Spanda · channel strip

Seven modules. One strip.

Console, rail, neural, dynamics, EQ, finisher and a true-peak limiter. Many behaviours are fitted to measurements, then rebuilt as parts you can combine, and strips on different tracks link to each other.

Spanda Dynamics module in the Cinematic skin, rendered in 3D at a three-quarter angle

Dynamics · Cinematic skin · rendered from the plugin's own 3D source

Listen

Hear it, dry and through Spanda.

Press play, then switch between Dry and Spanda. Both are matched in loudness, so you hear the change, not the volume.

Parts

Build the compressor part by part.

Switch Dynamics or EQ to CUSTOM and every stage of the circuit becomes a slot you fill yourself. Each part says what it does and what to use it on. Pick parts below, or start from a recipe.

Measurements

Measured, not described.

Each plot is measured offline from the plugin at 48 kHz. Settings are listed under each one.

Skins

Each module in three skins.

Pick a module, then a skin. Cinematic and Clear are shown in 3D; Smart is a flat, modern skin.

Console module, Cinematic skin
Console

Linked strips

Set a strip to Stem, Bus or Master and it links with strips on other tracks.

Rail module, Cinematic skin
Rail

Shared flow

Passes level and energy between linked strips.

Neural module, Cinematic skin
Neural

Your captures

Load your own neural capture files, with Drive and Mix.

Dynamics gain-reduction tube, Cinematic skin
Dynamics

Voicings or parts

Pick a compressor voicing, or build one from parts.

EQ module, Cinematic skin
EQ

Four bands

Bells and shelves with curves fitted to classic EQs.

Finisher module, Cinematic skin
Finisher

Colour and clipping

Lysium, Logos, A-Roll, Tarus and Kill: preamp colour, tube, tape and clippers.

Limiter module, Cinematic skin
Limiter

True peak

Three modes, with the ceiling held in true peak.

Compare Cinematic and Clear

Drag to compare the Dynamics module in the two skins.

Dynamics in the Clear skin Dynamics in the Cinematic skin ClearCinematic
Cinematic · 3DClear · 3DSmart · flat

Up close

Console Rail Link meter close-up
Dynamics knob row close-up
Neural Mix and Drive knobs close-up
Limiter knobs close-up

Want to try Spanda?

Trial coming soon

VST3 · Windows 64-bit