Why use it
What it doesVari-mu tube compression - slow and round when you let it breathe, grabby when you push it.
Reach for it whenVocals that need weight. A mix bus that should sound older. Drum room mics.
What makes it differentDe-bumpify keeps low end from pumping the detector. Even harmonics arrive before odd ones, the way a valve stage behaves.
A vari-mu tube compressor. Slow and round when you want it to breathe,
fast and grabby when you don't — with a de-bumpify control that keeps the
low end from pumping the whole mix around.
WHAT'S IN IT
· INPUT drive into the tube stage
· THRESHOLD how hard it grabs
· ATTACK slow to fast
· RELEASE how it lets go
· DE-BUMPIFY tames low-end pumping
· FILTER keeps lows out of the detector
· MAKE UP bring the level back
· DRY / WET parallel compression in one knob
· AUTO GAIN
· Backlit gain-reduction VU meter
Watch the ghost on the panel — it squashes flat as the compressor works.
The bypass A/B in the demo video is level-matched, no volume trick.
WHAT'S NEW IN 1.6.2
· Power switching no longer jumps: the transition went from 2.083 to 0.0043 on a strong input.
· Power OFF now passes the dry signal with the processed path's latency, so it lines up.
· Factory presets are now deterministic. They were partial, so a preset kept values from whichever preset you loaded before it.
· The Default program in the host's preset menu now actually restores the plug-in's defaults.
· Fixed a crash that could bring the host down: closing the plug-in window and then removing the plug-in left a timer running on freed data.
· Licence activation fixed: a bundle key now counts one activation per computer instead of one per plug-in, so one key covers five machines as stated.
· Rebuilt, re-signed and notarized for macOS (Universal) and Windows.
EARLIER IN 1.6
· Even harmonics were missing from the tube stage - fixed
· Front panel: knob caps now turn as one piece with the panel art
REGISTRATION
· The plug-in runs unrestricted for a 7-day trial from first launch, counted separately for each plugin.
· Your licence key is on your Gumroad receipt and on the download page.
· Paste it into the plug-in once — it needs internet that one time, then works offline.
· Message me on Gumroad if you need it reset for a new machine.
FORMATS
macOS AU + VST3 + AAX (Pro Tools), Universal (Intel + Apple Silicon)
Windows VST3 + AAX (Pro Tools), 64-bit
INSTALL — WINDOWS
1. Unzip.
2. Right-click "Install.bat" and choose "Run as administrator".
It puts both the VST3 and the AAX version in place.
3. Restart your DAW and rescan plugins.
INSTALL — macOS
1. Open the .pkg installer and follow the prompts.
2. Pick the formats you want (VST3 / AU / AAX).
3. Restart your DAW and rescan plugins.
Signed and notarized by Apple — no Terminal, no security workaround.
The installer asks for your admin password because the plug-ins go to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins (available to every user on the Mac).
Signed and notarized by Apple — no Terminal, no security workaround.
The installer asks for your admin password because the plug-ins go to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins (available to every user on the Mac).
Stuck, or something sounds off? Message me — I answer every one.
More plugins coming, posted gradually.
UPDATES
Buy once, updated forever. Every future build is free to you — Gumroad emails you when there is a new one. No subscription, no upgrade fee, no re-purchase.
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