Well what can i say..demoed it, put this on a drum buss, bought in 5 minutes of use..if you know what to hear for in a compressor, you'll lose your money to this beast..yes it's an ssl bus compressor but the warmth and forwardness i was missing from other ssl emulations, i heard it in this...thanks plugin alliance for this gem
Indispensable
★★★★★
by MonsterOhm
This is one of those perfect compressors. Super versatile and it works its mojo on a vast array of sounds, but where it truely shines to me, is on my drum overheads. I could not picture doing a drum mix without this on it, and believe me I try to find other candidates that will fit the bill, but no dice.
Better than API 2500
★★★★★
by Amid
I compared it to demo of Waves API 2500. I could match exactly some API presets on drums. Truely speaking Townhouse is even better, Waves tends to affect high end in a negative way sometimes. I use townhouse on drums here and then.
Great
★★★★★
by Matt Roling
Love it
Oh yeah!!! It’s got “IT”
★★★★★
by Les Paul 2550
Yep. I like this better than any other SSL G Bus Comp plugin I’ve got. It’s become my go to. Beats Slate and Waves. I just got a Warm Audio Bus-Comp and end up using this plugin instead. Sound and feel are similar to the Warm (which I love) but the convenience of being able to Fast Bounce blows away my hardware but gives me about the same results. I do like the transformer switch on the Warm but it’s not worth the wait for a realtime bounce when working on clients projects. Home run!
bx_townhouse Buss Compressor
★★★★★
by Alex Mumbee
Excellent buss compressor! Smooth SSL dynamics and a very pleasing analog-like color.
Great Sounding Compressor!
★★★★★
by Antifluff
Like all good plugins, usually, as soon as you hear them on a channel you know right away if it sounds good or not. The Townhouse Compressor sounds great, has it's own unique character, very musical and useful on all kinds of sources.. vocals, drums, bass, synth's, Aux channels, Master Bus. For sure one of my top Fav compressors.
BX_Townhouse Compressor
★★★★★
by MixedByRosé
I know results may vary!! But I love this compressor! Much smoother sounding sonically than waves version. SSL is literally my go to for everything!! Plugin Alliance did a great job. Love the vintage emulation.
Great SSL style compressor
★★★★☆
by Alex D
This is a great bus compressor. I have used quite a few SSL style bus compressors and currently my go to ones are the one in Slate VBC and the SSL Native bus compressor. To my ear the Townhouse Buss Compressor grabs transients in a more pleasing way and more like I expect from an SSL style compressor than the competitors. It also doesn't break up under heavy compression like a lot of plugin compressors do. Although I still use all three aforementioned compressors as they each have their sound, the Townhouse finds its way to my master bus more often than the others. I am tempted to go for 5 stars, if it weren't for the price. I would not pick this up for $299, but as there are frequent deals you can often grab this for a more reasonable price.
Townhouse
★★★★★
by Mange
I have searched for the best buss compressor that fits me and my needs a long time and have demoed several SSL style ones. This is the compressor that I had to have. It is so cool. Perfect!