Ratio: 2:1 – HPF in – Attack:30mS – Release:100mS – GR: c.a. Ratio: 1.5:1 – HPF in – Attack:10mS – Release:Auto – GR: c.a. Ratio: 2:1 – HPF in – Attack:10mS – Release:Auto – GR: c.a.

The different settings for slight buscompression are: Regarding AD/DA Conversion, the signal flow stayed all the same for each file, including the original mix:Ĭubase->Steinberg MR816Csx DA-> (TK Audio BC1 MKII->) Steinberg MR816Csx AD The hard-compression settings differed alot and it’s only purpose is to show, how the different compressors react, when things really get smashed. One slightly compressed version for a tad “Glue/Gel” or whatever you wanna call it and one with hard compression, where I tried to really smash things up.Ĭompressor settings are always hard to match, as every comp has its own set of knobs and possibilities, but for the slight buscompression examples I tried to apply the same settings I chose on the TK Audio and match as close as I could. Notice: As I had to choose tracks without copyright, it’s not about the quality of the production itself!įor each individual track I applied 2 settings for comparison purposes. – RadioActiveCrew (Techno/Minimal/Electronic) – Szüz Maria (Hungarian Acoustic/Traditional – song) Therefore the shootout contains 4 tracks from different kinds of music: –> Software model of the famous SSL4000G-Series Buscomp –> Very flexible VCA-modeled software compressor with tube emulation –> A pretty clean hardware SSL-Style Compressor

As MixBusCompression stays a highly discussed topic, I decided to do a quick shootout between the most common VCA Compressors I own and do frequently use for this specific type of application.

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