Air and Presence, Without the Edge.
High-Frequency Balance Processor.
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Velvet Crush monitors the high-frequency balance of your signal in real time and corrects when presence and air bands pull too far forward. Not brightness added by an EQ shelf. A spectral balance check that catches harshness before it sets in - and removes it cleanly, without touching what makes the mix exciting. Works on individual tracks, a drum or overhead bus, the 2-bus, or the master chain - anywhere the top end needs keeping honest.
Hear it on your mix.
Put it on your overheads, a bright vocal, or your 2-bus. Hear the top end correction working in real time - before you spend a dollar.
Try Velvet Crush FreeNo account required - we send the link to your email. Silences briefly every 30 seconds in demo mode.
Core Feature
Velvet Crush analyzes six high-frequency bands relative to the overall signal level. When any band climbs too close to the full-band level - meaning it is standing out instead of sitting in - a peak correction pulls it back. The result is a high end that extends naturally without fatiguing, regardless of the source material.
Control
The Character switch defines how closely each high-frequency band is monitored before correction engages. Silk allows more headroom - a smooth, classic sound where the top end blooms before it is touched. Velvet is the calibrated center. Air tightens the thresholds across all six bands for a clean, controlled extension that stays out of the way. The Blend knob runs the full chain in parallel.
Metering
Dual analog-style VU meters give you a real-time read of input and output level with proper ballistics. When Velvet Crush is actively correcting a band, the pilot light engages - a direct visual confirmation that the processor caught something and acted. You see exactly when the high-frequency balance is being brought back into line.
One-time purchase. Yours forever. No subscription, no renewal.
Install on up to three machines simultaneously. Need to move a license? Email us.
Encrypted activation over HTTPS. No telemetry. No data leaves your machine during use.
You email us, we answer. No ticket queues, no bots, no knowledge base rabbit holes.
VST3 (64-bit) - Windows, macOS, Linux
AU (64-bit) - macOS only
Windows 10 / 11
macOS 11 Big Sur or later (Apple Silicon + Intel)
Linux - Ubuntu 22.04+ or equivalent
Any VST3-compatible host: Reaper, Cubase, Studio One, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Bitwig Studio, Nuendo, and more
AU (macOS): Logic Pro, GarageBand, MainStage
Perpetual, single user
3 simultaneous activations
Need to move a license? Email us
SHA-256 (mmedia-velvet-crush-v1.1.1.zip): f4e6ca6ced6b40a2d12408b0f3658647fea0988c97b122af49d961d7aa8eea6c
Tested on Ubuntu 22.04/24.04, Debian 12, Fedora 40. Requires one system library for license verification:
sudo apt install libsodium23 # Ubuntu / Debian sudo dnf install libsodium # Fedora / RHEL sudo pacman -S libsodium # Arch
VST3 only. Confirmed working in REAPER and Bitwig.
Perpetual license - pay once, own it forever.
By purchasing you agree to our EULA and Privacy Policy.
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