Van Moose Audio
Glue Bus Compressor

JUDY

v1.0.0-beta — beta · Standalone + AU · macOS Apple Silicon

JUDY
glue comp
Glue
0.40
Speed
0.40
Makeup
0.50
Mix
1.00

One knob of glue — loose vs cohesive via DRY|JUDY

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v1.0.0-beta — What's new ▾
  • One knob of glue — the gentle SSL-style program-dependent bus comp that makes a mix sound like one cohesive thing
  • Stereo-LINKED detection: one control signal drives both channels, so the stereo image never pulls
  • GLUE (hero): a single macro that lowers threshold AND raises ratio together (1.5:1 → 4:1) — more cohesion plus gentle harmonic warmth as gain reduction climbs
  • SPEED: paired attack/release morph, slow-gentle → fast-grabby, with a dual-stage (program-dependent) release tail
  • MAKEUP output trim (unity at noon) + parallel (NY) Mix for dry/wet blend
  • Honest note: a character glue comp, not a precision/surgical compressor — reach for cohesion, not control

Requirements

  • macOS 13 Ventura or later
  • Apple Silicon (arm64) — Intel / Windows coming later
  • ✅ Standalone app (JUDY.app) — A minor chord test tone
  • ✅ AU (Audio Unit v3) — GarageBand, Logic Pro, REAPER, Ableton Live

Install

  • AU → ~/Applications (open JUDY.app once to register)

Gatekeeper

Not notarized yet. Run once:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/JUDY.app
Windows version

At 100 votes we build VET for Windows — FL Studio, Ableton, Reaper.

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JUDY — Glue Bus Compressor | Van Moose Audio