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The Channel Strip Collection
Three Sources. Three Strips.
Nobody Left Untreated.
$29
Introductory Price, All Three Plugins
3
Windows, macOS + Linux
VST3
+ AU on macOS
The Channel Strip Collection
Sugar Engine. Monster Factory. Leadfoot. Full versions. Perpetual licenses. Individually $87. Together, for a limited time, $29.
By purchasing you agree to our EULA and Privacy Policy.
Three Channel Strips. Three Completely Different Jobs.
A channel strip built for a vocal is not the same thing as one built for a kick drum, and neither one should try to be a general-purpose insert pretending to cover both. The Channel Strip Collection gives you three purpose-built strips, each one shaped around what it's actually processing.
Sugar Engine is the vocal specialist. Opto compression, six-band parametric EQ, a dual de-esser that targets sibilance and hard consonants separately, and a stereo doubler that sounds like a second take instead of a chorus effect.
Monster Factory is the workhorse. Gate to limiter in one insert - four parallel saturation modes, a doubler, slapback delay, ducking reverb, and a brickwall ceiling. Built for a vocal bus, but happy to run on anything that needs the complete chain.
Leadfoot is the kick specialist. Gate, EQ, transient shaping, compression, saturation, and a blendable sub generator, all tuned around one specific job: making a kick drum actually hit.
Buy them separately and you're solving one problem at a time. Buy the collection and every major source in your session has a real, purpose-built strip waiting for it.
The Entire Collection
Three Strips. Zero Compromises. Twenty-Nine Bucks.
You receive the complete versions of Sugar Engine, Monster Factory, and Leadfoot. Every stage, every mode, every control is included - nothing is trimmed down for the bundle.
One license key activates all three plugins. Each one includes three simultaneous activations, so your studio machine, laptop, and backup rig are all covered.
Purchased separately, the three strips total $87. During the introductory release, the complete collection is $29 - less than ten dollars per strip for three purpose-built tools instead of one general-purpose compromise.
Sugar Engine
The Vocal Specialist.
A complete vocal processing chain in one insert: opto compressor, six-band parametric EQ, dual de-esser, and stereo doubler. Each stage operates independently and bypasses cleanly.
- Opto compressor - two-stage photocell release, single Peak Reduction control, Auto mode.
- Six-band parametric EQ - HPF, two low-mid bands, fully parametric mid, air band, LPF.
- Dual de-esser - one targets sustained sibilance, one targets hard consonant transients.
- Stereo doubler - mono in, stereo out, sounds like a second take, not a chorus effect.
Monster Factory
The Workhorse.
Gate to limiter in one insert: noise gate, high-pass filter, compressor, four-mode parallel saturation, stereo doubler, slapback delay, ducking reverb, and a brickwall limiter with adjustable ceiling.
- Grind - four parallel saturation modes, dry signal never touched.
- Doubler - thickness, humanize micro-variation, stereo widen.
- Slapback + Reverb - short delay and small/medium/large rooms with sidechain ducking.
Leadfoot
The Kick Specialist.
A complete kick drum channel strip built for exactly one job. Gate, EQ, transient shaping, compression, saturation, and a blendable sub generator - everything a kick needs to actually hit, in the order it needs to happen.
- Transient shaping - control the attack and punch independently of level.
- Blendable sub generator - add low-end weight that isn't there to begin with.
- Full chain - gate, EQ, compression, and saturation built specifically around kick drum behavior.
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Perpetual License
One payment. No subscription. No annual renewal. All three are yours.
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3 Activations, Per Plugin
Run each strip on up to three machines at once. Need to move an activation? Email us.
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Secure & Private
Activation is encrypted over HTTPS. There is no telemetry, and no personal data leaves your machine while the plugins are running.
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Direct Support
You email us. We answer. No bot, no ticket maze, and no twelve-year-old forum post marked “solved.”
System Requirements
Format
VST3 (64-bit) - Windows, macOS, Linux
AU (64-bit) - macOS only
Platform
Windows 10 / 11
macOS 11 Big Sur or later (Apple Silicon + Intel)
Linux - Ubuntu 22.04+ or equivalent
DAW Compatibility
Any VST3-compatible host, including Reaper, Cubase, Studio One, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Bitwig Studio, Nuendo, and more.
AU on macOS: Logic Pro, GarageBand, and MainStage.
What's Included
Sugar Engine, Monster Factory, and Leadfoot. Three complete, purpose-built channel strips. One license key activates all three.
License
Perpetual, single-user license
Three simultaneous activations per plugin
Need to move a license? Email us.
Linux System Requirements
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.
The Channel Strip Collection
Sugar Engine. Monster Factory. Leadfoot. Full versions. Perpetual licenses. Individually $87. Together, for a limited time, $29.
By purchasing you agree to our EULA and Privacy Policy.
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