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Bus Processor Black Friday pricing takes 73% off Softube's bus compressor plugin, which comes to $39 until Nov 15, 2026.
It pairs a glue compressor with saturation, sidechain and spatialization in one plugin. The maker says it is meant for any bus, from routing folders and stem buses up to the mix bus.
Softube says producers asked for a bus compressor for years. The company wanted one that offers something extra for the modern producer, and it describes the result as ultramodern algorithmic compression in a classic compressor style.
The compressor section draws on a large-format console bus compressor from the 1980s.
The maker says it gives you control over both the sound and the gain reduction behavior. You can run it super clean or musically colored, from ultra-transparent to a smooth, rich tone that fits the source.
The sidechain section shapes how the gain reduction behaves, which is how you glue a bus together while keeping it clear.
Softube says the compressor is the hero, but the plugin does more than compress. The rest of the chain holds a saturation stage with an emphasis filter that can go before or after the compressor, a detailed sidechain section that governs the compressor as well as the saturator, a spatial processor paired with an air filter, a stereo width control, and a mono bass filter. According to the maker, the point is to replace a pile of separate bus plugins with one tool.
It also goes from clean to colorful without losing clarity, and Softube says it adds finish and polish even with conservative settings.
On a Console 1 setup, you'll find the compression controls under the compressor module, while the saturation is handled by the output drive module.
The Bus Processor VST runs in AU, VST, VST3 and AAX hosts. Softube strongly recommends VST3, since some of its plugins have features the older VST format lacks.
You need a Softube account and an iLok account. Installers and licenses are handled over the internet.
Sample rates run from 44.1 kHz up to 192 kHz, in mono and stereo.
Softube officially tests in recent versions of Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Ableton Live, Studio One and Reaper.
Use the latest iLok License Manager. It is not part of the Softube installer and comes from ilok.com.
Yes. The Softube Bus Processor Black Friday deal takes 73% off, which brings the plugin to $39. The offer ends Nov 15, 2026. It is a bus compressor with saturation, sidechain and spatialization built in.
One plugin holds a compressor modeled on the design of a 1980s large-format console bus compressor, plus saturation with an emphasis filter, an advanced sidechain, an air filter, stereo widening and a mono bass filter.
It comes in VST, VST3, AU and AAX formats. Softube recommends VST3 because some of its plugins have features missing from the older VST format. You also need a Softube account and an iLok account.
Any 64-bit VST, VST3, AU or AAX host should work. Softube officially tests in recent versions of Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Ableton Live, Studio One and Reaper. On macOS it runs on Intel and natively on Apple silicon.
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