NEWTORQUE VCA COMPRESSOR
The bus compressor that holds the mix.
Program-dependent release, sidechain filter and parallel mix — tuned against vintage VCA hardware, native on Mac and Windows.
macOS · Apple SiliconWindows 10/11VST3 · AU · AAX
TORQUE
THRESHOLD−18 dB
RATIO4:1
ATTACK10 ms
RELEASEAUTO
SC HPF90 Hz
MIX72%
GR−3.4 dB
OUT−0.8 dB
HEAR THE DIFFERENCE
Flip it on. Feel the mix lock in.
Switch between the raw drum bus and Torque's Glue preset, level-matched so you hear tone, not volume.
Drum bus
Audio demo coming soon
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