Cytomic – The Glue v1.7.6 WIN

The Glue is an analog modeling compressor based on a classic British compressor from the 80s for large consoles with some handy extra features. The compressor’s action is smooth and transparent, as it uses the same high-quality algorithms as circuit simulators, but optimized for fast operation. In addition to the usual compressor controls, it has: Mix / Range / Sidechain High Pass knobs, external Sidechain support, Peak Clip and Advanced Oversampling.

An inevitable result of signal processing on a computer is aliasing. The Glue lets you reduce aliasing by any amount using high-quality resampling filters. There are separate settings for real-time and offline use. The recommended settings are x2 for real-time and x8 for offline rendering, but you can change these depending on your material and the amount of compression you’re doing. As a rough guide, if you’re compressing “dull” signals like bass guitars, you won’t need to resample.

For brighter signals, the default x2 works well, and for very bright signals or aggressive compression settings, you can switch to x4 for real-time. You can also copy your current resampling settings to all other instances of The Glue to quickly hear the difference they make to your project – so you can either save CPU or easily boost quality by adding more CPU.

If you want high-quality resampling but still want low latency, you can choose between Minimum Phase (lowest latency) or Intermediate Phase (medium latency) instead of using Linear Phase (highest latency). All resampling methods create an integer amount of DC sample delay that is passed to your DAW for correction, but for best high-frequency phase alignment, use Linear Phase mode.