Valvewerk

Broadcast Preamp With Strong Opinions.
No Indoor Voice.

$19 Perpetual License
3 Platforms
VST3 + AU on macOS
Valvewerk VST3 - Broadcast Tube Preamp Plugin

Valvewerk

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Valvewerk VST3 - Broadcast Tube Preamp Interface

A Broadcast Preamp With Strong Opinions And No Indoor Voice.

Fixed, hardware-style switches serve up eight tonal combinations. Auto-Level keeps the volume honest, because louder deserves zero credit for being louder. Valvewerk is one job done with considerable attitude - the fixed, hardware-accurate controls it came with, no sweepable EQ, no menus, no opportunity to spend forty minutes achieving nothing.

Warmth comes standard. Subtle thickening lives in the signal path from the moment you flip it on, giving everything a little more body before you touch a single control. Two fixed-frequency switches, Mid and Low, deliver eight authentic tonal combinations - positive clicks, definite choices. Indecision was apparently an optional extra.

VU meter

Flip a Switch. Hear the Decision.

Load it on a vocal or a drum bus and click through the Mid and Low switches. Each position is a real, distinct tonal character - not a subtle nudge. Push the Input Level and watch Auto-Level hold the volume steady while the circuit does the talking.

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Eight Tones

Eight Tones. Commit to One.

Two fixed-frequency switches, Mid and Low, deliver eight authentic tonal combinations. No sweeping, no hunting for the right frequency - just positive clicks and definite choices, the way the hardware this is modeled after actually worked.

Every switch position is a real, distinct character, tuned to sit right rather than to demo well. Flip through them on a vocal or a drum bus and each one sounds like a genuinely different piece of gear, not a EQ curve in disguise.

  • Low switch - Two fixed low-frequency voicings.
  • Mid switch - Two fixed midrange voicings.
  • Eight combinations - Every pairing is a usable, distinct tone.
Valvewerk Mid and Low switch controls
Valvewerk warmth and tube character in session

Tube Character

Warmth Comes Standard.

Subtle thickening lives in the signal path the moment you flip Valvewerk on, giving everything a little more body. The circuit has already made its feelings known before you touch a single control - that is the point. No dry/wet blend to fuss over, no character knob to second-guess.

Push the Input Level and the character builds the way a real tube gain stage builds - more presence, more front, without turning harsh. It is designed to sit under a mix and do its job quietly, not announce itself.

Auto-Level

More Character. Same Volume.

Auto-Level holds listening volume steady as you push the Input Level screw. Hear what the circuit is doing without “louder” auditioning for the role of “better.” Push the drive as hard as the track wants without the meters - or your ears - being fooled by rising output level. What you hear is the character, not the gain.

Valvewerk Auto-Level and VU metering
Valvewerk factory presets

Factory Presets

Reinforcement Issues? We Have a Preset.

Load Valvewerk and you already have somewhere to start. Warm Regards, Engineering settles into a gentle, always-on warmth. The Velvet Bulletin and Please Remain On Air lean into broadcast-ready polish. Screwed to Perfection and Authority Without Shouting push further into character without losing control.

Every preset is a real switch-and-knob position, not a vague starting point. Load one, adjust the Input Level to taste, and let the fixed EQ do what it was built to do.

  • Warm Regards, Engineering - Gentle, always-on warmth.
  • Please Remain On Air - Broadcast-ready polish, steady and clean.
  • Screwed to Perfection - Pushed character, held together.
  • Authority Without Shouting - Presence without harshness.

Perpetual License

One-time purchase. Yours forever. No subscription, no renewal.

3 Activations

Install on up to three machines simultaneously. Need to move a license? Email us.

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Secure & Private

Encrypted activation over HTTPS. No telemetry. No data leaves your machine during use.

Direct Support

You email us, we answer. No ticket queues, no bots, no knowledge base rabbit holes.

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: Reaper, Cubase, Studio One, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Bitwig Studio, Nuendo, and more

AU (macOS): Logic Pro, GarageBand, MainStage

Latency

Plugin buffer only - no lookahead, no oversampling latency

License

Perpetual, single user
3 simultaneous activations
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SHA-256 (mmedia-valvewerk-v1.0.0.zip): e6407862a7280332a77172158c2c47d265bc67bbf95047943863b62e548f92e7

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.

Version History

v1.0.0 Sep 2026 Initial release.

Valvewerk

Perpetual license - pay once, own it forever.

$19 Buy Now

Secure checkout · Instant license delivery

Try the free demo
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