The Warm Audio BUS-COMP is an all-analog, 2 channel, stereo VCA compressor based on classic circuitry that has provided silky smooth tone for decades. Stereo VCA compressors are masterful at controlling dynamics on many sources, but they have become widely known for their magic touch on stereo mixes.
The BUS-COMP will perform well on stereo mixes, drum mixes, drum overheads, acoustic guitars, keyboards, piano, orchestral instruments, voice-overs and an array of other sources. The BUS-COMP is primarily designed for stereo use, but it can be used just as successfully on individual mono sources. VCA compressors of this type have become widely loved for their ability to control dynamics effortlessly but also for the added tone and depth they provide to the audio signal that passes through them, even when no compression is applied.
The Warm Audio BUS-COMP is an all-analog, 2 channel, stereo VCA compressor based on classic circuitry that has provided silky smooth tone for decades. Stereo VCA compressors are masterful at controlling dynamics on many sources, but they have become widely known for their magic touch on stereo mixes. The BUS-COMP will perform...
...years ago. Now it's going for up to $1600! I can get a heritage audio Successor for that or 2 Warm Audio Bus Compressors. Duh. Kawai K4r, $849? There's a steal. I gave up trying to get one and bought my Hydrasynth instead for less. I'm even seeing used ads for current products listed for more...
I can’t for the life of me hear or measure a difference, even with a spectrum analyzer. I had to switch from balanced to unbalanced cables to use it as an insert on my mixer and thought for a second that the massive volume increase (another weird quirk) was it doing something but nope.
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