AudioFu Chart · October 2026
Best Fuse Audio Labs Compressor VST Plugins 2026
The top pick is Fuse Audio Labs VCL-25A Vintage Vari-Mu Leveller ($29). 4 plugins in the Plugin Boutique catalogue, prices as of Oct 20, 2026.
Last updated: October 20, 2026
Top 4
Full detail for the first 4 models. Every other model is listed below.
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Fuse Audio Labs VCL-25A Vintage Vari-Mu Leveller
- TypeCompressor
- FormatsVST2 · VST3 · AAX
- SystemsWindows · macOS
Riding the Wave Limo Style The VCL-25A is an authentic Vari Mu audio leveler originally designed for radio broadcasting in the 1950s. It treats your mixes with elegance and stunning ease – just plug it in, give it the general direction and keep it there forever.
$29At Plugin Boutique · price as of Oct 20Check price ↗ -
Fuse Audio Labs VCL-373 Vintage Compressor / Limiter
- TypeCompressor
- FormatsVST2 · VST3 · AAX
- SystemsWindows · macOS
Dressed in Sheepskin Best of Broadcast The VCL-373 is a compressor/limiter from the early 1960s designed for the highest demands of German broadcasters, attached with a very high price tag at the time.
$29At Plugin Boutique · price as of Oct 20Check price ↗ -
Fuse Audio Labs VPRE-2C Vintage Tube Booster
- TypeCompressor
- FormatsVST2 · VST3 · AAX
- SystemsWindows · macOS
But What a Trick It Is! Typical, yet Special The VPRE-2C is an all tube and transformer-based rarity from the 1950s, intended primarily for use either as a microphone preamplifier or as a booster amp for transcription turntables at its time.
$29At Plugin Boutique · price as of Oct 20Check price ↗ -
Fuse Audio Labs VCL-4 Vintage Opto Leveller
- TypeCompressor
- FormatsVST2 · VST3 · AAX
- SystemsWindows · macOS
Optomus Maximus Like the Real Thing The VCL-4 is the silver face revision of the solid state leveler following the most famous classic opto design from the late 1960s.
$29At Plugin Boutique · price as of Oct 20Check price ↗
Where these prices come from
Plugins aren’t in the Thomann catalogue, so the AudioFu Index — demand on Reverb, lineup and price history at Thomann — doesn’t rate them. They’re ranked by how fully the store describes each plugin — the formats and systems it runs on and a full description — one maker at a time: every maker’s best entry first, then every maker’s second. Names, descriptions and prices here come from Plugin Boutique, checked on Oct 20, 2026. Prices and sales change often: follow the link for today’s price.
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