Highpass is a really old one! It’s a simple one-pole Airwindows interleaved highpass filter, but it has a weird control (because of course it does). That control is loose/tight, and it’s one of the most spectacular secret weapons for bass/subs mastering ever. In the middle, it returns a very normal sort of highpass, not too steep […]
Density is a special plugin, because it demonstrates things that ended up resonating through Airwindows plugins for years. It became part of the toolbox for implementing other things, and started in 2007 as one of the first Airwindows plugins. It’s the ultimate flexible saturation freebie. Not just saturation, though! Yes, Density can be cranked up to […]
Distance was designed to try and suppress highs in sound, as if the sound was coming from a great distance… BUT, not through just rolling off treble. Through slew restricting. Not even equalization at all. This is so unusual an approach that it won’t work on many sounds, not by itself. If you take something upfront […]
Peak Limiter is the first Airwindows loudness plugin, and has a number of unique features. While these days I encourage people to not limit or distort, and to use ADClip for the cleanest possible handling of overs, and to get NC-17 if you’re looking to just do silly loudness… there have been other approaches from […]
