Square 2 v1.10
Added 2023-08-17 13:59:39 +0000 UTCSquare2 is an exceptional Equalizer/saturator that doesn't sound like anything else. With Square2 you will be able to dial in exactly the right amount of saturation and distortion to add life and perceived loudness by just adjusting a simple EQ. You can even place it post your limiter and still be able to add 1-3dB of gain without raising the peaks more than a fraction of what you'd normally expect, often without any changes of the peaks at all.
TLDR; Square2 was born from my experimental plugin Square Alpha, and that in its turn came from the ‘Strain’ function in my plugin WUT. It’s a function that tries to shape the outgoing audio to the same peak values as the incoming audio.
There's a lovely rant about it in the manual if you want to know more. =)
Changelog:
- Made the release automatic and removed the 'Speed' control
- Added a gate function to avoid unnecessary distortion in quiet sections (Adjust it with the Threshold control). This function didn't sound as expected on macOS, I'm going to investigate that later this week. It's still worth updating since other things have improved.
- Added a make-up gain control
Available as:
- macOS 64-bit AU & VST3
- Windows 64-bit VST 2 & 3
Download for Patrons:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/download-hub-74683988
Demo and one-time donation option (Demo versions have occasional bursts of low-level white noise.):
https://www.noisebud.se/downloads/square2/
