Lindell Audio SBC

Lindell Audio SBC – experience legendary buss compression!
A faithful emulation of the classic analog buss compressor, with added features such as NUKE hyper-compression and THD®. The initial release consists of a thorough emulation of the wide and punchy stereo version.

Smooth, punchy glue from a compressor that was born to rock
The original American hardware compressor is one of the most popular stereo buss compressors of all time, and for a good reason. Transparent yet assertive, smooth yet punchy, it’s a perennial favorite on drums, mix bus, vocals, and any source that demands aggressive compression without compromises. The SBC plugin from Lindell Audio emulates this legendary classic with masterful precision and clarity, adding new features that can only be found in the digital domain.

An industry standard for the mix bus, with extra versatility
This style of VCA compressor is easily one of the top two choices for analog Mix Buss compression in modern music production—right alongside the very best buss compressors from SSL. Like the original hardware, Lindell’s SBC (Stereo Buss Compressor) plugin offers tremendous tone and flexibility, and includes a series of carefully curated filters and knee options that make it a perfect choice for adding that last bit of extra “glue” and polish to the entire mix.

Marvelous on drum busses and more
The SBC shines on more than just mix buss material. This compressor is an absolute MUST on live drum busses, particularly in rock and metal genres, where it provides a tight, punchy, warm and “in-your-face” sound. Try Lindell’s added “NUKE” feature for extra crush on snare drum and room tracks, and don’t neglect this compressor whenever heavy-but-clean compression is needed on vocals and more.

Unique filters to custom-tailor your compression
The original compressors included a couple of seemingly subtle features that played an outsized role in its success. A special sidechain filter circuit applies a low cut and a high boost to the compressor’s detector circuit, ensuring it will respond to the most important parts of the mix, which so many other compressors ignore. A “feedforward” and “feedback” option allow for more modern or vintage style operation, while a variable stereo link control lets mixers decide exactly how much the left and right channels should interact with each other.

The sound of modern Rock, in the box
While the SBC will shine on any genre, it’s a must-have tool for rock mixers looking to add some upfront and aggressive character to their main mix, subgroups and select individual tracks.This is the sound you’ve heard on countless of your favorite modern rock releases for the past two decades. It is the analog buss compressor for the 21st century, now 100% ITB.

Legal Disclaimer: The Lindell SBC plugin was developed by Lindell Audio using their own modeling techniques, studying original products from API®. The names 500-series, API, 2500 are trademarks of Automated Processes, Inc. which is unaffiliated with Lindell Audio. Automated Processes, Inc. has not licensed any intellectual property for use in the Lindell SBC, nor have they endorsed or supported the SBC in any manner.

• Inspired by the legendary API® 2500 compressor
• Unique filter section provides the option of low cut and high boost for precisely targeted compression
• Variable link between left and right channels
• Select older "feed back" or more modern "feed forward" compression
• Added “NUKE” option for even more aggressive compression
• Selectable ratio, attack and release times
• Soft, medium or hard knee for gentler or sharper compression tones
• Auto and manual gain make up

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  Patrick Carinci

  Mix & mastering engineer (Shiva, Capo Plaza, Vegas Jones)

  I'm a ITB guy, and one of the only pieces of gear that I really enjoyed using it hardware was the API 2500, so big and punchy.

  I tried various kinds of emulations and some had the right… Read More

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  Joe Carrell

  Mix / Recording Engineer

  I've been waiting for this one! That signature aggressive sound with the flexibility of the Thrust circuit makes this piece a standout. Don't sleep on the differences between the feed-back versus… Read More

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  Brian Malouf

  Producer and Mixer (Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna, Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder)

  The real test for me with any API circuit is how it behaves with transients, and in particular, Kick and Snare drums. With any new version of a classic piece, especially a piece that has already… Read More

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  Christian Martucci

  Audio engineer, producer, guitarist (Stone Sour, Corey Taylor)

  The Lindell Audio SBC delivers all you’d expect from this classic with accuracy and conviction. The NUKE feature on a parallel drum bus takes things to a whole new level, while more traditional… Read More

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  Joost van den Broek

  Producer, Arranger & Mixer (Blind Guardian, Powerwolf, Ayreon)

  The cool thing about this plugin is that it goes further than the traditional hardware can do, especially the parallel mix and nuke functions are great, this makes it much wider deployable and… Read More

• Sbs compressor

  ★★★★★

  by Paulkit

  April 25, 2023
  nice plugin, easy to set up but sounds good, clean.

• Drum/mix bus

  ★★★★★

  by Carlos

  April 2, 2023
  Me encanta este compresor. Lo tengo puesto en el bus de mis baterías (utilizo el modo Nuke y juego con el mix para conseguir el sonido que busco) y en el mix bus y es justo lo que buscaba.

• Great little compressor

  ★★★★★

  by Yeah_3D

  March 8, 2023
  I got it by chance & I'm happy I did. Great little compressor, easy to use, great sounding & at time I love the NUKE button. I use it for drums, guitars & vocals and it has never let me down yet.… Read More

• Love it

  ★★★★★

  by CLNyc

  March 2, 2023
  I've been crunching music with the API compressor in my board for years. This plugin feels and sound great. API builds an amazing bus compressor. I'm surprised more folks don't use one.

• Great product

  ★★★★★

  by MS

  March 1, 2023
  I like to keep the number of comps in my kit low, as in no more than five premium choices max. This one definitely makes the cut.

Supported Plugin Formats
AAX Native, AU, VST2, VST3

Supported Operating Systems
macOS 12 down to macOS 10.11
Windows 11 down to Windows 8

Mac
Intel or Apple Silicon architecture

PC
x64-compatible CPU

System Requirements
Display resolution: 1440 × 900px or 1280 × 960px or higher
Memory: 2 GB RAM