Exclusive to Genesis | Modelled at 48 kHz | Powered by High Quality and Standard Modelling Tiers | Calibrated to -18 RMS | Red Drive at -24 starting point for compression and unity for line stages
So Solid VCA Compressor Emulations (GENESIS)
Price £16
Format gen Genesis exclusive
Availability Download now via the AnalogX store
Give Your Mix the Glue It Has Been Missing
The AnalogX So Solid VCA Compressor Emulations capture one of the most important dynamics designs in recording history. This pack is built around the unmistakable sound and behaviour of the classic VCA bus compressor topology that defined countless records. Tight controlled punch with that elusive sense of cohesion that makes a mix feel finished rather than processed.
This is not about heavy handed compression. This is about control shape and authority. The subtle pull that locks a mix together without smearing transients or flattening life out of the signal. If you have ever wondered why some mixes sound effortlessly solid this is a big part of the answer.
🎚️ What’s Inside
This pack includes a full set of compressor and line stage emulations captured from Solid VCA Compressor
High Quality compressor emulations with multiple timing and ratio behaviours
Independent line stage emulations in both HQ and STD tiers
True dual channel captures for authentic stereo behaviour
Line stages designed for tone and glue without compression
The compressor models deliver the classic wide knee behaviour where compression begins gently below the threshold and increases progressively as level rises. The line stages allow you to inject the unmistakable VCA console tone even when you do not want gain reduction making this pack far more flexible than a traditional compressor emulation.
🧬 A Brief History
When the original VCA bus compressor appeared in large format consoles it quietly changed mixing forever. Engineers discovered that placing it across a drum bus or mix bus at low ratios with gentle gain reduction could make everything feel tighter more controlled and more musical without sounding compressed.
Funky Junk took this legendary topology and faithfully reproduced the nuanced response that made the original so special. The key was the wide knee behaviour at low ratios where compression starts well before the threshold and gradually increases in intensity. This design allowed engineers to shape dynamics in a musical way rather than forcing control abruptly.
This approach became synonymous with professional mixing and is now considered one of the most important dynamics designs ever created.
💡 Why It Stands Out
Wide knee compression that sounds natural and musical
Perfect for drum bus mix bus and group processing
Line stage emulations for pure console tone without compression
Ideal for subtle glue rather than obvious gain reduction
Runs beautifully on Genesis Core and Genesis Pro including GPU workflows
⚙️ Product Features
Line stage (HQ and STD) and Compressor emulations (HQ)
Modelled at 48kHz for Genesis
Designed for bus work drums groups and full mixes
Format gen for Genesis plugin only
This is the sound of cohesion authority and control. Subtle when you want it powerful when you need it and musical at all times.
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