

#Cytomic the glue compressor full
On full mixes as well, it takes quite a clinical approach you have to really push it to get it to distort. That said, it sometimes seems too clean and transparent, with less thickness and saturation than Duende. In particular, it succeeds in delivering a crisp punch on hits. The Glue, however, manages to achieve very similar results to Duende and Univeral Audio's versions/recreations/emulations of the SSL 4000. The flipside to the lower cost in ye olde "analogue vs digital" debate is that some say that you simply can't replicate the character of hardware properly in software. It allows you to treat the main body of your sounds, but leave the peaks alone, while treating them gently at the same time, rather than missing them completely as you would with a long attack setting. The most interesting addition, however, is the range knob, which provides a ceiling to the compression range. This lets you reduce the action of the lower frequencies, which has practical uses like reducing pumping, or more creative effects, the extent of which can be controlled by the filter frequency. The unit's versatility is exemplified best, though, in its sidechain section, which can take an external signal (for example, a kick drum if you want to pump a mix or bassline) or can high pass filter the main signal and let the unit react only to high frequencies. A mix knob is included as well, which provides an easy way to achieve parallel compression.

There's also a "peakclip in" button, which inserts a kind of soft knee limiter at the end of the signal chain, allowing you to tame unruly peaks that might have been created by the compressor. 1) and adding more release settings within the same range. 01 ms attack time (whereas the shortest time for the original and all the other versions is. The Glue has augmented the original by increasing the threshold and makeup gain range, as well as including a.

The original only included the basic ratio, threshold, attack, release and makeup gain controls. The first will be familiar to computer-based producers: It won't cost you a year's salary to get your hands on one. With an analogue modelling approach, the original's pivotal circuit components have been analysed and then replicated mathematically to preserve the original character. Cytomic's The Glue aims to replicate this divine device in software.
