BSA Drum Bus

The all-in-one tool for massive drums

More Punch, Glue, Power and Clarity for your drums - all in one plugin.

Top mixers know the secret to a competitive drum mix lies in the perfect blend of bus compression, parallel processing, saturation, and EQ. We've distilled decades of pro-level techniques into one ultra-simple plugin that delivers the punch, energy, and edge your drums need to stand out.

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Hip Hop kit

"BSA Drum Bus is an easy to use, powerful tool to help breath life, excitement and the option of transparency or color into your drum mix--without the UI being busy or overwhelming"

Josh Gannet

WuTang, Redman, Method Man, Ghostface Killah

Features

Simplified Drum Compression

At the heart of BSA Drum Bus lies simplicity and power, designed to
energize & glue your drums with just a few controls. We've already
dialled in the time-tested compression settings for modern drums,
so you can add punch, warmth and tightness in seconds without
worrying about ratios or milliseconds.

Two Precise Modes

Standard mode offers a clean, transparent compression that
tightens your drum mix and creates cohesion and glue
across your drum bus.

Slammed mode delivers aggressive, in-your-face
compression to achieve that punchy, larger-than-life drum
sound you've heard on your favorite records. Perfect for your
parallel drum bus.

Auto Gain

Auto Gain built in to each control for easy
A/B'ing and no wasted time.

Color Your Drums

Fine-tune and shape your drum tone with
the TONE and SALT controls.

Use the Tone knob to go brighter and more
present, or smoother and warmer.

The Salt control adds flavor to your drums,
subtly enhancing key frequencies that add power,
clarity, and punch to any drum bus.

Saturation Tailored for
Bigger Drums

The heat control adds tasteful saturation, enriching your drums
with fitting harmonic content depending on which mode you're in.

Heat in STANDARD mode adds warmth and fullness. In SLAMMED
mode, it adds grit and edge.

How It Works

Hover over an action node to learn more about BSA Drum Bus

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12 Modes

Use STANDARD mode for subtle punch and glue, and SLAMMED mode for maximum punch and aggression.

2COMP

One-knob compression - just turn it up to get the amount of gain-reduction you like.

3HEAT

Adds saturation for warmth, fullness, and energy, with a different character for STANDARD and SLAMMED modes.

4ATTACK

Built-in transient enhancer to add more attack to your drums to cut through a dense mix.

5TONE

Turn left for smooth and warm, turn right for bright & present.

6SALT

Adds unique flavor to your drums by enhancing key frequencies for low-end punch, midrange attack and high-end presence. You`ll love cranking up the SALT.

7HPF

The side-chain high pass filter allows you to filter out low frequencies in the detection circuit for more precise control over how much compression and pumping you get.

8MIX

Control the blend between the dry signal and the DRUM BUS processing.

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“If you're looking for instant, punchy glue on your drum bus, BSA Drum Bus delivers that perfect blend of classic smack or smooth, controlled leveling—effortlessly!”

Zeuss

Rob Zombie, Queensrÿche, Hatebreed

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“I’ve been loving BSA Drum Bus lately. It brings clarity and glue to my drum bus all in one plugin and is a fantastic addition to my mixes.”

Sam Guaiana

The Devil Wears Prada, Silverstein, Against The Current

Key Features

  • The Standard mode offers a clean, transparent compression that tightens your drum mix and is ideal for subtle cohesion and glue across your drum bus.
  • Slam mode, on the other hand, delivers an aggressive, in-your-face compression style. This mode is perfect for achieving that punchy, high-energy drum sound often heard in modern productions.
  • Both modes feature auto gain compensation, ensuring your compressed drums maintain a natural sound without manual adjustments. The heat control adds mode-dependent saturation, enriching your compression with fitting harmonic content per mode.
  • For further sound shaping, BSA Drum Bus includes an attack control for transient adjustment. This powerful feature allows you to fine-tune the initial impact of your drum hits. By adjusting the attack, you can emphasize the punch of your drums or smooth out the transients for a more controlled sound.
  • The Tone and Salt controls offer extensive options for coloring and fine-tuning your drum tonality. The Tone control allows you to adjust the overall frequency balance of your drums to achieve the perfect drum glue for your mix. The Salt control adds a unique flavor to your drums, enhancing presence and helping your drums cut through in your track.

System Requirements

Mac OS X 10.15 or higher

64 bit compatible

Windows 10

At least 200 MB of free drive space

DAW Support

AAX, AU, VST3 versions

64 bit compatible

Ableton Live 9.2.2+ / 10.1 (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)

Bitwig 1.3.9 + (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)

Cubase 8 + (Mac & PC: VS3T)

Digital Performer 8 + (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)

FL Studio 12 + (PC: VST3)

Garageband 10+ (AU)

Logic Pro 9+ (Mac: AU)

Native Instruments Maschine 2.4 + (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)

Pro Tools 12+ (Mac & PC: AAX)

Presonus Studio One 3.2.2 (Mac and PC: AU, and VST3)

Reaper v6.28 (PC: VST3)

Cakewalk by BandLab 2021.04 (Build 175, 64 bit) (PC: VST3)

Product Manual

Download the product manual for BSA Drum Bus here.

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