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The SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor Black Friday deal puts the UAD Native plugin at $79, 46% off, with the offer ending Nov 30, 2026.
The SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor plugin is Universal Audio's version of the British bus compressor behind the SSL "glue" sound. It runs as a UAD Native plug-in, so no Apollo is required.
Universal Audio says it captures all of the circuit's behaviors. The maker lists the hallmarks as punchy, transparent glue and an ultra-accurate stereo image.
It adds dynamic control and cohesion to a mix bus or any other source. The maker says it makes mixes bigger, more powerful and punchy while improving clarity.
The control set is simple. Attack and Release are fixed and SSL-voiced for bus work, and Release includes the program-dependent Auto Release function.
The continuous Threshold control covers the range from "barely a wiggle" 2-bus glue to a full "bury the needle" dynamic crush. Peak limiting is there when you want more aggressive textures.
Universal Audio lists these additions:
The Mix control puts parallel compression inside the plugin itself. No extra bus or send is needed.
The collection also includes the DSP-lite SSL G Bus Compressor Legacy plug-in.
Artist presets come from Just Blaze (Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar), Peter Mokran (The Flaming Lips, Mary J. Blige) and Ian Boxill (Prince, Tupac), among others. They give you a starting point you can dial in from.
The maker says the G Bus Compressor has been used on records like Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Adele's "25".
Yes. The SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor plugin from Universal Audio is 46% off at $79, and the Black Friday offer ends Nov 30, 2026.
No. Universal Audio says this is a UAD Native plug-in, so no Apollo is required. The collection also includes the DSP-lite SSL G Bus Compressor Legacy plug-in.
Attack and Release are fixed and SSL-voiced for bus use, with Auto Release. Threshold is continuous. Side Chain Filtering, Mix and Headroom are included, plus Auto Fade with a taper up to 60 seconds.
Yes. The maker lists artist presets from Just Blaze (Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar), Peter Mokran (The Flaming Lips, Mary J. Blige), Ian Boxill (Prince, Tupac) and more.
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