Image unavailableSubhankardas - Nebula De-Esser
de-esser plugin designed to reduce harsh sibilance in vocals with clean, studio-quality 64-bit processing and reliable native performance across platforms.
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Image unavailableWoodstock Audio - Waveform Compressor
visual compressor plugin with VCA and optical modes, flexible attack and release controls, detector filtering, external sidechain and delta listening, designed to show exactly how your audio is being compressed in real time.
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Image unavailableKurama Place - AnalogChannel
channel strip plugin designed for fast, characterful mixing, combining saturation, EQ, compression, filtering, and console-style coloration in a streamlined workflow.
Windows
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Image unavailableReflex Acoustics - Reflexive EQ
dynamic EQ plugin that uses four fast-responding, mid/side-capable EQ bands with automatic gain staging to quickly control problem frequencies.
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Image unavailableSaint Mike DSP - Vocal Acrobatics
vocal compressor that uses a one-knob macro engine to deliver fast, polished vocal control with adaptive compression, subtle saturation, and built-in peak safety.
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Image unavailablePSP Audioware - PSP Spector
high-precision 31-band spectrum analyser that gives you clear Peak and RMS visual feedback with flexible display options to help you make smarter mix decisions.
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Image unavailableVariety of Sound - FerricTDS
tape dynamics simulator that delivers classic tape-style compression, saturation, and soft clipping, adding glue, warmth, and musical loudness with modern controls and an authentic analogue-inspired character.
Windows
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Image unavailableVenomode - Mesa Lite
soft clipper that lets you tame peaks and push loudness with smooth, controllable saturation, using variable clip shapes and oversampling to avoid pumping or harsh artifacts.
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Image unavailableVoidstar Audio - KLYP
a clean, no-nonsense soft clipper that uses interactive visual feedback and high-quality oversampling to transparently control peaks and add subtle loudness without getting in the way.
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Image unavailableXilentch XMTape&Clip
mastering-style tape and clipping plugin that adds clean loudness, depth, and subtle hardware-like character with near-zero aliasing and independent left/right response for a more natural, analogue-feeling result.
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Image unavailableZL Audio - ZL Equalizer 2
dynamic EQ that combines precise filtering, stereo and mid/side processing, EQ matching, and real-time analysis in a modern, zero-latency-focused workflow.
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Image unavailableQuietformat - Transient Control
A simple yet powerful transient shaper that lets you balance attack and sustain with one knob, adding punch, smoothness, or subtle saturation in seconds.
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Image unavailableVariety of Sound - FeenstaubHDR
A stereo bus processor combining compression, expansion, saturation, dynamic equalization and stereo shaping.
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Image unavailableBorealis Audio - Lado b
a commemorative audio tool celebrating 15 years of Lado b Mastering Studio, designed to capture the studio’s signature warmth and sonic character. Offers the same tonal quality and musical depth that have defined the studio’s sound over the years,
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Image unavailableDiscreet Signals - 8TT
An adjustable multiband upward/downward compressor with up to eight bands, sidechain operation and oversampling.
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Image unavailableHaven Audio - CODA
Rotates phase around a selected frequency to reshape the character of transients.
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Image unavailableInitial Audio - Clipper 2
A soft clipper with saturation, waveform monitoring, true-peak limiting and integrated loudness metering.
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Image unavailableLotus Sound Audio - Silver Fox MK2
A VCA-inspired compressor for dynamics shaping on tracks and buses.
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Image unavailableMinimal Audio - Formant
a vocal tone-shaping plugin that uses pristine formant shifting and a simple XY pad to transform vocal character and identity without changing pitch.
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Image unavailableParallax Audio - Virtual Sound Stage
Places instruments in a simulated room with stage positioning and configurable microphone setups.
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Image unavailableSignal Perspective - Pyrite
A preamp-style processor combining transformer saturation, compression and low-cut, air and bass-lift equalization.
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23DSP - XY-FAT
Combines linked stereo compression, saturation and tone shaping, with auto-gain and limiting.
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Image unavailableConsistent Interruption Pult EQ
An open-source Pultec-inspired EQ with tube saturation, stereo/mid-side processing and oversampling.
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Image unavailableGhost Note Audio Spectrum Thief
An EQ-matching tool that captures frequency responses and imports or exports impulse responses.
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10 pluginsThe Sample Flipping Toolkit
Chop, stretch, pitch and rearrange your samples into something new.
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10 pluginsDust, Warmth & Wobble
Tape colour, sampler grit and pitch drift for sounds with a little history.
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10 pluginsSoulful Keys
Characterful pianos, electric keys and organs, with tremolo to bring them to life.
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10 pluginsMake Your Drums Knock
Shape the attack, add weight and glue your drums together.
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10 pluginsOdd Ingredients
Unusual instruments, unexpected textures and effects for your next happy accident.
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10 pluginsSpace & Atmosphere
Build depth and atmosphere with echoes, reverbs, granular textures and evolving pads.
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