Cytomic the glue vs ssl duende software#
Cytomic the glue vs ssl duende series#

I think with the given material the differences are rather small but I think the 'glue' loses for me. Some more headroom on all the tracks would have been good though.I hope I didn't clip anything on the way in or out.so close to 0dBFs the converters' influences are bigger. I can't guarantee for EXACTLY the same gain-reduction, but the meter on the Smart was peaking around 4dB (perhaps in cases a cunthair more). I also included the Digidesign Impact (plugin) that seems to be their take at the SSL buscomp. There's one with and one without the external sidechain cables (HP at 150 I think to preserve the bass). Gain Reduction: Adjusted to provide roughly 3 to 4dB, taking into account each compressor's likelihood to compress differently.Д¬lick to expand.here's Smart C2 in stereomode (I'm usually using dual-mono but since all the other comps are stereo this makes more sense). They are not 'mastered' very hot in order to retain most of the transient punch that the compressors emphasize. One is a clean, ambient progressive rock track and the other is a fairly straight, punchy rock track. There are two track excerpts provided to give you a wider insight into how they respond to different programme material. If you had to estimate, then 3 to 4dB of GR would be what's going on. As such they were all adjusted to provide the same audible level of gain reduction, rather than metered. For instance the Waves SSL would start pumping audibly at around 3dB GR, whereas 'The Glue' would be happy to go beyond 5dB and still remain relatively transparent. As such I established a reference point and all the parameters that I could keep identical between them I did, but others had to be adjusted by ear in order to match the little operational nuances between them. Now it should go without saying that all these units respond and meter in different ways. I'm unsure which model this one sets out to emulate, but it goes beyond the options of the hardware and offers more tweaking potential via a 'range' knob and side-chain filter. It is an emulation of the SSL G-series bus compressors.Д¬ytomic 'The Glue' Compressor: This is a relatively new plug-in, created by a lone developer. I've used this one on just about every one of my mixes in the last few years.

Cytomic the glue vs ssl duende software#

Waves SSL Compressor: This is a plug-in unit that has become many an engineer's go-to weapon of choice for software bus compression. It essentially alters the side-chain so that the compressor behaves more like the classic SSL. This particular one has the turbo kit board, which was engaged at all times during the testing. I'm not exactly sure which model, whether it be E or G series.

Cytomic the glue vs ssl duende series#

Gyraf SSL Compressor: A hardware SSL 4000 series bus compressor clone.

The units in the running today consist of two plug-ins and one hardware unit: I focused the shoot-out mainly toward those aiming for the classic 'SSL' sound.

In light of the big focus shift onto the quality of bus compressors in recent times, I figured it may be a good idea to do a shoot-out of some of today's big contenders.