SSL Native Bus Compressor 2 drops to $19, 87% off until May 20

The SSL Native Bus Compressor 2 is on sale for $19 at Plugin Boutique this week. That is 87% off its regular price of $149, and the deal runs until May 20.

Deal details

Plugin	Sale price	Regular price	Discount	Expires
SSL Native Bus Compressor 2	$19	$149	87% off	May 20, 2026

Get the SSL Native Bus Compressor 2 for $19 at Plugin Boutique

What is the SSL Native Bus Compressor 2?

The SSL Native Bus Compressor 2 is SSL’s plugin recreation of the G-Series stereo bus compressor, the hardware unit hardwired into the mix bus on SSL 4000G consoles. The G-Series compressor became standard on major-label recordings through the 1980s and 1990s, used not primarily for heavy compression but for the way its circuit knits a mix together: fast attack times catch transients, slow release maintains groove, and a subtle transformer character adds cohesion across the full mix. The Native Bus Compressor 2 models that behavior in software.

Key features

The plugin covers the full original G-Series parameter set: attack from 0.1ms to 30ms, release from 0.1s to 1.2s plus an Auto mode, ratios from 2:1 through to Inf:1, variable threshold, and make-up gain. A sidechain high-pass filter at 60Hz prevents low-frequency content from driving the detector disproportionately, which matters on mix buses where sub-bass carries significant energy. A Dry/Wet parallel compression control is built in, removing the need for external parallel routing. A Listen mode lets you monitor the sidechain signal in isolation to check what the detector is responding to.

The Native Bus Compressor 2 suits any producer or mixing engineer who uses a two-bus compressor as part of their mix process. The G-Series character works particularly well on electronic music with a live or hybrid feel, where the compression helps the arrangement breathe as a unit rather than as isolated stems. It also works on drum buses and groups where the cohesive response of the G-Series circuit is preferred over transparent limiting. At $19, it is one of the more accessible ways to put a well-modeled G-Series compressor on a mix bus.

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