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SSL brings back Stereo Bus Compressor as new 1ru unit

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Solid State Logic has introduced the Bus Comp Classic, a 1RU hardware unit that recreates the original SSL Stereo Bus Compressor with THAT 2181 VCAs and adds a Variable VCA Drive control spanning…

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