KVR Audio

Endor-8o8 · Post by **Endor-8o8** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:03 pm

Please PSP stop tempting all of us with your plugs...

Lenticular · Post by **Lenticular** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:04 pm

That's because it's exclusive for the AURIA 48 track iPad workstation.

christianmusicmaker · Post by **christianmusicmaker** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:14 pm

Lenticular wrote:That's because it's exclusive for the AURIA 48 track iPad workstation.

Right you are sir!

Here it is...

Bronto Scorpio · Post by **Bronto Scorpio** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:15 pm

It's the master section of the Auria iPad app thingy: http://auriaapp.com/Products/auria

Edit: Lenticular was faster

Cheers
Dennis

manducator · Post by **manducator** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:20 pm

christianmusicmaker wrote:Was the image above some kind of beta or a mock up?

I was asking myself the same thing and I found this:

http://auriaapp.com/Products/auria

Auria is an iPad recording program which has the PSP software built in.

Lenticular · Post by **Lenticular** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:37 pm

So far on the 2-buss I'm liking it. I wasn't planning on getting yet another comp but the more I use it I'm finding it useful & a better replacement for a few others including the glue.

Endor-8o8 · Post by **Endor-8o8** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:59 pm

Lenticular wrote:So far on the 2-buss I'm liking it. I wasn't planning on getting yet another comp but the more I use it I'm finding it useful & a better replacement for a few others including the glue.

+1 Yes both use are interesting, it seems like it adds some warmth/roundness like the vintage warmer but more subtle...I really like what this comp does so far!

filter303 · Post by **filter303** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:37 pm

I am aware of that it's easy to get in arguments with posts like this, after all the are many Cytomic fanatics in this forum. But there is something I want to say.

I tried to ignore the "praise" posts here because I wasn't looking to buy myself a new compressor.
But after a while my curiosity got the best of me and I find myself downloading the BussPressor demo.
I spend a little of my time today comparing it to my longtime DrumBuss favourite, the Glue.
In the end of my testing I couldn't do anything else but
agree with what some people already said: Yes, BussPressor is better than the Glue.
At least for my taste and material. I try to do my best to explain why.

I used a 96khz samplerate for my test as it's what I use 90% of the time these days.
Both compressor were tested with all the attack and ratio settings they had to offer.
But I didn't test the slower release settings because I never use them. I tested them all the way from light to extreme compression to find out whether they had enough differences to justify me buying another SSL compressor clone.

I have to say that I think the differences of these two compressors were sometimes pretty subtle and I could easily hear that they both are from the same family of tools. It's not like I could say that one is 10 x better than the other.

I probably start to sound like a salesman or something but I really like this thing.
BussPressor came out as a winner each time. It's sounds simply better to my ears than the Glue.
It has a more solid and aggressive sound than the glue and I felt that on drumbuss the high freq content was preserved better. I could easily hear this on hihat and cymbals. With BussPressor I get this feeling that
each individual element on the drumbuss just melted together and they worked as one unit. It just instantly sounded more finished than the Glue. It's exactly what I am looking from this kind of a tool and BussPressor didn't disappoint me on that area. It also has more available settings than the Glue which is a big plus.
Only thing that I was missing from the Glue was the peakclip as I've been using it a lot lately.

I don't have audio demos or analyzer screenshots to prove what I just said. But I trust my ears on this one.
I am not the kind of guy who buys each new compressor that comes out just to have a new toy (I do that with VSTi's

). I usually only buy a new compressor if it has something to offer that I can't do with the stuff I already have. To put it shortly I really like BussPressors compressor action. If it had some sort of options to make things more dirty it would make my choice much easier.
Glue has been my favorite for drumbuss for a long time now and I will have to think very carefully before
I will be handing out my money. I like BussPressor but I am not sure yet if it's different enough
to justify buying it ATM. I have a strong feeling that I can't resist the temptation for much longer, and eventually Glue will have to step aside.

Oh and one more thing. I own multiple products from PSP and I got an additional discount of 7%. I somehow expected it to be a bit more than that. I know there are lots of developers who don't offer any kind of discounts but I still found myself a bit disappointed.

HcDoom · Post by **HcDoom** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:00 pm

Interesting, gonna try it.

egbert · Post by **egbert** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:07 pm

I've been trying this and a beta of the new StripBus and they are both really wonderful on a drum bus. I love OldTimer and I think this is going to be a favorite too.

filter303 · Post by **filter303** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:11 pm

Yeah try it out, you might be surprised.

By the way I forgot to say something I should have mentioned.
I didn't judge these products based on which one is the more authentic emulation in mind, but by which one actually sounds better to my ears. I don't have any experience with the hardware (except very little with the gyraf clone with THAT 2180 VCA's) so I don't know which one is closer to the original. I only know what I like better. At this point I am not that much interested in whether it's an authentic emulation or not. Whatever it does I like it

izonin · Post by **izonin** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:07 pm

After a quick comparison with the Glue:

1. BussPressor accentuates the high frequencies (could be easily fixed with an EQ).
2. Creates a stronger groove than the Glue (more animated sound).

I'd use the Glue for a darker, heavier sound.

antithesist · Post by **antithesist** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:09 pm

A friend of mine reminded me that the API 2500 is also a VCA-type compressor and a favorite sometimes for buses. I have no idea if PSP may have been nodding that direction, since really all they say is VCA/bus. Thinking in those terms has made accept the less-than-SSL-ness of the GUI a little more, though.

Also, I'm a little sorry for confusing things with the Auria screenshot. Yes, PSP made that compressor and they call it busspressor. The controls are nearly the same with range lacking on the new PSP. Many, including me, wish the busspressor plug-in looked more like the Auria one, instead of vintagewarmer, etc.

Endor-8o8 · Post by **Endor-8o8** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:15 pm

antithesist wrote:A friend of mine reminded me that the API 2500 is also a VCA-type compressor and a favorite sometimes for buses. I have no idea if PSP may have been nodding that direction, since really all they say is VCA/bus. Thinking in those terms has made accept the less-than-SSL-ness of the GUI a little more, though.

Also, I'm a little sorry for confusing things with the Auria screenshot. Yes, PSP made that compressor and they call it busspressor. The controls are nearly the same with range lacking on the new PSP. Many, including me, wish the busspressor plug-in looked more like the Auria one, instead of vintagewarmer, etc.

I totally agree with you concerning the GUI...they could have made an effort in creating a different and more hardware looking plug. Nevertheless the sound is here, after all it is all I'm asking for but still...

HcDoom · Post by **HcDoom** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:46 pm

Just tried it now on voc buss and mix buss. Loved how nicely it rounded vocals, really great. Sounds a bit pumpy on mix buss to me, need to play more with it. None the less, it is great, buying it for sure.

PSP BussPressor