TheBus

Name: TheBus
Author: Analog Obsession

by Analog Obsession · Compressor · Bus compressor

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Bus compressor for gluing mixes and groups. Free, analog-modeled plugin from Analog Obsession.

Best for: Mix Bus, Drum Bus. Genres: all genres.

Keywords: bus processing, free, sidechain input, analog-sounding, drum bus, external sidechain, full mix, gentle, mix bus, built-in mix knob, mixing, single-band.

What it does

TheBus is a free bus compressor with a soft character and knee and a linear frequency response.

Timing: attack 0.1-30 ms, release 50-800 ms.
Side-chain: high-pass filter up to 500 Hz and external side-chain.
Other: threshold and input controls, wet/dry mix and output level. Version 1.0.0.

Source: Analog Obsession product page

When to use it

For gluing drums, percussion, vocals and mix buses. It is the plain option among the developer's compressors; SPECOMP adds frequency-dependent compression and VariMoon or YALA give tube vari-mu behaviour.

Where to buy

Analog Obsession (via KVR Audio): Free

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