After 9 years in the plugin game, Kush can finally say without exaggeration that, at least for one particular flavor of vintage compressors that clip beautifully, we have completely closed the Analog/Digital gap. SILIKA is not 'close', it's not 'different but just as good'. It's 'Sonically Identical' to the types of hardware it's modeled after.

When you drive this plugin's input, everything melts deliciously. In particular, the high frequencies lay back and spread out without getting edgy, or bright, or even the least bit 'zingy'. It may get too grindy, but it won't hurt your ears. Think Led Zeppelin IV's hazy grunge, and you'll start to get the idea.

Nails the dark, thick, and rounded sound of the coveted vintage Neve pre it's modeled after

Model N nails the sound of the coveted vintage Neve pre it's modeled after. Dark, thick, and round, just a kiss imparts a dusty patina, pushed hard it gets downright fuzzy and soft. Pairs perfectly with the Omega Mic Pre.

DSP compressor with groundbreaking attack & release qualities, separate i/o Saturation, and two optional tone circuits.

Novatron is an analog-modeled compressor that borrows so many sonic properties from so many different classing hardware units that, ironically, it could only exist in the world of DSP.

With separate in/out Transformer Saturation, two optional Tone Circuits, and a monstrous compressor with groundbreaking attack and release characteristics, the Novatron produces the same three-dimensional 'solidity' and tone typically reserved for expensive hardware.

Mythical top end sheen and tube-thickened low end from A-Designs Digital by Kush

THE SOUND OF HAMMER DSP

The Hammer's mythical top end sheen and tube-thickened low end quickly earned it a permanent place on mix busses around the world. And with its smooth, bite-free midrange, I'm sold.

Re-modeled from the ground up using all new algorithms and filters, the Clariphonic DSP MkII sounds markedly smoother than the original plugin, and is considerably more powerful thanks to 3 processing modes: Classic Stereo, Dual Mono, and Mid-Side. With custom oversampling algorithms specifically designed for shelves whose highest corner is 38k, it faithfully captures the spirit of the analog hardware.