Audio Scape Buss Comp VCA (SSL style compressor)

These are made in small batches and are almost always sold out. Audio Scape is an awesome company and I have and have had many of their comps in my racks. This thing is awesome, but I have too many VCA compressors.

At the heart of our BUSS COMPRESSOR lies a custom-designed PCB utilizing a true QUAD VCA Design. Developed to exacting standards, it recreates every nuance and timbre of the original, classic British Console compressor. Employing an exclusive, true stereo side-chain design (as found in the original desks), results in a noticeable, euphonic sonic impact. The BUSS COMPRESSOR therefore has a much more pleasant, natural and open sound (especially when pushed), just like the legendary British Console compressor we’ve aimed to recreate; this is where some other units tend to fall short, shrink the stereo image and underperform as compared to the original.

In most cases, we prefer a “Purity of Tone” approach with our products and keep them as true to the originals as possible. After much demand, we have incorporated a simple, 160hz High-Pass Filter in the side-chain engaged via an ON/OFF toggle switch. To put it simply; this additional feature allows low-end dominant material to pass through the compressor “untouched”, while everything ABOVE 160hz is compressed as usual. Sub-heavy kick drums, growling basslines and massive synths, etc. retain their aggressiveness and punch without sacrificing the overall clarity of your mix.

Genuine, pure British Console compressor tone and action without countless, often unnecessary “mods” that seemingly rob this circuit of it’s strikingly magical ability to add glue, cohesion and added stereo field width / depth.