Kiive Audio has recently launch a new audio plugin that offers a fresh take on one of the most respected bus compressors in history. Modeled after the modern hardware revision that many engineers secretly favor, XBus aims to help users make their mixes sound like a record.
There’s a reason engineers call this compression style the “mixbus cheat code.” Whether on a console master section or in modern rack gear, this iconic circuit has remained the go-to for gluing a mix together with power, cohesion, and vibe.
XBus gives you all of the musicality of a classic VCA style compression that is known to glue your mix together, with extra flexibility and an added head room knob allowing you to drive into the compression.
XBus features
- Ultra-Punchy Response: Tightens transient heavy sources with precision.
- Smooth Glue: Locks your mix together and makes it sound like a record.
- Bonus Headroom Control: Used to drive into the compression and saturation circuits and achieve sounds only capable with the modern revision.
- One of Kiive Audio’s most accurate compression algorithms to date.
Regularly priced $69.99 USD, XBus for Windows and Mac (VST3, AU and AAX) is on sale for $45 USD at Plugin Boutique until August 31st, 2025.
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