It took me a moment to come back to my senses when I realized that no one had reviewed The Glue on KVR yet. I've only owned it for a few days and I don't know where to start. Let's keep things simple: This is the best compressor I have in my arsenal and I use quite a few very good payware and freeware compressors. The Glue is the "creme de la creme” for me. I primarily make electronic music such as Electronica, Trip Hop, Hip Hop and Lounge, and The Glue is fattening and pumping sounds in ways I can’t even begin to describe. I have a software channel compressor that comes close (it flies like a rocket), but The Glue gets the crown. The Glue does it all. I’ve tried it on individual channels (including Vocals, Acoustic guitar, Kick, Snare), I’ve tried it on a Drum sub mix. I’ve tried it on the Master, where it definitely works wonders gluing all the sounds together. The Glue is easy to use. And by that I mean you can easily hear the changes being made to the audio without having to fine tune each parameter (Many other compressors require you to do quite a bit of labor intensive tweaking before hearing noticeable results). Not so with the Glue. You are limited in your options, but in this case it’s a great thing. Each setting has it’s own character and you’re not tweaking a knob for a half an hour to find that character. It’s a great compressor for beginners, but with a professional sound. The results with The Glue are immediate. Tweak the different controls for a short amount of time and you are bound to find a sound that you like. I love the “range” knob, which can back off the compression. I really love the built in Sidechain, which allows you to compress less of the low end frequencies. It’s working wonders. I tried the external sidechain, ducking a synth line using a bass, then a kick, and got some nice results. It does seem that we are a bit limited in how far (how many db’s) we can get the sound to duck compared to other compressors, but I could be wrong. I only occasionally sidechain in this way. The PeakClip in button is awesome. You can really squash stuff without distorting. It doesn’t always produce nice results though (and you don’t always want or need to engage it anyway). I play it by ear. I’ve never used the SSL buss compressor The Glue emulates, but I have used high end hardware compressors and The Glue definitely has that hardware vibe. When I was trying the demo, I was just going Wow.. Wow.. Try it for yourself. You won’t regret it. The price is more than fair. It comes with a lot of presets but you don’t need these. I guess they can be a good starting point for someone trying to work their way around how a compressor works, but if you’re used to using them, then you really don’t need them. You’ll be dialing up great settings on your own in no time. The only problem is deciding which ones to go with because you will often end up trying different settings and liking everything that you hear. That’s a good sign.Read Review
