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The SSL G-Master Buss Compressor Black Friday deal from Waves takes 79% off, which puts this bus compressor plugin at $29.99 until Nov 26, 2026.
The SSL g-master is a compressor built for gluing a mix together on the stereo bus. It started life across SSL console master buses, and Waves ships it as a VST, AU and AAX plugin for your DAW.
Waves describes it as the compressor that binds a whole mix into one cohesive piece. It does the same job on smaller groups: drum buses, backing vocals, even a solo instrument.
The maker's pitch is a smooth, satisfying quality across the mix, and it points to the compressor's long run on hit records as proof of its place in the signal chain.
Waves says its emulation faithfully re-creates the original sound, and that Solid State Logic has licensed and validated the plugin.
The design uses feedback compression, which Waves says keeps levels under control without drawing attention to itself.
Push it hard and the knee softens, so it avoids overcompression. Here is what the plugin gives you:
The Mix control lets you blend compressed and dry signal inside the plugin. That means parallel compression on a drum bus without setting up a separate send.
On Mac, the plugin runs on macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15, in VST, AU and AAX formats.
On PC, it needs Windows 10 or later and comes in VST and AAX formats.
Yes. The Black Friday deal takes 79% off the Waves SSL G-Master Buss Compressor, bringing it to $29.99. The offer ends Nov 26, 2026.
It was designed to glue mixes together on the stereo bus, as on SSL console master buses. Waves also points to drum buses, backing vocals and solo instruments as good places to use it.
On Mac it comes as VST, AU and AAX and supports macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15. On Windows 10 or later it comes as VST and AAX.
It has a feedback compression design, a sidechain filter, a Trim control and a Mix control for parallel compression. Hitting it hard softens the knee, and it ships with dozens of presets from Grammy-winning recording pros.
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