About this tag
The podcast mixing tag covers Windows-focused audio tools and practical guidance for improving spoken-word production in a digital audio workstation. Current coverage highlights TheBus, a free bus-compressor plugin from Analog Obsession that runs on Windows 10 and Windows 11. It supports VST3 for most compatible DAWs and AAX Native or Audiosuite for Pro Tools, giving podcast editors and small studio users options for mix-bus control, parallel compression, and sidechain-driven ducking. This tag is relevant to creators who edit, mix, stream, or produce podcasts on Windows and want straightforward plugin recommendations rather than large software bundles or complicated production setups.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    TheBus Free Compressor Lands on Windows 10/11 in VST3 and AAX

    Analog Obsession’s TheBus is a free bus-compressor plugin for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users who work in DAWs that support VST3 or AAX. If you produce, mix, stream, edit podcasts, or run a small Windows-based studio and need a simple compressor for drums, percussion, mix-bus control, parallel...