SQWizard is a one-knob squeeze machine. Turn the SQWIZ dial and it simultaneously drives a feed-forward compressor and a soft clipper — the more you push, the tighter and louder the signal gets, without the pumping artifacts of a traditional compressor.
What makes it different
Most clippers just hard-limit a signal. SQWizard compresses first, then shapes the peaks — so you get density and punch without harshness. The result sits loud in a mix without fighting other elements for space.
Key controls
- SQWIZ — the main drive. Controls clip ceiling and compression threshold simultaneously. Turn up for more squeeze and saturation.
- MODE — attack/release speed. Low values = snappy transients preserved. High values = smooth, glued sound.
- THR — gap between compression threshold and clip ceiling. Wider gap = more dynamic compression before clipping kicks in.
- CLIP — Soft (warm tanh saturation) or Hard (aggressive, punchy ceiling).
- OVRX — oversampling up to 16x, reduces aliasing on the clipped harmonics for cleaner high end.
- MIX — parallel processing. Blend dry signal back in to preserve punch while adding density.
- OUT — output trim after processing.
Good for
Drums, buses, bass, vocals — anything that needs to hit harder and sit louder without going over 0 dBFS. Works great as a final bus glue before a limiter.
Windows & MacOS&Linux Vst3 Plug-in
Price 30Euro
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