DOMIN8
Level into the clipper in dB. Push it to drive more peaks into the curve, pull it back if the gold area in the wave gets too big.
The big white dial, in dBFS: where the soft clipper starts to bend. Lower catches more peaks. The white line in the wave is the same control, drag it with the mouse.
Level after the clipper in dB. 0 is unity; cut here to leave headroom for a limiter after DOMIN8.
In the footer. Runs the clipper curve at 2, 4 or 8 times the sample rate so hot material aliases less; 1x is the original sound. Click OS to step through. Latency stays the same at every setting, so switching never moves your timing.
In the footer. Optional true-peak limiter at the output, off by default: click the word to switch it on (it lights up) and drag the value in dBTP (double-click for -0.10). It only acts on peaks above the ceiling, with 1 ms lookahead and a short release, for deliveries that demand a true-peak guarantee. Latency is the same whether it is on or off.
Peaks of the signal right before the clipper, flowing in from the left: push INPUT to drive more into view. Everything above the threshold line shows in gold: that is what gets clipped. 1x / 1/2x sets the speed, the snowflake freezes the picture. Here the scale zooms to each example; the plugin draws a fixed -30 to +2 dBFS.
IN and OUT show peaks in dBFS for left and right on a 36 dB scale (all values below 0). The number holds the highest peak for 1.5 seconds. On OUT, click the number to switch between TP (true peak after 4x oversampling, held 3 seconds; keep it under 0 for streaming) and PEAK (sample peak). The red lights above the bars latch when a channel reaches 0 dBFS, in TP mode also at 0 dBTP: click the bars to reset them.
Integrated loudness at the output. It starts over when playback starts or the playhead jumps, or when you click the number.
The pill at the top right switches the whole plugin, level-matched and click-free, to compare before and after.
Without a licence the plugin runs in demo mode: a short gap in the sound every 20 seconds. Click the DEMO field and pick the .licence file from your order. One licence works on two computers; LOG OUT frees a slot.
macOS and Windows · VST3, AU, AAXYou see what gets clipped, as it happens.
A soft clipper for mastering and buses. THRESHOLD sets where the curve starts to bend. The wave shows the signal right before the clipper; everything above the white line is marked in gold, that is the part that gets clipped.
The THRESHOLD line
The white line in the wave is the threshold knob. Drag it with the mouse: everything above turns gold, that is the part that gets clipped. Down to −24 dBFS, double-click resets.
INPUT and OUTPUT
INPUT drives louder into the curve until the peaks start to bend. OUTPUT sets the level afterwards, for example to leave a limiter some room.
OS and CEILING
Oversampling 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x in the footer, so hot material aliases less. Plus an optional true-peak ceiling in dBTP for everyone who wants a guarantee. Latency stays the same at every setting.
Measure, don't guess.
ELEV8, DOMIN8 and the suite share the readouts you actually work with when mastering.
DOMIN8 v0.16.0 with the clipped part in the wave, rendered from the real plugin.
Listen first, then load one file. No account.
You can install the plugin without buying. It runs as a demo until a licence file is loaded.
Demo
Without a licence the plugin runs with every feature, only the sound drops out for 1.5 seconds every 20 seconds. The window reads DEMO · CLICK TO LOAD LICENCE.
One file, done
After the purchase you get a .licence file. A click on the demo field opens the file dialog, pick the file, done. No account, no typing codes.
Two devices
One licence is valid on two devices. LOG OUT in the plugin frees a slot again. The suite licence also unlocks ELEV8 and DOMIN8 on their own. Offline, everything keeps running for three days.
Runs where you master.
In short.
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The suite: both in one window, order swappable. Also unlocks ELEV8 and DOMIN8 on their own.
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