{"id":39099,"date":"2024-09-17T13:53:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.pluginsmasters.com\/product\/waves-waves-cla-3a-compressor-limiter\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T10:53:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T10:53:44","slug":"waves-waves-cla-3a-compressor-limiter","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/us.pluginsmasters.com\/product\/waves-waves-cla-3a-compressor-limiter\/","title":{"rendered":"Waves CLA-3A Compressor \/ Limiter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<div class=\"waves-box-sm mx-auto pt-8 px-5 md:px-12\">\n<p class=\"waves-p\">The CLA-3A combines solid-state circuitry\u2019s fast attack with the gentle release of optical-based compression. 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