We spent a ridiculous amount of time optimizing Mu to consume as few system resources as possible – despite the complex algorithms at work. Similar to what we found with the Massive Passive plug-in, the most noticeable difference between the hardware and software was in the 3-dimensionality of the low end, more than the high end “air” like it often is with other plug-in models. A single full-size USB port is provided at the rear of the Mu Classic, for attachment of your charging cable. That’s essential for getting the plug-in to distort and saturate like its real-world counterpart without clipping the channel in your DAW. Travelling back from London yesterday, I jacked my Mu Classic into the socket onboard a Virgin train and pondered whether Mu had yet released a version of suitable for charging tablets.

These estimated time of arrival dates are constantly looked at and refreshed to ensure that you can purchase with confidence. Finally, they added smart-charging technology so that the Mu always knows exactly how much juice to give your device (up to 2. One of those designs that you can’t believe no-one thought of decades ago and an invaluable travel companion, though not without fault. Finally, the Headroom control lets you optimize the Variable Mu’s overall level to your playback system.Acoustic guitar: On an acoustic guitar, with a relatively low gain reduction setting, Pulsar Mu creates a nice organic groove, while respecting the transients of the instrument. After using the Mu on a recent trip to the US, we can say with confidence that it works just as well with either adapter head, and changing them over is a breeze. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

Drum buss: Pulsar Mu can quickly create the “glue” needed for cohesive drum buss processing, while still respecting transients – even those of a kick drum. We went looking for a truly portable, multi-function, international device charger, and we found it. A one-year warranty is included with all brand-new items purchased and refurbished products come with a 6-month warranty.

PVT is specific technology developed to allow a three-pin electrical plug to a pivot, enabling the live and neutral pins to rotate.

But its raison d'être is on the mix bus, where its expert features can unify your mixes with a rich, hi-fi fit and finish. Paired with an appropriate USB cable (not supplied), it will charge your devices nicely, with a wee bit of a heat during the process. In use, the folding wings are opened outward, and the two lower pins rotated into position, as indicated by a set of arrows moulded into the surface of the plug. Pulsar's modelling technology guarantees a perfect emulation of the behaviour of the original device.This has the strange knock-on effect that you actually use the damn thing, much more than you would a bigger and heftier charger. This Mu will be ‘one production run only,’ with a signature printed design on the case, and then the Mu brand will be put out to pasture forever. Because of the various voltages etc involved, it’s not easy to ramp it up to charge anything – the current plug (with regular USB socket) will charge phones, but they are working on a tablet version, and ultimately, a laptop charging cord too.

Obviously if you leave an adapter head at home, or swap their included cable for a lighter one then it will come in at even less. Lastly the plug-in also has a wet-dry mix control, so you can do instant blending and parallel processing.His prototype won a host of design awards when it was first unveiled in 2009 – sculptor Antony Gormley declared it proved “how intelligent, elegant and inventive design can make a difference to everyone’s life”. This makes a perfect travel companion, as there are no pins sticking out to poke holes in anything, it’s very light weight and I can simply change the USB cable between Apple 30-pin, lightning, mini-USB, or whatever else I need to charge my iPad, iPhone, camera etc. The future, too, is for international versions of the folding plug that will make traveling light even easier.