Busboy
Tone, clarity, and glue all in one simple tool.
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 smooth compression and a final limiter for clean peak control and a polished, finished sound.
Tone, clarity, and glue — all in one simple tool.
Busboy was designed to serve your mix. It pairs rich, musical high and low shelves with precise high- and low-pass filters, then seals it all together with a compressor that delivers the warmth and cohesion of a classic bus chain.
Features
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.
Sound Examples
“The high and low shelf EQs in this plugin sound absolutely fantastic. They’re super clean, musical, and perfect for making subtle or bold moves without compromising the sound. Big fan of Busboy!”
Mike Cervantes
Grammy-nominated, Juno-award winning mastering engineer (Julia Michaels, Avril Lavigne, Josh Ross)
AAX, AU, VST3 versions
64-bit only
Ableton Live 11+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
Bitwig 4+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
Cubase 13+ (Mac & PC: VST3)
Digital Performer 11+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
FL Studio 23+ (Mac & PC: VST3)
Garageband 10+ (AU)
Logic Pro 10+ (AU)
Pro Tools 12+ (Mac & PC: AAX)
Presonus Studio One 5+ / Fender Studio (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
Reaper 6+ (Mac & PC: VST3)
Cakewalk Next by BandLab (PC: VST3)
AAX is a trademark and software of Avid Technology. Audio Units is a trademark and software of Apple Inc. VST3 is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
AAX, VST3, AU versions included
64-bit only (Mac / PC)
Mac OS X 10.15 or higher (Intel native | ARM native)
Windows 10
At least 4GB of RAM, 16GB is recommended
At least 200MB of free drive space (OS drive)
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