Not Another Glue-Comp | A stereo bus compressor built on a classic British VCA topology. Transformer saturation, program-dependent auto-release, 4x oversampling.
I built this because I kept reaching for the same classic British console-style bus comp in every session, and nothing I could afford actually sounded right. Too clean, too slow, or just off. So I modeled the circuit myself.
Not Another Glue-Comp runs a VCA circuit with transformer saturation that adds harmonic density without muddying the low end. The compression reacts to your program material, faster on transients, slower on sustained content.
What it actually does:
* Program-dependent auto-release: release time adapts to your material, reacting faster to transients and slower to sustained content
* Transformer saturation adds 2nd and 3rd order harmonics without muddying the low end
* VCA nonlinearities give it characteristic punch you don't get from clean digital designs
* 4x oversampling for alias-free processing on high-frequency content
Use it on:
* Mix bus: 1–3 dB of gain reduction for cohesion without squashing
* Drum bus: adds punch and tightens the kit
* Any stereo bus where you want density without flattening dynamics
Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release, Makeup Gain, Mix. Plus a sidechain HPF from 30–185 Hz to keep kick and bass out of the detection circuit.
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