#Mixbus review manual#

It is one of the best compressors I’ve used for gluing the mix together. The Audified U73b Compressor is an emulation of an old German broadcast vary-mu tube limiter/compressor, the Telefunken U73b.

#Mixbus review manual#

The manual goes to a lot of detail about the unit.You can also just hit it around 1 dB with dry/wet knob set to 100%.The setting I often like to use on the mix bus is “Slow” attack, fastest release, max 3 dB of gain reduction and dry/wet knob set to around 20-30%.The “Slow” attack time on the Slam version of the plugin is great for a punchy sound on the mix bus.Be super careful with that in the mix bus context though. Pushing the output gain to distortion often sounds very good.I gives you the freedom to slam things to your heart’s content and then back off the effect until it’s just right. And whatever you decide to do with it, the plugin will deliver when it comes to sound. I love the interface on the Slam version, too.īeyond mix bus use, Dyna-Mite offers a huge amount of creative possibilities. These features make all the difference when working on the mix bus. The new “Slam” version of the plugin has two crucial things that the original version of the plugin lacks: a dry/wet knob and a fast/slow attack switch. Valley People Dyna-Mite Slam (pictured above).Valley People Dyna-Mite (compressor/limiter/gate/expander).Valley People Dyna-Mite used to be just one plugin, but it now comes with three different plugins:

I ended up with this compressor after testing all of the plugins mentioned in this post (and many more). The Dyna-Mite helps give all of the music a unified character. The project called for some serious smack and glue. The Valley People Dyna-Mite is the mix bus compressor I chose to use for a large collaborative project I’m currently working on. Treat this compressor the right way though, and you have bucketloads of tight goodness at your disposal. Like, it can make your music sound as if it was glued in your face, with some duct tape wrapped around your head. Starting off with something a little bit controversial! I am the first to admit that The Softube Valley People Dyna-Mite is not what most people would consider a mix bus compressor at all. Continue reading for the blog post and video below. These Are The Best Bus Compressor Plugins in 2022įor your convenience, here is a list of all of the chosen plugins. In any case, the key is to test it for yourself. Maybe your DAW already has one that works for you? Demo different products.Īre you consistently working with the same type of material? You might only ever need one good mix bus compressor plugin. What kind of sound you are looking to achieve? Take a look at what is available. But please do not feel like you need to have a ton of different plugins in order to get good results. In this review, I’m presenting you the mix bus compressor plugins I like and use. I need different types of tools for different situations. I make music, but I also do mixing and mastering work for others. Many of them I’ve bought but I also get a lot of plugins for free. I’ve accumulated a lot of plugins over the years.

There are a lot of plugins covered in this article and related video so let’s address one question first up: Do you have to have so many? Of course not.