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Originally Posted by TrevCircleStudios
A bus compressor is nothing more than a compressor that resides on an aux or master channel. The SSL G compressor is one, as is the API2500. There are lots of options in the hardware world. (I'm currently jonesing for a dramstic obsidian, which is in the SSL G family, and a pair of Retro 176s).
Absolutely use a compressor to raise your volumes. FWIW the only software limiter I've found with sero artifacts if mix through it on the mixbus is the UAD precision limiter. Others may have other suggestions. IMHO better to use a mixbus compressor for a little glue and then once you have mixed down to a stereo track then apply another compressor (or two or three) and a limiter at the end of the chain. You'll suffer less artifacts that way.
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More good information to mull over, thanks
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Originally Posted by sureno
cytomics - the glue is based on the ssl, its native and the cheapest in the group with great results.
also check out voxengo stuff, elephant, varisaturator in particular.
as for massey search for the free tape saturation, it has a BW limiter in itself which is great  |
I've been following the The Glue thread over at KVR and it's supposed to be quite buggy still. Worth keeping an eye on though. Tape saturation is going to add warmth right?