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Professional tools. Perpetual license.
VST3 for Windows and macOS. Pay once, own it forever.
Mastering
Alternate Timeline
Six decades of mastering character. Pick the era, set the blend.
Low-End Balance
Speaker Breaker
Five-band spectral correction. Keep your low end honest.
High-Frequency Balance
Velvet Crush
Six-band presence control. Air without the edge.
Built in Austin
Tools from engineers who still sit in the chair.
M Media Audio has been in professional audio since 1994. These plugins came out of a real mastering chain - problems heard in actual sessions, solved the right way. Not bedroom hobbyist tools. Not "inspired by" hardware. Real problems, fixed cleanly, shipped as VST3.
- 35+ years of professional audio production
- Thousands of mastered and mixed records
- Native C++ DSP, built on JUCE
- Perpetual license - no subscription, ever
35+
Years in the chair
1000's
Mastered tracks
VST3
Windows & macOS
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No subscription. Ever.
Built in Austin by engineers who still sit in the chair. Every tool comes from a problem heard in a real session.
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Perpetual License
Pay once. Yours forever. No subscription, no renewal, no cloud dependency.
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3 Activations
Studio, laptop, and backup machine. Manage from your account.
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Secure & Private
Encrypted activation over HTTPS. No telemetry. Nothing phoning home during your session.
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Direct Support
You email us, a human answers. No ticket queue. No knowledge base maze.
Quick answers.
What format are the plugins?
VST3, 64-bit. Windows 10/11 and macOS 10.15 Catalina or later. Works in any VST3-compatible host.
Is there a subscription?
Never. One purchase, permanent license. No renewals, no monthly fees, no cloud dependency.
How does activation work?
Enter your license key in the plugin after purchase. Activates over HTTPS. Offline activation also available.
How many machines?
Three simultaneous activations per license. Studio desktop, laptop, backup. Manage from your account.
What is the refund policy?
30 days, no questions asked. Email us and we handle it the same day.
Are demos available?
Audio demos are on each product page. Trial builds are in development.
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