Bus Compressor

Name: Bus Compressor
Price: 99.99 USD
Author: IK Multimedia

by IK Multimedia · Compressor · VCA bus compressor

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A model of a classic console VCA bus compressor.

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

Keywords: bus processing, VCA, mix bus, drum bus, glue, 80s, classic, drums, full mix, gentle, hardware emulation, inspired by, mixing, oversampling, parallel processing, sidechain input, single-band, subtle.

What it does

Model: IK says it emulates a British VCA-type bus compressor from an 80s large-format console.
Controls: a Grit switch adding subtle 2nd harmonic distortion, a sidechain high-pass filter, and a 1.5:1 ratio for gentle compression.
Quality: oversampling.
Uses: mix bus, drum submixes and parallel compression.

Source: IK Multimedia product page

When to use it

A glue compressor in the same family as the rated Waves SSL G-Master Buss Compressor and Cytomic The Glue. It suits mix bus and drum bus duty; the Grit switch is the main way it differs from a purely clean bus compressor.

It is sold on its own and is included in T-RackS 6 PRO/MAX and Total Studio 5.

Where to buy

IK Multimedia: $99.99
Plugin Boutique: $99.99
AudioDeluxe: $99.99

Tutorials and reviews

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