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Audio plugins
that sound like
their hardware.

Rust plugins that emulate the systems we love. CLAP and VST3. No subscriptions, no copy-protection nag.

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01 Pressure
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The Pressure faceplate

Pressure

Clean and VCA compressor

Stereo mastering compressor with two models, Clean and VCA, and tube-inspired Analog Color. Independent Character (Relay / Optic) and Speed (Slow / Fast) controls — crossed, not either/or — plus parallel mix, oversampled harmonic drive with level make-up, and a groove stack (Slide, Swing, Pocket).

Manual
€25

02 Hermes
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The Hermes faceplate

Hermes

Multi-model delay

Multi-model delay with four analog-lineage voices: magnetic drum, oil-can, tube tape, and early digital. Tempo sync, ping-pong, a Freeze that holds a loop without fading, and ducking.

Manual
€25

03 Ira
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The Ira faceplate

Ira

Multi-model reverb

Multi-model reverb with four analog-lineage spaces: gold-foil plate, torsion spring, multi-tap network, and live chamber. Pre-delay, Shimmer, Gate, Freeze, and ducking.

Manual
€25

04 Athena
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The Athena faceplate

Athena

Harmonic choir

Vintage digital voice processor. Pitch-tracked harmony in five voicings: Octave, Fifth, Third, Scale, and Cluster, with Scale following a key you choose. Independent formant control keeps shifted voices human instead of chipmunked, an Era dial adds 12-bit converter grain, and Bloom, Drift, and Air shape the choir.

Manual
€25

05 Ananke
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The Ananke faceplate

Ananke

Compressor-expander stress box

Compressor-expander stress box: a soft-knee compressor and downward expander coupled by one stress link, wrapped in a 4-band program EQ and an oversampled drive stage. Aggressive when you push it, glued when you don't.

Manual
€25

06 Bundle
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The bundle.

All five plugins, one purchase. Save €26 on the separate prices.

Plugins
05
Separately
€125
Formats
CLAP · VST3
Save
€26
€99

03 / Manifesto
Principles

We build the plugins we wish existed.

GDA is a small studio that ships audio software written from scratch in Rust. We don't license DSP from middleware vendors and we don't dress up a stock compressor in a new skin. Every plugin we sell is engineered against a specific piece of hardware we care about — topology, behavior under load, the way the meter actually moves — and built on a realtime-safe engine we wrote ourselves.

  1. 01 Hardware first. Each plugin starts from a piece of gear we wanted on every session and couldn't always afford in the room. The DSP follows the hardware, not the other way around.
  2. 02 Written in Rust, no shortcuts. The audio path is allocation-free and lock-free. An unwinding panic is caught at the plugin FFI boundary so it cannot take the host down. The same engine powers the CLAP and the VST3.
  3. 03 No subscriptions. Ever. Pay once and the license never expires. Use is governed by the EULA on this site.
  4. 04 No copy-protection nag. No iLok, no online check, no telemetry. We'd rather earn the second purchase than punish the first.
  5. 05 One core, every format. The DSP, parameters, and presets are format-neutral. CLAP and VST3 today. AU is planned as a future adapter over the same engine. AAX is not on the current roadmap.
  6. 06 Small studio, direct contact. You can email the person who wrote the code. We answer.
04 / Support
FAQ
01 What do I get? Closed Open

A signed download link sent to your email, valid for 72 hours. Each download is the macOS Apple silicon build in both CLAP and VST3 formats. There are no Windows or Linux builds.

02 What do I need? Closed Open

A Mac with Apple silicon running macOS 11 or later, and a host that loads VST3 or CLAP plugins. All five plugins are tested in Ableton Live on macOS; other hosts are not validated yet. Logic Pro and GarageBand load only Audio Units, so they cannot use these plugins yet.

03 How do I pay? Closed Open

Card only, via Stripe — Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and more.

04 Can I get a refund? Closed Open

No. The download is delivered right away and you agree to that at checkout, so a purchase cannot be withdrawn or refunded once the link is sent. If a plugin does not install or work as described, email support@gda-audio.com.

05 Lost your download link? Closed Open

The order email has a link to request a fresh one. Use it and we'll email you a new 72-hour link.

06 What about a free trial? Closed Open

Not yet. We'd rather charge a fair price than ship a crippled demo. There is no refund once the download is delivered, so check what you need before you buy.