Cupwise S-609A mk2 Bus Compressor + Limiter Nebula Library

September 16, 2024 0

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‘Based on’ a compressor (sought after original release version ‘A’ with the metal knobs!) that has famously found a lot of use as a bus comp, since its introduction in the early 80s. It’s known for its characteristic smooth sound and ability to ‘glue’ the elements of a mix or bus together. It has gained many die-hard fans who use it every time they mix, and it has been used on many classic recordings.

It can also be used in many situations besides bus compression alone. Some like to use it to beef up electric/acoustic guitars, pianos, vocals and other sources, and it even gets used while tracking by some. It has been called a desert island piece. You don’t need many dBs of compression to get a benefit out of it, with common use involving just a bit of gain reduction for enhancement. Some even use it without compression just for its (subtle) tone. On the other hand, it still sounds great when you push it for lots of gain reduction.

Attack and release as well as the harmonics were modeled and programmed to get them as close as possible to the hardware, using Nebula technology. The sampled compressor and limiter sections are both included, and combined into one program. If you increase the ratio control beyond the maximum setting on the compressor (6:1), you then transition to the limiter setting (100:1) at max position. This means you can get settings ‘in between’ those two (as well as all the other sampled ratio settings), which isn’t possible with the hardware.

There are skins for both Nebula 3 and 4!!

This library is now available in 4 sample rates- 44.1khz, 48khz, 88.2khz, and 96khz.

A recent skin update now allows for switching between the lite, full, SHQ programs by clicking the buttons on the skin, for the Nebula 4 version. This was previously only possible with the N3 skins. Having that ability really completes this compressor and makes using and switching between the quality options a breeze.