Pulsar Modular P455 MDN Sidecar & P450 MDN EQ: Marc Daniel Nelson Signature Series Bundle Plugin 

This guy's an actor, actually this guy is Jude Law's cousin

The mix already sounds fantastic.

I tried the demo and have to say that it sounds pretty fantastic. However, I put it on a mix and replaced my usual mixbus EQ Knif Audio Soma with the Sidecar with it and got it to 98% sounding the same. The harmonic distortion modeling on the Pulsar is second to none and the additional compressor certainly rounds of the transients beautifully. When I blind tested both versions of my mix I was hardly able to distinguish between the two, however when I did a blind shootout, I preferred the Knif Soma version 100% of the time. What I found particularly interesting was, that I had to put on 120% stereo spread and the mono maker to 60Hz to achieve similarity. So that’s probably something of the special sauce happening in the Pulsar. Nonetheless great sounding plugin, albeit pretty pricey.

All I can say is God bless you. I started in analog in the 80s and mixing totally in the box does smush or "constipate" a mix. This actually made be teary-eyed. Well done indeed.

the acustica API samples sound incredible. definitely want to try this out though.

This plugin is very cool 🎉😮by itself , but add p42 and Goodhertz Tupe OMG

Loving this on busses and master! I would really recommend the ability to bypass the A/D as an option AND more wet/dry options esp when we are using on a master....sometimes I want a little of the color but still some transparency from before. Preferring the Line Amp off on the master to keep it super open. Also wet/dry on the compressor :) Anyway, loving how smooth and beautiful it sounds.

I think the plugin looks beautiful mostly, but the top bar looks like Waves in an unpleasant way. Strange, as Pulsar usually does suuuuch a top notch job with the design of their stuff.

I have learnt a lot from Mark over the years and his attention to detail is what always impresses me most. He having worked with Bill Schnee says it all. Congratulations on your new plugin.

sounds lovely - like all the demonstrations on Marc's page we hear, how great his taste and skills are in context

Sounds great in terms of eq & overall colour, but the absence of a proper easily relatable gain reduction meter, the unnecessarily clunky procedure for output gain compensation and the price are just silly, IMHO. 🚫 Also, I would worry if my choices of A/D conversion made such an audible difference as the two being emulated (??) in this plugin seem to exhibit. To each their own, I guess. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Congrats guys! Sounds amazing!!

Pretty Darn cool.

This sounds irresistible - excellent overview, thanks!

another great plugin that is prohibitively expensive for the majority of consumers

this is the perfect example of a "last 2%" plugin. Don't need it, but wooWHEE it sounds fluffy & thicc.

this song is amazing 🥲

Hold shift while toggling the red input pot and it automatically compensates the output sliders. Maybe it was mentioned and I missed it but worth knowing.

Great job, congrads on this! I was wondering when you were gonna jump into the game

Fantastic work Mark ,will add this into my work flow and provide feedback ;)

How does the summing work???? It's not made very clear

Thanks Marc!

I hooked P455 as channel for an M/S mic setup for an acoustic guitar... MIND F***ING BLOWN!!! it sounds fantastic!

WE WAIT SSL FOR YOU MAN❤❤❤

Marc’s “yeah buddy!” face after switching to Atticus at 15:54 lol

Oh No!!! Not ANOTHER channel strip.

is there a diff between pulsar audio?

Pulsar Modular are becoming one of beasts of analog emulation in the digital realm. Cool to see them collab with engineers, they'll only learn more that way. Pulsar is a brand to watch out for in future for sure. Can't wait to try the Sidecar

I get that it’s a marketing ad, if you didn’t tell me what was what I wouldn’t listen to the song any different. Songs are good or not good to the end listener. All the gear or plug-ins in available in this world can’t change that. I don’t hear enough difference to make me like or dislike the song more or less. Just my 2 cents

Thanks Marc for demoing the plugin on my tune!! It sounds delightful!!

Hi Marc Daniel & Pulsar. If you truly wanted to show how accurate of an emulation this plugin is you should have done a proper A/B test. It seems a little disingenuous to have the real thing sitting right behind you and not compare them at least briefly as a testament to how accurate your plugin design is.

Saw the email the day of release and have been reading every post in headspace and testing this plugin myself the past 5 days. Prior to that I was watching Marc’s videos regarding how his different AD converters impart different sounds and found that to be very useful after importing those stems for myself to hear. Seeing all this plugin offers and the originality behind its design AND the intention behind it is fantastic. I’m a huge fan of Pulsar Modular’s tools and Marcs teachings, this couldn’t have came during a better time. Thank you to you both for your innovation and dedication. Just finished a mix with these last night and it replaced the mix I had considered to be done without these tools. Also… READ THE MANUAL! All of PM tools are very detailed and if you take the time to read and understand these tools you’ll get the most out of them. Arigato! -Crispy Akiyama

Man, the analog warmth, glue, depth and sheen, is just beautiful. Great job!

congratz on the plug Marc!!! Sounds amazing!

“Silkiness that puts a smile on the face” sums it up about right for me. I’ve been listening on repeat to some parts of the video because the sound felt so good that it made me smile.

Pulsar Modular does really scary good plugins that feel like Analog. I know this is gonna be insane!

Song sounds just gorgeous, amber for my ears. That's a great job and great devotion. Thank you all!

I think you nailed this one Daniel. It really does feel more like hardware since you really "can't make it sound bad" and it makes everything sound better. Wish you a lot of success with this.

Love the way he explains his thought processes. Gold! 😊

When you switched to Mod 2, it sounded FANTASTIC… The very right mood for the song. Looks like a great color box. And the EQ feels pretty expansive (and expensive). We needed this plugin, I think.

Wow! I downloaded the demo and tried it for like 10 minutes. Bought it straight away. Great sounding and inspiring to use. Congratz Marc!

MCD is such a cool guy and fantastic audio engineer!

I'm going crazy, every product you make is not like what you've done before, or like anything else! Thanks again PM!

Hey Marc, any way you can share some wav files for comparison?

So nice ! Smart GUI, great features, useful modules and beautiful sound. No bells and whistles. My favorite features (beside the sound and the knowledge of a master music engineer and producer) : clickable text, double-click for reset, HD resizable GUI, VU Meter with peak values with in and out values, output gain per module, the filter buttons and fader with great resolution. One of the fastest workflow i ever seen. Thanks Marc Daniel Nelson & Ziad Sidawi. 👌

Can’t wait to demo this. I got P42 cause of you. Then I discovered the P44 after that and abyss. They’ve taken over my mix bus and things have never sounded better!

Congratulations for achieving this together with Ziad and thank you for persevering with the arduous and meticulous work process. Having tested this for over 2 months now, I can say it could not have been more rewarding. The video is awesome and it´s just a pleasure to listen to you and the audio - till the last second. I wish the MDN product-line it will get all the attention it deserves. 🙂

Marc truly is amazing! This sounds amazing, congratulations and great job!

You have to present a plugin with such a good song. Great presentation Marc.

Well done you. Sounds frikin awesome. Great stuff Marc and Pulse Modular.

Sounds incredible! Great explanation. What an insane plugin. Something so satisfying about API tones and this seems like a heartfelt homage. Will buy

I love this song! And I LOVE this plugin just demoed it and WOW! That sounds like a console! 🔥

AMAZING WORK!

you know all these plugins that emulate analog gear, and doesn't EXACTLY get it, they're good but something is off, But with THIS plugin, it's the real deal. We finally did it, can't tell the difference between analog and digital anymore.

It just sounds so good on a 2bus! Can't wait to discover where else I will use it 🙂! Great job!

So happy for you Marc, very well deserved!

i love it mark gonna grab one

Fantastic Ziad and Marc, sounds fantastic!! Im a deep P42 User plus the P65 and the Lunar lander, great for special sauce!!

Been testing this on some mixes for different clients and it’s exactly what I have been looking for for so long 👏🏼👏🏼🥹 incredible incredible job on this. Love all the different colors and how the bands react when cut or pushed, and the analog openness is so great. Almost went for the UAD Mastering Comp for a similar effect but this has way more. Sorry I’m rambling.. THANK YOU!

I can't wait to try this, sounds sensational. The depth on the low end of the kick was incredible. Love the fact it's a labor of love for MDN, dude is a great engineer and teacher.

If mark did a video for coffee and dog food id buy that.

Exciting news!

Sounds really beautiful. Congrats.

Congrats y'all, sounds great. 🔥

Im so close to buying a 5500. I probably still will, but this thing is cooool

Bravo for your work. Fantastic plugin!

Tested couple of days and this plugin is just amazing! Make tiny steps in each section and after that press on/off you can hear huge difference - thanks MDN!

If Marc Daniel Nelson condones it, I buy it. Trust that man completely. This sounds great and awesome to see a collaboration between you guys!

Great plugin!! Bravo Marc

your great taste definitely coming through on the audio examples - love how it makes everything interdependent without being squashed. the right kind of magic glue. **DOWNLOADS AND TRIES DEMO** ok this a perfect 'finishing touches' plug-in - I"m adding it to a mix which already has outboard 2-buss stuff of a very high quality (Unfairchild, Overstayer, Terry etc,) and it's a great way to manipulate the 3D space a little more - it's very immediate and I definitely needed to back off the bias in order not to overdo things but I would say this is an instant purchase. things like this and the new Coil CA-70 are taking plug-ins to a new level and blow away the flat IR style plugs from the likes of Acustica which always sound like someone stuck a filter across the music to me. these actually have non-linearities and respond to what's coming in. bravo!

wow - fantastic! great presentation

Whoa.

can we just take a step back and really enjoy the way Mark explains how this plugin works? its so natural and the examples are so high quality it makes everything just feel so natural.

why label it ratio a and ratio b? why not just put 1.2:1 and 1.8:1? This kinda crap is the reason I keep neglecting these plugins when it comes time to mix down... JUST CALL IT WHAT IT IS

watching Marc's excitement throughout this is just infectious. I know he doesn't connect his name to many brands or companies, so to see him so pumped about this is a massive endorsement of authenticity!

wow the A B is actually insane. As soon as you took it out everything got noticeably dull and flat. It adds a crazy amount of space between each element while maintaining their complimentary relationships. Air, man. Its all about that air.

Awesome

You are great, Marc!. All that u said its true, and ease to fell. Congrats and thank U!.

Very cool! Nice job.

velvety puffiness. :)

noice !

Love this and love Marc!you are my biggest mixing and Audio hero in general. Because of that I do wish the comparisons would be level matched a little better tho’ The plugins own input and output meter show a clear difference throughout the video. Alas It’s marketing, so understandable.

Nice video, Will try the plugin . That said it’s hard if not impossible to hear the subtle differences when the plugin is ON Verses OFF. Not your fault…youtube Audio is too low resolution

dud, this is magic x_x

😍😍😍😍😍

I just tried the demo and omfg! sound great, just set the input and thats it! I liked Willie for this song

Sounds amazing and Marc seems like a genuine guy backing this plugin. No snake oil. I pulled the trigger, the separation, depth and sheen it brings sounds very professional.

After testing this I think the sidecar is great! While the separate EQ sounds nice I don't think it's particularly special. It would be nice to have the option to buy these separately.

sounds dope Marc

Congrats Mark!

I have a serious question and depending upon the answer, I will either buy the plugin or not. I mix Atmos with a very similar concept to your summing. I have a 12 stereo channel master bus with a Lindell 50 Channel with different TMT settings and an API550A on each with the opamp driven a bit. The compressor that comes beforehand on each channel is sidechained externally to the stereo bus so the Atmos mix gets compressed the same as the stereo mix. So the question is does your plugin take a external sidechain? It is exactly the plugin of my dreams if it does. 🙏🏾😉

Team Atticus all the way!

realy analog sound !!!!!

Can your share your 2 bus EQ settings?

This thing is a serious resource hog!

another "best in a market" one.... .5 years of development, etc..Right! Anyway - these are .too expensive no matter how good they are. Pulsar Modular prices are ridiculous. I wonder if anyone paid them money they ask for their very "special" products. If you want analog - get hardware , don't trust "emulation algorithm" and other B.S.

GREAT NOW DO THE NEVE SHELFORD VERSION

The nasal sound in the vocal without the plugin is crazy

If anyone has superhero hearing that can feel this correctly, that's Marc!