Four Compressors. Four Kinds of Glue.
Zero Squashing.
West Coaster. Howdy Compressor. The New Yorker. Magic Buss. Full versions. Perpetual licenses. Individually $136. Together, for a limited time, $39.
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Bus compression is not one sound. It's a family of decisions, and every real topology answers them differently. The Bus Glue Collection gives you four legitimately different approaches to holding a mix together, not four variations on the same circuit wearing different paint.
West Coaster is opto glue - gentle knee, slow musical attack and release, warm low-order harmonic silk. Built to sound expensive without sounding like it's working.
Howdy Compressor is VCA punch - fast, forward, and unapologetic about it. Eleven factory presets and a pink-cat attitude that gets out of hand on purpose.
The New Yorker is Vari-Mu warmth - program-dependent attack and release that breathes with the material, plus always-on micro-saturation for harmonic weight.
Magic Buss is all three at once - FET, VCA, and Vari-Mu stages in series, reorderable, each with its own parallel blend, plus a six-band EQ and saturation stage to finish the chain.
Buy them separately and you're picking one relationship with glue. Buy the collection and you have every major bus-compression topology on tap, ready for whichever one the mix actually calls for.
The Entire Collection
You receive the complete versions of West Coaster, Howdy Compressor, The New Yorker, and Magic Buss. Every control, every mode, every preset is included - nothing is trimmed down for the bundle.
One license key activates all four plugins. Each one includes three simultaneous activations, covering your studio machine, laptop, and backup rig.
Purchased separately, the four compressors total $136. During the introductory release, the complete collection is $39 - the entire bus-compression side of the catalog for less than the price of one of them alone.
West Coaster
A dual-channel opto bus compressor built for glue, not squash - gentle knee, slow musical attack and release, warm low-order harmonic silk. Real external sidechain and Mid-Side routing included.
Howdy Compressor
A fast, punchy VCA-style dual-channel bus compressor with a pink-cat cowboy attitude and eleven factory presets that got out of hand. Forward, fast, and completely unbothered about being subtle.
The New Yorker
A dual-channel Vari-Mu bus compressor built to weld a mix together, not just turn it down. Stereo, Dual, and Mid-Side modes, plus an always-on micro-saturation stage for harmonic weight on everything that passes through.
Magic Buss
FET, VCA, and Vari-Mu stages in series, each with its own parallel blend knob. An Order switch puts any character first in the chain and changes how the downstream stages respond. A six-band parametric EQ and saturation stage complete it.
One payment. No subscription. No annual renewal. All four are yours.
Run each plugin on up to three machines at once. Need to move an activation? Email us.
Activation is encrypted over HTTPS. There is no telemetry, and no personal data leaves your machine while the plugins are running.
You email us. We answer. No bot, no ticket maze, and no twelve-year-old forum post marked “solved.”
VST3 (64-bit) - Windows, macOS, Linux
AU (64-bit) - macOS only
Windows 10 / 11
macOS 11 Big Sur or later (Apple Silicon + Intel)
Linux - Ubuntu 22.04+ or equivalent
Any VST3-compatible host, including Reaper, Cubase, Studio One, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Bitwig Studio, Nuendo, and more.
AU on macOS: Logic Pro, GarageBand, and MainStage.
West Coaster, Howdy Compressor, The New Yorker, and Magic Buss. Four complete bus compressors covering opto, VCA, Vari-Mu, and multi-stage topologies. One license key activates all four.
Perpetual, single-user license
Three simultaneous activations per plugin
Need to move a license? Email us.
Tested on Ubuntu 22.04/24.04, Debian 12, Fedora 40. Requires one system library for license verification:
sudo apt install libsodium23 # Ubuntu / Debian sudo dnf install libsodium # Fedora / RHEL sudo pacman -S libsodium # Arch
VST3 only. Confirmed working in REAPER and Bitwig.
West Coaster. Howdy Compressor. The New Yorker. Magic Buss. Full versions. Perpetual licenses. Individually $136. Together, for a limited time, $39.
By purchasing you agree to our EULA and Privacy Policy.
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