THE RGB COLLECTION

Six circuits. Six colors. One knob at the center of each.

RED 036_RED · v0.0.1

Saturation and distortion, warm to hot.

GREEN 037_GRN · v0.0.1

Delay with detuned tails.

BLUE 038_BLU · v0.0.1

Watery modulation.

BROWN 039_BRN · v0.1.29

Bilateral transient. Zero at center: reduce one way, raise the other.

GREY 040_GRY · v0.0.1

Compressor.

BLACK 041_BLK · v0.0.1

Limiter and clipper.

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RED 036_RED · SATURATION / DISTORTION

Distortion with weight

RED is a one-knob distortion designed to make sounds feel bigger, warmer and more alive. Turn the central control to add harmonic richness, low-mid body and controlled intensity. At subtle settings, RED brings depth and cohesion. Push it further for thick saturation, rounded peaks and unmistakable color.

More body. More energy. No level surprises.

RED automatically balances its output as the distortion increases, helping you make honest decisions without being distracted by volume changes. A smooth peak compressor maintains punch, while the final clean clipper catches excess transients without flattening the sound.

One knob when you want it. Deeper control when you need it.

The main interface keeps RED fast and instinctive. Open the Advanced panel to shape the finer details:

DRIVEBODYBITESHAPEDYNAMICSMIXOUTPUTLINKED / DUAL STEREO

Automatic leveling, 4× oversampling and clean output protection remain active behind the scenes.

Built for anything that needs weight.

Use RED to add substance to drums, reinforce bass, warm synths, energize guitars, thicken vocals or give an entire mix more density. From barely-there enhancement to heavy velvet saturation, RED stays musical throughout its range.

See the sound come alive.

RED’s connective visual field responds to the incoming audio, contracting into a quiet membrane at rest and expanding into an energetic web as the sound intensifies.

Factory sounds included.

SURFACE TENSION · WARM GLUE · DEEP POCKET · PEAK TAMER · RED DRUMS · HEAVY VELVET · EDGE CONTROL · PARALLEL HEAT

Make it heavier. Add RED to your signal. // AU + VST3 // macOS

GREEN 037_GRN · DELAY / DETUNED TAILS

Delay, pulled out of shape

GREEN is a one-knob delay and echo built around detuned, drifting tails. Set the tempo by tapping the main control, then turn it to move from a restrained echo to a wide, diffused field of shifting repeats. Your delay time stays locked, the knob controls the character and intensity around it.

One knob. A whole ecosystem of echoes.

Turn GREEN to increase the wet level, feedback, detune, drift, diffusion, width and tonal depth together. Every part of the sound evolves along one carefully tuned musical curve. At lower settings, repeats remain clean and controlled. Push further and they spread, darken, soften and move increasingly out of tune.

Tap. Turn. Let it grow.

Tap the main knob to set the tempo. GREEN detects and averages your rhythm, then locks the delay to a quarter-note pulse. Changing the knob afterward won’t disturb the timing.

Detuned tails

Every pass through the feedback path accumulates subtle opposing pitch movement. The center stays grounded while the tail becomes wider, less stable and more alive.

Stereo Pong

Activate Stereo Pong to send the repeats alternating across the stereo field. Each bounce continues through GREEN’s detuning, diffusion, tone and drift architecture.

Go deeper when you want to

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Use GREEN as a focused one-knob effect or shape every part of its delay architecture.

Audio-reactive interface

GREEN’s trench-tunnel field moves with the sound. It accelerates with incoming audio and audible repeats, then rapidly falls back to a slow crawl as the signal disappears. The interface doesn’t simply decorate the effect, it reflects its energy.

Factory sounds

Start with clean spaces, dark dub echoes, moving stereo delays, diffused ambient tails and dedicated ping-pong designs.

SURFACE TENSION · GREEN ROOM · CANOPY · VIRIDIAN · NIGHT GROWTH · GLASSHOUSE · BOUNCING MOSS · NEON PONG · DUB VINE

Echoes don’t have to repeat themselves. Tap the tempo. Turn the knob. Let the tail drift somewhere else. // AU + VST3 // macOS

BLUE 038_BLU · LIQUID CORE / MODULATION

Turn sound into motion

BLUE is a fluid modulation effect that moves between subtle stereo shimmer and deep, turbulent transformation. Its single macro control coordinates width, phase, delay, feedback and evolving irregularity, creating movement that feels alive rather than looped.

One control. An entire body of water.

At low settings, BLUE adds gentle depth and spatial motion. Turn it further and the sound begins to bend, ripple and spread. At its highest settings, BLUE becomes wide, aggressive and beautifully unstable, while remaining musical and controlled.

Three water modes

CLEARBright, focused movement with crisp phase detail.
DEEPWide, fluid modulation with a balanced liquid character.
ABYSSDark, slow, immersive motion with powerful delay-driven depth.

A living interface

BLUE’s vortex responds directly to the incoming audio. At silence, it becomes still. As the signal grows, the field expands outward from the central control, turning the interface into a visible reflection of the sound.

Beneath the surface

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Or stay on the surface and let the BLUE macro conduct the entire effect.

From shimmer to undertow.

Subtle enough for vocals and keys. Wide enough for synths and guitars. Aggressive enough to pull drums, loops and textures into entirely new shapes.

Enter the water. // BLUE v0.0.1 LIQUID CORE // AU + VST3 // macOS

BROWN 039_BRN · BILATERAL TRANSIENT

Shape the hit. Hold the weight.

BROWN is a one-knob transient shaper built for fast, musical control. Turn left to soften attacks and reduce sustain. Turn right to sharpen transients and bring the body forward. Return to the centre for zero processing. No hunting through parameters. No interruption to the session. Just immediate control over how a sound strikes, breathes and sits in the mix.

One knob. Two directions.

REDUCE −Tame hard attacks, shorten sustain and push sounds deeper into the mix.
CENTRE 0Transparent neutral position with no transient shaping.
RAISE +Add definition, increase sustain and give drums, bass, percussion and recorded material more presence.

Simple on the surface. Serious underneath.

Behind BROWN’s single performance control is the transient engine from HORME, combining attack and sustain shaping into one carefully balanced movement. For detailed work, open the Advanced panel to access the complete multiband transient system.

Built to move

BROWN’s rectilinear data weave responds to the incoming audio. Lines extend, structures flicker and windows open as the signal drives the plug-in, then settle into a quiet, static texture at silence. The display follows the sound, not the clock.

Features

BILATERAL ONE-KNOB SHAPINGATTACK + SUSTAIN IN ONE MOVETRANSPARENT CENTRESIX-BAND ADVANCED CONTROLSAUDIO-REACTIVE DATA WEAVEZERO-LATENCYPRESET MANAGEMENT

Give every sound the right shape. Transient control without the detour. // AU + VST3 // macOS

GREY 040_GRY · COMPRESSOR

Compression, without the complication

GREY is a one-knob compressor designed to control peaks, strengthen dynamics and keep your output level consistent, without interrupting your creative flow.

Turn the central control to move from gentle levelling to firm, confident compression. Behind the simplicity, GREY carefully coordinates threshold, ratio, knee, attack, hold and release. Its always-on automatic makeup gain restores the body of the signal while preserving the reduced peaks.

The display reads the music

The animated pin matrix responds directly to the music: quiet signals form a subtle suspended skyline, while stronger compression fills the surface with movement and amber gain-reduction flashes.

One knob. Complete dynamics control.

INTELLIGENT MULTI-PARAMETER COMPRESSIONAUTOMATIC OUTPUT-LEVEL MATCHINGSMOOTH PEAK REDUCTIONPROGRAM-RESPONSIVE VISUAL FEEDBACK

GREY gives you the control of a full compressor with the immediacy of a single decision.

Turn it up. Bring the peaks down. // AU + VST3 // macOS

BLACK 041_BLK · LIMITER / CLIPPER

Limit. Clip. Control.

BLACK is a one-knob limiter and clipper built to make loudness feel immediate. Turn the central control to move seamlessly from controlled peak limiting into assertive clipping. Low settings tighten and contain. Push further for density, impact and unmistakable edge.

The circular labyrinth responds to the processing itself, expanding as BLACK works, thickening under pressure and flashing coral when peaks are caught.

One knob. A complete dynamics path.

The main control coordinates drive, limiting and clipping as one continuous gesture. It gives you a wide usable range without forcing you to manage a wall of parameters. Fast to set. Easy to trust. Capable of serious weight.

Shape the impact

Open the Advanced panel when you need precise control.

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Built for the final push

Use BLACK to control unpredictable peaks, add density to drums, push a mix forward or drive sounds into hard-edged clipping. At subtle settings, it stays composed. At maximum pressure, it does not pretend to be polite.

Responsive by design

BLACK’s interface is connected directly to its processing. The labyrinth remains close to rest when little is being asked of the plug-in. As limiting increases, the field expands and its lines become heavier. Coral highlights appear only when BLACK is actively reducing or clipping peaks. You see the pressure as clearly as you hear it.

One knob between control and destruction. // AU + VST3 // macOS

SYSTEM_STATUS

Six chassis on the bench. Initial builds are calibrated to macOS (Apple Silicon), VST3 and Audio Unit layers.

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