Mini Mastering Bundle: Buss Compressor and Limiter Plugins by Minimal System Group

The MasterMix Buss Compressor is modeled on buss compressors from classic analog consoles, according to the developer. It is designed for the master bus and for sub-groups, such as a drum group.

The plugin includes a tape simulator stage with tape hiss and saturation. Buss compressors are commonly used on signals with varied frequencies and transients, such as drum kits and backing vocals. The developer suggests placing it on the master bus early in the mix with around 1 to 3 dB of gain reduction, and grouping all drum elements before adding it to that group.

Holding Shift while adjusting a parameter gives fine control, and Ctrl-clicking a parameter resets it to its default position. These shortcuts work across all Minimal System plugins.

The Mastering Limiter is a lookahead peak limiter built to raise the level of a digital signal while keeping control of the final rendered file. Minimal System Group describes it as designed for mastering, digital editing, and multimedia work that requires limiting at high quality.

The developer recommends placing the Mastering Limiter last in the processing chain to preserve the maximum possible resolution of the processed signal.