Top 5 UAD Master Bus Plugins

Sometimes you don’t have time to go through every single track with EQs, compressors and spatial effects to make a rough mix sparkle for yourself or your clients. You just need something quick. Here are five invaluable UAD plugins to help your roughs sound more like final mixes. You can even download them from UAD for a free trial before you buy.

UAD SSL G Bus Compressor
Flat-out awesome

You may think: “I have compressors I can use, what’s the big deal?” Just do yourself a favor and try it. For sure, it does what a compressor is supposed to do—tames the peaks and raises the floor. But not only does it make a hotter mix possible, it makes that hotter mix sound like it was done with lots of high-end outboard gear—tighter bass, vocals more in the pocket, and just the right amount of gravitas. Once you start using it, it’s hard to imagine doing a rough mix without it.