Busboy Free Compressor and Limiter
Free Through March 2, 2026
Busboy was designed to serve your mix. It pairs rich, musical high and low shelves with precise high- and low-pass filters, then brings everything together with a compressor that delivers the warmth and cohesion of a classic bus chain. A final limiter adds clean peak control, helping your mixes feel finished, balanced, and under control.
Whether it’s tightening up your master bus, adding punch to drums, or polishing vocals, Busboy gives you pro-sounding results without the endless tweaking. The controls are simple, the response is musical, and the workflow makes mixing feel effortless the way it should
Clean Filters That Do Their Job
High and low-pass filters remove what you don’t need, so your mix feels clear and balanced. Tighten without mud. Smooth without harshness.
Musical Shelves for Instant Tone
Shape your lows and highs with smooth, musical shelves inspired by a famous $10k+ mastering EQ. Give drums more body, add sheen to vocals, or polish your mix bus with effortless control.
Classic Bus Compression with Flexible Routing
Busboy’s compression is designed to deliver the familiar warmth, punch, and cohesion of a classic bus chain. Used lightly, it adds subtle polish and control. Push it a bit harder and it brings density and energy that helps a mix feel more glued and intentional.
A simple pre/post EQ switch lets you choose how the compressor reacts. Compress before EQ for a cleaner, more transparent response, or place compression after EQ so it responds to your tonal shaping for extra glue and character. One switch gives you two proven workflows, making it easy to adapt Busboy to whatever the mix needs.
Clean, Musical Peak Control
The limiter in Busboy is designed as a finishing tool. It sits at the end of the chain to catch peaks, protect headroom, and keep levels under control without changing the character of your mix.
Used subtly, it adds confidence and stability, whether you’re smoothing out a drum bus or adding a final layer of control on the mix bus. The goal isn’t to crush your dynamics, but to keep everything solid, clean, and musical.
Available as VST3, AU, and AAX formats
