{"id":47542,"date":"2021-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/?p=47542"},"modified":"2021-08-17T17:21:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T22:21:41","slug":"master-bus-compression-hardware-vs-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/master-bus-compression-hardware-vs-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"Master Bus Compression: Hardware vs. Plugins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"produ-leaderboard-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;margin-bottom: 30px!important;\" id=\"produ-1060538381\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-4921011914966-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/21927241144\/728x90-Leaderboard', [728,90], 'gpt-ad-4921011914966-0' )\n\t\t.addService(googletag.pubads());\n\t\t\t\twindow.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {};\n\t\tconst timers                     = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers;\n\n\t\ttimers['gpt-ad-4921011914966-0'] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\tconst id = 'gpt-ad-4921011914966-0';\n\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t}, 1000 );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotRequested', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\ttimers[id] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}, 2500 );\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotResponseReceived', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\twindow.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgoogletag.enableServices();\n\t\tgoogletag.display( 'gpt-ad-4921011914966-0' );\n\t} );\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today, we are going to talk about Master Bus Compression. Many of you know about the magic SSL Bus Compressor, because it is probably one of the most copied bus compressors on the planet. From around the 1970&#8217;s until about the mid-2000&#8217;s, this was the console was used to mix nearly every record, and its recognizable sound can be heard on many, many great records.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I do have an SSL console with an SSL 4000 Bus Compressor. What we are going to do today, is we are going to talk about how you use the compressor on a console, some of the most familiar settings, and then we are going to look at some of the plugins that are out there. We will get a feel for these plugins, see how they compare to the console and to each other, and just generally learn how mixers use master bus compression.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the four different master bus compressors we will be testing out and comparing today:<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/waves.alzt.net\/dqG3W\">Waves SSL G-Master Bus Compressor<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47546 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/waves-ssl.png\" alt=\"waves ssl\" width=\"240\" height=\"492\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/waves-ssl.png 240w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/waves-ssl-20x41.png 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>This plugin is based on the renowned master bus center compressor of the SSL 4000 G console, and works to capture the unique sound of the original hardware. The original compressor is prized by engineers for its ability to &#8220;glue together&#8221; tracks, and now you can access all that power in the form of a plugin!<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/imp.i114863.net\/N5Ga2\">IK Multimedia T-RackS Bus Compressor<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47543 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ik-multimedia-tracks-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"ik multimedia tracks\" width=\"1080\" height=\"360\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ik-multimedia-tracks-scaled.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ik-multimedia-tracks-scaled-600x200.jpg 600w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ik-multimedia-tracks-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ik-multimedia-tracks-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ik-multimedia-tracks-2048x683.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ik-multimedia-tracks-770x257.jpg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ik-multimedia-tracks-385x128.jpg 385w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ik-multimedia-tracks-1540x513.jpg 1540w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ik-multimedia-tracks-20x7.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>IK Multimedia invented T-RackS in 1999, and since then it has evolved into a very powerful mix and master modular system. T-RackS has tons of versatility and firepower, and gives you everything you need to professional treat and finalize your audio from raw mixes to a finishing product ready for upload or printing.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plugin-alliance.com\/en\/products\/bx_townhouse_buss_compressor.html\">Plugin Alliance &#8211; Brainworx bx_townhouse Bus Compressor<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47545 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bx_townhouse_buss_compressor-1.jpg\" alt=\"bx_townhouse_buss_compressor (1)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"203\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bx_townhouse_buss_compressor-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bx_townhouse_buss_compressor-1-600x113.jpg 600w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bx_townhouse_buss_compressor-1-768x144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bx_townhouse_buss_compressor-1-1536x288.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bx_townhouse_buss_compressor-1-770x144.jpg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bx_townhouse_buss_compressor-1-385x72.jpg 385w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bx_townhouse_buss_compressor-1-1540x289.jpg 1540w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bx_townhouse_buss_compressor-1-20x4.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The original Townhouse compressor was built in 1978, by the legendary Townhouse Studio engineers, using console components supplied by Solid State Logic (SSL). 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