Kinergy
Loud masters that keep their punch.
Eleven processors in one chain, from low-end timing to a clip-into-limiter output stage. Built for mastering, quick enough for a mix bus.
$79
- Gains 2 to 3 dB of loudness at the output stage, with gain reduction that barely moves with the beat
- Shapes kick drums on their own, so bass notes stay exactly where they were
- Sets its own input level for each song, so one preset works on quiet and hot mixes
- True-peak ceiling built in, ready for streaming at -1 dBTP or CD at -0.1
- No iLok, no account, no online activation
The chain
- Input
- Timing
- Bass
- Tone
- Enhance
- Stereo Image
- Grit
- Glue
- Kick
- Bloom
- Loud
- Push
- Ceiling
- Output
TIMING
Delays the low end against the rest of the mix below [FREQUENCY]. [SHIFT] sets how far. The bottom gets rounder and denser.
BASS
Adds low end tuned to the [NOTE] you pick, C1 to B2. [ROUNDNESS] softens its edge. [BASS SHELF] adds more after the limiting.
TONE
[WEIGHT], [PRESENCE] and [AIR]: linear-phase curves for the body, the middle and the top, so nothing smears in time.
ENHANCE
Lifts quieter detail band by band across the spectrum. [PUNCH] brings transients forward.
STEREO IMAGE
Widens the sides. Check it in Mono or Side from the top bar without leaving the plugin.
GRIT
Saturates bass hits around [FREQUENCY]. [FADE] lets the grit wear down over a run of hits and come back after a gap, the way a radio processor does.
GLUE
Multiband compression. [SPEED], [LOW HOLD] and [STEADY MIDS] set how it moves.
KICK
Finds kicks by their thump and click and shapes only those. [THUMP] for the hit, [TAIL] for the boom. Bass notes pass through untouched.
BLOOM
Raises everything below full scale while the peaks stay put. [CURVE] moves the lift toward the quiet parts or the loud ones.
LOUD
Twelve-band look-ahead limiter. Each band holds for about half a cycle of its own frequency, so the low end is never ridden wave by wave. [MATCH SONG] backs it off on songs that are already dense.
PUSH
[CLIP FIRST] of the drive goes into a soft clipper, the rest into a two-speed limiter that lets short peaks straight back and only rides sustained loudness. [CHARACTER] sets how long it holds. Clip and Soft Clip are there on their own too.
OUTPUT
[CEILING] is true peak, -1 dBTP by default. [LEVEL MATCH] turns the output down to the input's loudness while you listen, so you judge the processing, not the volume. Bounces always come out at full level.
Compatibility
- macOS 11 or later, Apple silicon and Intel
- AU, VST3 and AAX, plus a standalone app
- Windows version coming soon
- Every control is an automatable parameter, named the same in your DAW as in the window
- Free demo at launch: the full plugin, with a short dropout every minute
$79
The public beta is open until November 7. Join the beta