Speculum Speculorum
Power User
I spent the morning with Sknote StripBus after staying up waaaay too late playing with it (just got my licences last night after getting home from work). This is just my first shot at it, and I'm sure I'll get better at figuring it out once I use it some more - especially the bus compressors that come with the bundle. Nonetheless, I think it adds a really nice depth and color to the mix.
If you don't download this and listen on good speakers/headphones, expect to hear some crappy sounding audio from soundcloud. First clip without StripBus. Second clip with StripBus and some bus compression (from StripBus Bus) which I probably hit a little too hard (they are pretty beasty). Best $30 I've spent in a long time.
I used the SSL emulation on this recording and a mix of waves compressors and alloy 2 on the snare top (for transient design). No reverb at all. Just a rough look at how the plugin effects the total mix.