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The Puncher 2 Black Friday deal puts 60% off this three-in-one compressor plugin from W. A. Production, taking it to $27.60 until Nov 29, 2026.
Puncher 2 is a Multi-FX plugin that combines a Transient Shaper, a Multiband Compressor and a Parallel Compressor in a single compact window. The maker pitches it as the all-in-one compression tool for adding power and punch to a track.
Instead of three separate units on three inserts, you get the three processors in one place. You can run them together to build your own sound.
The plugin lets you set how much of each effect is applied, and it also lets you change how each effect behaves. Every section has advanced options, so you can fine-tune as far as you like.
The maker says the aim is tonal control over transient energy, so you can shape and customise those sounds.
Puncher 2 shapes transients on both attack and release, and it runs a linear phase multiband compressor in real time. Its parallel compressor works with an adjustable RMS detector. A waveform view compares your dynamics before and after processing, presets are handled by an integrated manager, bypass switching is smoothed, and the window can be resized. Below, we explain how the three compressors work.
The Transients section shapes the transients and sustain of a track. A main mix control sets the intensity. The advanced settings cover stereo linking, the bandwidth and envelope length of the detection signal, and the maximum boost or cut applied to transients or sustain.
The Multiband section splits your track into 4 bands using subtractive IIR filters, giving a real-time linear phase split. Each band has its own compressor. Logarithmic attack and release are applied directly to the required gain reduction value rather than to the detection signal, which smooths the compression in an analogue fashion, according to the maker.
The Parallel section evens out dynamics for a natural result, or pushes harder for a more obvious compression effect. It can reduce dynamic range without reducing the peak level.
A continuous RMS time control and a knee width control set the sensitivity. Use them to push the compressor towards aggressive and digital, or silky and analogue.
Running the parallel compressor alongside the multiband one raises the effective compression ratio, which makes the processing more obvious.
Puncher 2 can also shape the frequency response of the transient and of the sustain signal, on top of expanding transient peaks.
Puncher 2 ships with 48 presets covering a range of genres and sound sources. Nine are aimed at instruments such as guitar, brass, strings and piano, while eight target drums in styles like deep house, dub, rock and trap. Another nine suit bass synths, seven cover synth leads, eleven are genre-based synth sounds spanning ambient, hip-hop and future bass, and six are made for vocals. It comes in VST, VST3, AAX and AU, with AU available on Mac only. AAX needs Pro Tools 11 or higher. On Windows it needs Windows 8 or later (32/64-bit). On Mac it needs macOS 10.13 or later, 64-bit only.
If you run Apple Silicon, review the plugin's compatibility status on your system before buying. If you get it through a Rent to Own plan or the Beatport Studio membership, it runs through the Beatport Access portal and needs an internet connection every 30 days to validate the license.
Yes. The Puncher 2 Black Friday deal takes 60% off, bringing the plugin to $27.60 until Nov 29, 2026. It is a multi-FX compressor from W. A. Production that combines a transient shaper, multiband compressor and parallel compressor.
Puncher 2 holds three effects in one plugin: a Transient Shaper, a Multiband Compressor and a Parallel Compressor. It also has 48 presets, a built-in preset manager, a before/after dynamics wave display and a resizable interface.
Puncher 2 is available as VST, VST3, AAX and AU (Mac only). AAX requires Pro Tools 11 or higher. It runs on Windows 8 or later in 32 and 64-bit, and on macOS 10.13 or later in 64-bit only.
It splits the track into 4 bands using subtractive IIR filters for a real-time linear phase split. Each band has its own compressor, with logarithmic attack and release applied to the gain reduction value, which the maker says smooths the effect in an analogue fashion.
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