Product Detail
Bus Driver is an amazing optical compressor that offers a wide variety of compression effects, just like the top - notch vintage compressors from the 1960s. Compression often gets overlooked in the studio, but this product helps you fully utilize its potential. Modern producers frequently add compressors to every DAW channel, while old - school engineers mastered using just a few. Bus Driver is modeled after the classic tube compressors from the 'golden age'. It also comes with a Tube - Driver Saturation feature. You can add the warm sound of a vintage tube amplifier, with the unique electronic characteristics of triode, tetrode, and pentode vacuum tubes, to your tracks or mix bus. Nomad Factory incorporated an Output Stage Soft - Clipping feature. It prevents digital clipping at any output level and creates a smoother distortion. Key features include usability on individual tracks or full mixes, full control of input and output levels (±12dB), Tube - Driver Saturation Modeling, compression ratios from 2:1 to infinite, control over compression amount, and preset management. System requirements cover MacOS 10.8.5 Mountain Lion - 12 Monterey (Intel only), Windows 7 - 11, an Intel i3 CPU or better, 4GB RAM or more, a host DAW with 32/64 - bit support, and authorization for up to 3 computers. Plugin formats are AAX Native, AU, RTAS, VST2.
Using the Nomad Factory Bus Driver is easy. First, decide if you want to use it on individual tracks or for a complete mix. You can fully control the input and output levels. Just adjust them within the +/- 12dB range according to your needs. For the compression, you can choose ratios from 2:1 to infinite and control the compression amount as you like. The Tube - Driver Saturation feature allows you to add that vintage tube sound. Select the type of vacuum tube characteristic you prefer, like triode, tetrode, or pentode, to give your music that classic warmth. When it comes to presets, you can manage them to quickly set up your desired sound. As for system requirements, make sure your computer meets them. On Mac, use Intel - based systems from MacOS 10.8.5 Mountain Lion to 12 Monterey. On Windows, it supports versions 7 - 11. You need at least an Intel i3 CPU and 4GB of RAM. Also, ensure your host DAW has 32/64 - bit support. Remember, you can authorize it on up to 3 computers. To keep it running well, regularly update your operating system and DAW software. And if you face any issues, check the official Nomad Factory support page for help.
