Bettermaker Bus Compressor
Stereo bus VCA compressor
Compressor / LimiterPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- Stereo bus VCA compressor
- Topology
- digitally-controlled analog, VCA, PEAK/RMS detection
- Signal path
- Analog (recallable / digitally controlled)
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- stereo
- Form factor
- 1U rack
- Rack units
- 1
- Connection
- USB
- Powered
- true
- Frequency response
- 10Hz-22kHz (±0.2dB)
- Country of manufacture
- Poland
Details
Controls: Threshold -35 to +5dB, Attack 0.1-60ms, Release 10-2000ms, Ratio 1.5/2/4/6/10:1, Output -5 to +15dB, sidechain HPF off-370Hz, adjustable THD saturation, dry/wet parallel mix, LED matrix display, six encoders, plugin/DAW control, total recall
I/O: balanced XLR stereo in/out; USB for DAW/plugin control and firmware updates
Notable use: TEC Award nominee (manufacturer-reported).
Notes: Digitally-controlled analog VCA bus compressor with 'recall at the speed of a native plugin' - defining feature flagged. Manufacturer EUR price €2,035 net. USD street-price reports found in research were inconsistent/unreliable (ranged roughly $1,500-$3,000 across secondary sources with no single confirmed figure), so price_usd is left blank per golden rule. Some US dealer listings (e.g. Sweetwater) show this hardware as no longer available/special-order only, though it remains a current, non-legacy product on Bettermaker's own site with no discontinued notice - flagged as a possible US availability gap. Do not confuse with the separate 'Bus Compressor DSP' plugin (software-only, out of scope).