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The PuigChild Compressor Black Friday deal from Waves takes 79% off this tube compressor plugin, so it costs $29.99 until Nov 26, 2026.
PuigChild is a software take on the Fairchild 660 and 670, the tube compressors from 1950s studios. Waves says it was modeled in close detail under the supervision of Grammy-winning producer and engineer Jack Joseph Puig, using his own favorite units.
The Fairchild units were known for an open, warm sound and a fast attack. That made them useful for shaping transients and for gluing a mix together on the stereo bus.
The maker describes the PuigChild sound as smooth and warm, with a clean, transparent character. It is meant to calm harshness while keeping the attack and adding to the sustain.
Push it hard and you get the classic pumping drum sound. Waves also points to its tonality on vocals and on transient-heavy instruments.
You can run it in four modes. Pick the one that matches your source:
There are 6 selectable choices for attack and release times. A variable-mu tube topology reacts to the input load, which keeps the sonics well balanced.
The circuit modeling includes total harmonic distortion. If you want the full analog picture, you can add the original hum and noise floor at 50 or 60 Hz.
Waves also says the low-noise modeling comes from custom transformers with multiple stages per channel.
On Mac, the plugin supports macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15, in VST, AU and AAX formats.
On PC, it needs Windows 10 or later and comes in VST and AAX formats.
If you want a PuigChild Compressor plugin for bus work, vocals or drums, this is the Fairchild-style tube option from Waves.
Yes. Waves has the PuigChild Compressor at 79% off for Black Friday, which puts it at $29.99. The deal runs until Nov 26, 2026.
It is modeled on the Fairchild 660 and 670 tube compressors from the 1950s. Waves says the model was built under the supervision of Grammy-winning producer and engineer Jack Joseph Puig, working from his own favorite units.
It offers mono, dual mono, stereo and M/S modes, plus 6 selectable choices for attack and release times. A variable-mu tube topology reacts to the input load, and you can add the original 50/60 Hz hum and noise floor.
It is a VST, and it also comes as AAX on both platforms and AU on Mac. Mac needs macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 or Sequoia 15. PC needs Windows 10 or later.
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