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The Glue

Reviewed By Kirkwood West [all]
July 10th, 2026
Version reviewed: 1.7.1 on Mac

The Glue was one of the first SSL-style bus compressor plugins to truly get it right, and it is still one of the best. Cytomic released it in 2009, when this level of circuit modeling was still uncommon, yet the sound continues to hold up against modern competition. It is simple, fast, and capable of elevating individual tracks or an entire mix without getting in the way. The Range control makes compression feel especially natural, while the sidechain filter and stereo link options add useful flexibility. Do not overlook the built-in clipper!! It sounds phenomenal and handles transients beautifully. A genuine classic.

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The Scream

Reviewed By Kirkwood West [all]
July 10th, 2026
Version reviewed: 1.2.8 on Mac

The Scream goes far beyond a typical Tube Screamer emulation. The circuit modeling is insanely detailed.

You can practically circuit-bend the damn thing. Every component value can be edited, letting you completely reshape the pedal's tone and behavior. Swap diode types, build asymmetric clipping setups, stack diodes in series, bypass them entirely, or push the op-amp into clipping. The result is far more flexible than most distortion plugins or hardware pedals. It can deliver subtle warmth, aggressive saturation, or completely blown-out destruction. Crank it hard, then use the mix control to blend the dry signal back in.

Absolutely phenomenal.

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The Drop

Reviewed By Kirkwood West [all]
July 10th, 2026
Version reviewed: 1.9 on Mac

This is the filter to have in your studio.

The Drop delivers some of the best analog filter models ever put into a plugin, with character, depth, and movement that sound genuinely phenomenal. Having high-pass and low-pass filtering in one interface makes it fast, flexible, and useful on almost anything. The modulation system pushes it far beyond basic filtering: envelopes, a customizable LFO, MIDI triggering, and audio triggering from either the main input or sidechain. It can be subtle, musical, aggressive, or completely animated. Whether for mixing, sound design, or rhythmic movement, The Drop is an absolute essential.

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UBERVERB

Reviewed By Kirkwood West [all]
September 25th, 2022
Version reviewed: 1.0 on Windows

if you want that reverb sound of the 90s electronic music records... this is the one. algorithmic and like the real thing. you'll feel it instantly if you grew up listening to these records.

has a big CPU spike in the beginning because of the software used to implement it but it doesn't concern me... i'm still gonna use it. I hope sergio finds a way to implement this in another VST platform because the research and sound is solid.

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Hex Drum

Reviewed By Kirkwood West [all]
November 8th, 2020
Version reviewed: 1.0 on Windows

Sick implementation of the SDS sound. I really like this plugin for drum sounds. Simple controls and can dial in that simmons pitched drum sound in a very distinct and musical way.

Other noteable things that I like about this plugin... That additional high hat voices and cowbell. The ability to choke sound output makes it really fun to use long decays with toms without the bass frequencies destroying each other.

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UADx API 2500 Bus Compressor
Mastering Buss Compressor
by Universal Audio
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