HARMONICO dsp has released its first four plug-ins for macOS and Windows. Each one is built around a mechanism drawn from physics rather than an emulation of existing hardware. The company says at least four more titles are in development.
Airy
Airy is a stereo widener that synthesises side content rather than relying on phase manipulation. It uses a bipolar width control — clockwise widens, counter-clockwise narrows toward mono — and includes a live stereo field display.
Airy is free; an email address is required to receive the download link.
Spectral Mass Rebalance
Spectral Mass Rebalance is a multiband EQ that operates on spectral energy rather than fixed curves. Each band tilts its spectral mass around a pivot derived from the band’s own centre of mass, tracked from the incoming material (mean, peak or median, or set manually). It offers zero-latency and analog phase modes.
Earthquake Distortion Device
Earthquake Distortion Device is a 24-band saturator in which a simulated clay terrain fractures under the incoming signal. Each band distorts according to the damage accumulated in its frequency range, and that damage persists and heals over time. It includes 12 character models, ADAA and up to 8x oversampling.
Murmuration
Murmuration is a reverb whose tail is modulated by a flocking simulation. A 64-line FDN is driven in real time by the swarm, with 7 voicings, startle and modulation controls, and ducking via external sidechain.
Pricing & Availability
All four are available in VST3, AU and AAX formats for macOS 10.15 or higher (universal binary, Intel and Apple Silicon) and Windows 10 or higher. Each paid plug-in can be run as a full 14-day trial with no feature restrictions. Licences are file-based, work offline and cover two machines:
- Spectral Mass Rebalance is €74 (regular price €99).
- Earthquake Distortion Device is €66 (€89).
- Murmuration is €59 (€79).
The three paid plug-ins are available together for €149. Introductory pricing runs until 12 September 2026.
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