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The Kramer PIE Black Friday deal from Waves takes 79% off, bringing this compressor plugin to $29.99 until Nov 26, 2026.
Kramer PIE is a bus compressor plugin built around the Pye compressor from the classic rock era. The maker says it was designed with producer Eddie Kramer, whose credits include Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones.
The Pye design runs on pulse-width modulation (PWM) technology. Waves says that is where its speed, transparency and low distortion come from, and what sets it apart from other compressor types.
The maker describes the plugin as modelling the Pye unit from London's Olympic Studios. Engineers of that era admired the original for its character, especially as a bus compressor.
That history is the pitch: Waves says the plugin captures what made the Pye special, with Kramer himself involved in the design.
The maker points to bus compression as the main job. Drums, backing vocals and masters are the sources it names.
It also lists lead vocals and bass as targets for transparent compression.
The attack control is left off on purpose. Waves says the attack characteristics are already dialled in, so you only deal with three knobs.
The noise and hum option is just that, optional. Switch it on when you want the unit's original analog behaviour, leave it off for a quieter path.
On Mac, Waves lists macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15, with VST, AU and AAX formats.
On PC it lists Windows 10 and later, with VST and AAX formats.
Yes. The Kramer PIE Black Friday deal takes 79% off the Waves compressor plugin, bringing it to $29.99, and it ends Nov 26, 2026.
Waves positions it as a bus compressor for drums, backing vocals and masters. The maker also lists lead vocals and bass as sources where it gives transparent compression, thanks to its PWM-based speed and low distortion.
Threshold, Ratio and Decay. There is no attack control, because the maker says the attack characteristics are already ideal. An optional analog noise and hum setting adds the original unit's analog behaviour.
On Mac it runs as VST, AU and AAX, supporting macOS Monterey 12 through Sequoia 15. On Windows 10 and later it comes as VST and AAX.
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