Punchy, Cohesive, Legendary British Compression
The legendary G Bus compressor. You've heard it, even if you are unaware, as it's been a key ingredient in hits spanning the likes of Michael Jackson to Adele. Indeed, its ability to instantly make mixes bigger and more cohesive makes our Sweetwater studio engineers wonder where modern music would be if the G Bus hadn't come along. Now, you can harness that same power within your DAW. With intuitive controls and arguably the most thorough modeling of a G Comp to date, the Universal Audio SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor plug-in makes it easy for anyone to achieve this coveted SSL sound. Finally, we would be remiss not to mention that the sound of the one-and-only SSL 4000 G Bus compressor is now available as a UAD Native plug-in — with no Apollo necessary!
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The only fully modeled SSL Bus compressor emulation
UA’s engineers painstakingly remodeled every nuance of the in-console G bus and the FX G384 rackmount specimens, including their unique control voltage summing. And just like the console units, the SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor plug-in features the original Auto Fade that provides the signature SSL fade taper up to 60 seconds. By capturing every aspect of the circuitry behavior, the SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor plug-in gives you every single drop of the quintessential SSL sound: dynamic, transparent, punchy, and cohesive.
Intuitive control set for immediate results
One thing that we feel isn’t mentioned enough about the G Bus is its ease of use. Engineers found the hardware to be incredibly intuitive, and this plug-in is even more so! From subtle and transparent dynamic control to more aggressive textures with peak limiting, the SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor plug-in lets you quickly find exactly what sound you need. It features fixed Attack and Release controls that are SSL-voiced for bus functionality, including the program-dependent Auto Release function. Glue your 2-bus, crush your drums, and everything in between; the G Bus will get you the sound you want in no time.
Classic sound with contemporary workflow
What would a modern emulation be without some plug-in-only enhancements? You’ll definitely find them inside the new Universal SSL 4000 G Bus compressor. First, the internal Side Chain Filter sculpts your low without producing those nasty “pumping” artifacts typical of many compressors. Meanwhile, the Mix control provides inline dry/wet processing for super easy, convenient, and musical parallel compression on a drum or vocal bus. Finally, the Headroom control lets you adjust the overall operating level of the plug‑in to suit your own monitoring needs.
Universal Audio SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor Features:
- A complete end-to-end plug-in emulation of the SSL 4000 G Bus compressor
- UAD Native version with no Apollo required!
- Intuitive control set provides immediate musical results
- External sidechaining capabilities for even more dynamic control over your mixes and sources
- Harness features like dry/wet Mix and Headroom controls and the original hardware’s signature Fade taper of up to 60 sec.
- Mix with artist presets from Just Blaze (Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar), Peter Mokran (the Flaming Lips, Mary J. Blige), Ian Boxill (Prince, Tupac), and more
