IK Multimedia T-RackS Bus Compressor

VCA Compressor Plugin

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Types of proof

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It has 3 types of activations, iLok USB, iLok Machine, and iLok Cloud.

Different brands/products will offer different iLok methods. iLok USB is always an option, but the availability of iLok Cloud and iLok Machine methods is at the discretion of the software developer.


iLok Account

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iLok License Manager

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iLok USB Key

iLok USB

This activation is stored on an iLok 2 or 3 USB key.

It is the best option for portability, if you frequently move between multiple machines, and offline use.


iLok Machine ID

Machine ID

This activation is stored locally on your computer.

While this is a convenient way to work offline, and does not require the additional cost of an iLok USB, there is the risk of a license being lost in the case of a drive failure.

This option also requires extra care when you upgrade to a new computer, the license(s) must be deactivated on your old machine first to ensure you do not lose them.


iLok Cloud

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This activation is based online, and requires a "cloud session" using the iLok License Manager.

It requires an active internet connection for the entire time you use the plugin(s).

Glue effect on your mixes

The Bus Compressor is based on the mix bus VCA type compressor of a worldwide known and acknowledged British large-format mixing console from the '80s. It was used on practically every hit record and major production from the '80s to present days, so much that its sound has almost become a trademark. This compressor was so widely used that it later became a stand-alone rackmount unit, so that it could be used separately from the large format console. This made for even more success; a thing that led to many hardware and software clones trying to emulate it.

This legendary processor has been painstakingly analyzed and measured down to the very single component, compression curve, soft knee behavior, and detection circuit; this in order to obtain a dead-on reproduction that will impart a cohesiveness to mixes that is often referred to as "glue effect" where every instrument blends nicely with the others, and mixed tracks suddenly start to sound like "music".

Like many of IK's hardware-based modules, they have added several nice and handy features not present on the original. In this case, they added the "Grit" switch that will reproduce the slightly increased 2nd harmonic distortion of an out of calibration unit, a behavior favored by many engineers for its more characterful sound.

Oversampling

The Sidechain HP filter has been added to filter low frequencies out of the detection circuit path so that they won't overmodulate compression, thus avoiding the "pumping" effect at a lower threshold and higher ratio. When not engaged, the "pumping" effect delivered by this module is astonishing, making it equally at home on loud rock mixes or slamming dance tracks.

The 1.5:1 ratio has been added for subtle and even compression making mixes "shine" without sounding compressed.

We like to see it sitting on the mix buss of your DAW, where it was ideally designed to be, but it also rules on other stereo sources, like drums submixes or parallel compression buses: this use is also well known to engineers and producers the world over, a very effective for “obscene” amounts of compression, punching and pumping drum rooms and creative effects.

Features

  • Works within the T-RackS CS Standalone application
  • High-quality oversampling
  • High-precision and high-transparency digital processors
  • Accurately analog-modeled vintage classic devices
  • Full-latency compensation support
  • Supports sampling rates up to 192 kHz
  • DSM and SCC proprietary IK technologies for extremely accurate digital models of analog hardware devices
  • Native compatibility with 64-bit applications and operating systems

System Requirements

T-RackS 5 is a 64-bit application and requires a 64 bit CPU and Operating System.

Supported Plug-in formats (64-bit): Audio Units, VST2, VST3, AAX Native

Mac: Minimum Requirements

Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB of RAM (8 GB suggested), macOS 10.9 or later

Windows Minimum Requirements

Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2, 4 GB of RAM (8 GB suggested), Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10. Requires an ASIO compatible sound card.

Internet connection is required as all of the Custom Shop operations are web-based.

Crossgrade Proof

This crossgrade is for owners of a competing DAW. To prove your DAW ownership, we require that you upload proof in the form of an image/PDF.


Types of proof

A copy of your purchase receipt for the original license or the most recent update/upgrade

A screenshot of your product registration

A photo of your package (either CD/DVD or printed manual), with the unique serial number included in the photo.