B and API 560.
The bundle has four plugins: the API 2500 compressor, the API 550A and 550B equalizers, and the API 560 graphic EQ. Waves also includes presets by Grammy winners for both mixing and mastering.
On Mac it comes as VST, AU and AAX, and on Windows as VST and AAX. Mac support covers macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15. Windows needs version 10 or later.
The 2500 offers two compression types, vintage and modern, and a Thrust mode. Waves says Thrust excels on hip hop and dance/club sounds, which makes it a choice for punchy material in those genres.
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