AudioDeluxe is a regular source of exclusive discounts, and this time, it’s a massive 80% off two SSL favorites, SSL X-ValveComp and SSL Drumstrip.

The discount means you can grab X-ValveComp for $9.99 (down from $49.99) and Drumstrip for $19.99 (down from $99).

On top of the above discount, you’ll get either Minimal Audio’s Cluster Delay or Thenatan’s TAWUS free with your purchase at Plugin Boutique.

Now, back to AudioDeluxe.

SSL X-ValveComp is a mono or stereo channel compressor that offers vintage valve emulation.

You can switch between Peak and RMS modes, manual and auto gain make-up modes, and there’s a dry/wet mix for parallel compression.

When engaged, the Valve In button brings in a tube compressor emulation that saturates the signal by adding harmonics. The valve stage occurs after the compression in the signal path.

You also have a sidechain input with low- and high-cut filters, along with a useful Listen button to hear the compressor sidechain.

The SSL Drumstrip features five audio processing tools that collectively breathe life into tired drum and percussion tracks.

The strip includes a Transient Shaper, Gate, High/Low Frequency Enhancers, and the SSL Listen Mic Compressor (inspired by the SSL 4000 E Series console).

The Gate is a good way to tighten everything up, from shortening hits to controlling wayward ambience.

You can take that a step further by using the Transient Shaper to add attack to drum hits.

One of the cool things about Drumstrip is that you can configure the processors/modules in any order to change how they interact with the incoming signal.

In addition to these two plugins, AudioDeluxe is offering up to 51% off other SSL products.

Other products include SSL autoBUS, autoEQ, and autoDYN (also available as a bundle for bigger savings).

Last Updated on February 6, 2026 by Tomislav Zlatic.