VS-GBConsole bus compressor plug-in
Glue the bus.
A console bus compressor: stepped attack, ratio and release with Auto, for a mix that locks together and leans forward.
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Formats and DAWs
Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit): VST3 and AAX
macOS 11 or later: VST3, AU and AAX
Works in any 64-bit DAW that loads VST3, AU or AAX plug-ins.
Licence
Use it on up to five of your own computers per copy you buy. Yours for good, no subscription. Unlock it with your email and a six-digit code, no dongle and no password. It checks in now and then and works offline in between.
Delivery
Download links by email within about five minutes, and always in your account under Downloads.
Why VS-GB
Glue in five knobs
THRESHOLD, ATTACK, RATIO, RELEASE and MAKE-UP, stepped where they should be. The mix locks together and leans forward.
Auto release
It follows the music: quick on drum hits, slow on sustained chords.
Ten controls beyond the panel
Parallel MIX, a sidechain high-pass, detector EQ, a transient detector, TURBO and transformer colour, with QUALITY 2x for clean work when it is pushed.
Five knobs that finish a mix
Two or three dB of gain reduction at 2:1 or 4:1, attack 10 and release Auto, and the drums punch through while everything else locks together.
- VST3 · AU · AAX
- Windows and macOS
- 0 ms latency at 1x
The console bus compressor
- Glue in five knobs. THRESHOLD, ATTACK, RATIO, RELEASE and MAKE-UP, stepped where they should be.
- Auto release. Follows the music: quick on drum hits, slow on sustained chords.
- Ten controls beyond the panel. Parallel MIX, a sidechain high-pass, detector EQ, a transient detector, TURBO and transformer colour.
- Clean when it works hard. QUALITY 2x oversamples the gain stage.
- THRESHOLD; ATTACK .1, .3, 1, 3, 10 or 30 ms; RATIO 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 to 1; RELEASE .1, .3, .6, 1.2 s or Auto; MAKE-UP; COMPRESSOR IN; a meter in dB of compression.
- ADVANCED: MIX, a sidechain high-pass (20 to 500 Hz), detector BOOST, MID and HIGH, TRANS MIX and TRANS TILT for a transient detector, TURBO, XFMR (the transformers' saturation) and QUALITY 1x or 2x.
- A display unit you can hide: gain reduction readings, six seconds of gain reduction history, the live transfer curve and a needle meter.
- One analog unit, built in: the small part tolerances of a single unit, each side its own, in every setting.
- Presets you save and load, with arrows to step through them; A/B, undo and redo, MIDI Learn on every control; a window from 75 to 200 %.
- Zero latency at QUALITY 1x (64 samples at 2x, reported to your DAW).
ADVANCED
Ten controls beyond the panel
MIX, SC HPF, BOOST, MID, HIGH, TRANS MIX, TRANS TILT, TURBO, XFMR and QUALITY: decide what the compressor hears and how it colours.
What VS-GB does
Every control on the panel and in the ADVANCED strip, and what it does for the mix.
THRESHOLD and MAKE-UP
Set the glue, keep the level
THRESHOLD from -15 to +15 on the dial: turn it down for more. MAKE-UP adds up to 15 dB back.
RATIO
Glue or limit
1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 to 1: 2:1 and 4:1 glue a mix, 10:1 limits.
ATTACK and RELEASE, with Auto
Let the drums punch through
Attack .1, .3, 1, 3, 10 or 30 ms; release .1, .3, .6 or 1.2 s, or Auto, which is quick on hits and slow on sustained chords.
MIX and SC HPF
Parallel glue without pumping
Blend the dry mix back in. The sidechain high-pass, 20 to 500 Hz, keeps the kick and bass from pumping the mix.
Detector EQ and transients
Decide what it reacts to
BOOST drives the detector harder, MID (1.6 kHz) and HIGH (5 kHz) shape what it hears, and TRANS MIX and TRANS TILT blend in a transient detector.
TURBO, XFMR and QUALITY
Grip, colour and clean work
TURBO links the two channels' detectors for a tighter grip. XFMR puts the transformers' saturation in the path. QUALITY 2x oversamples the gain stage, at 64 samples of latency.
The display unit
Glue you can see
Gain reduction readings, six seconds of gain reduction history, the transfer curve measured from the unit at your settings, and a needle meter. Hide it when you want just the panel.
One analog unit, built in
One unit's character, always on
The small part tolerances of a single unit, each side its own, in every setting. No selector: it is always this one unit.
Inside the plugin
The whole VS-GB window: the panel, the display unit and the ADVANCED strip.
Every feature
Everything in VS-GB, down to the smallest switch.
32 features
The panel
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THRESHOLD
-15 to +15 on the dial: turn it down for more glue
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ATTACK
.1, .3, 1, 3, 10 or 30 ms
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RATIO
1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 to 1
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RELEASE
.1, .3, .6 or 1.2 s, or Auto that follows the music
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MAKE-UP
Up to 15 dB back after the compressor
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COMPRESSOR IN
Switch the compressor in and out
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dB COMPRESSION meter
How much it is pulling down, 0 to 20 dB
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One analog unit, built in
The small part tolerances of a single unit, each side its own, in every setting
Advanced
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MIX
Parallel compression without a send
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SC HPF
A 20 to 500 Hz high-pass so kick and bass pump the mix less
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BOOST
Drives the detector harder on dense material
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MID
More or less reaction to vocals and snares, at 1.6 kHz
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HIGH
Turn it down and cymbals and hats drive it less, at 5 kHz
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TRANS MIX
Blends a transient detector into the sidechain
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TRANS TILT
Points the transient detector at the attacks or the tail
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TURBO
Links the detectors for a tighter, more aggressive grip
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XFMR
The input and output transformers' saturation, in or out
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QUALITY 1x or 2x
2x oversamples the gain stage: clean when it works hard
Display
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Gain reduction readouts
Gain reduction with peak, input and output readings
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Gain reduction history
Six seconds of the grab and release over the waveforms
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Transfer curve
Measured from the unit at your settings, with a live dot
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Needle meter
Reads IN, GR or OUT
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Hide the display
Fold the display unit and ADVANCED strip away; open by default
Workflow
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Presets
Save and load your own, and step through them with the arrows
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A/B
Two complete settings, one click apart
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Undo and redo
Step back and forward through your moves
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MIDI Learn
Right-click any control to map it to your controller
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Window from 75 to 200 %
Size it to your screen
Licence and compatibility
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VST3 and AAX, Windows 10 and 11
Loads in any 64-bit Windows DAW with VST3 or AAX
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VST3, AU and AAX, macOS 11 or later
Loads in any Mac DAW with VST3, AU or AAX
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Zero latency at QUALITY 1x
64 samples at 2x, reported to your DAW
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Five of your own computers per copy you buy
Studio, laptop and more on one licence
How VS-GB compares
Bus glue, with the controls most leave out.
| VS-GB | Typical bus compressor plugins | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratios | Six, from 1.5:1 to 10:1 | Often fewer |
| Parallel blend | MIX built in | Not on every one |
| Sidechain filter | High-pass, 20 to 500 Hz | A fixed filter, or none |
| Detector EQ | BOOST, MID and HIGH in the detector | Rarely offered |
| Transient detector | TRANS MIX and TRANS TILT | Rarely offered |
| Transformer colour | XFMR, in or out | Often missing |
| Oversampling | QUALITY 1x or 2x | Fixed, or not offered |
| Seeing the glue | Gain reduction history and a measured transfer curve | A needle meter only |
| Try-and-compare | A/B, undo and redo | Often missing |
| Hardware control | MIDI Learn on every control | Often missing |
"Typical" describes what we commonly see in this category; it does not describe any particular product. VS-GB facts are from the plugin and its manual, October 2026.
What you get
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Specs and system requirements
- Formats
- VST3 and AAX on Windows; VST3, AU and AAX on macOS
- Operating system
- Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit; macOS 11 or later
- Host
- Any 64-bit DAW that loads VST3, AU or AAX plug-ins
- Channels
- Stereo or mono
- Latency
- 0 samples at QUALITY 1x; 64 samples at 2x, reported to your DAW
- Controls
- 15: 5 on the panel and 10 in ADVANCED, plus COMPRESSOR IN
- Attack
- .1, .3, 1, 3, 10 or 30 ms
- Ratio
- 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 to 1
- Release
- .1, .3, .6 or 1.2 s, or Auto
- Make-up
- 0 to 15 dB
- Presets
- Save and load your own
- Window
- 1480 × 576 with the display open, 1480 × 256 with it hidden; 75 to 200 %
- Licence
- Five of your own computers per copy you buy
90Day money-back guarantee
Our guarantee
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90-day money-back guarantee
Not for you? Email contact@voxsamples.com within 90 days for a full refund.
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5 computers per copy
Use it on up to five of your own computers per copy you buy, and move it yourself from the plugin's Licence menu.
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Lifetime updates
Every future update and upgrade of VS-GB, included.
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Platinum priority support
A real person at contact@voxsamples.com, first in line.
Questions
What does VS-GB do?
It is a console bus compressor. On the mix bus it pulls a pile of tracks into one record: glued, punchy and forward.
Which sources does it suit?
The mix bus first: two or three dB of gain reduction at 2:1 or 4:1, attack 10 and release Auto is the place to start. It works the same way on any group that should sound like one, such as a drum bus.
How is it different from a plain compressor?
Its attack, ratio and release are stepped where a mix needs them, Auto release follows the music, and ten controls beyond the panel let you blend it in parallel, filter and shape the detector, add a transient detector and transformer colour.
What does "one analog unit, built in" mean?
VS-GB carries the small part tolerances of one single unit, each side its own, in every setting. There is no selector and nothing to switch: it is always that one unit.
Does it work in my DAW?
Any 64-bit DAW that loads VST3, AU or AAX plug-ins: VST3 and AAX on Windows 10 and 11, VST3, AU and AAX on macOS 11 or later.
Does it add latency?
None at QUALITY 1x. QUALITY 2x oversamples the gain stage and adds 64 samples, which it reports to your DAW so everything stays in time.
What if it's not for me?
Request a refund from your account within 90 days: the 90-day money-back guarantee.
Founder's Story
"When COVID hit, I finally had time to dive into music production—only to discover I was missing the right tools. The plugins I tried were clunky, overloaded with unnecessary features, and killed my vibe with endless tweaking. I knew there had to be a better way.
So, with my engineering background, I started making free and simple audio plugins for my producer friends. They loved them! That’s when I set out on a mission to create plugins that save you time, streamline your workflow, and keep your creativity flowing."
- Ryan Svensson (Founder & CEO)
Glue the mix. Make it a record.
Five knobs and Auto release that pull every track into one finished mix.
$43.03 AUDNormaler Preis $143.48 AUD70% off
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- Five computers
- Lifetime updates
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