Dust is a single-knob saturation plugin built for instant analog weight. Turn up Drive and it moves from clean polish to thick, crushed harmonic color while the voicing keeps the low end solid and the output level under control.
VST3 and Standalone on macOS/Linux, with AU support on macOS.
Dust is tuned like a piece of hardware: one large Drive control, warm harmonic movement, a darker tone as the circuit gets pushed, and a simple front panel that stays out of the way. The asymmetric saturation shape adds musical even-harmonic character, so tracks feel denser and more alive without needing extra bias, tone, or output controls.
- One-knob drive macro: clean at the bottom, rich saturation through the middle, and heavy crush at the top without an abrupt gain cliff.
- Bass-preserving saturation: low-end shaping before and after the nonlinear stage keeps kicks, bass, and full mixes from thinning out.
- Analog-style warmth: a Drive-linked high cut gently darkens the tone as you push harder, giving the plugin a warmer, more console-like response.
- Optimized anti-aliasing: first-order ADAA keeps the base-rate shaper clean and efficient, with optional 2x, 4x, and 8x oversampling for extreme settings.
- Auto Gain: loudness compensation keeps Drive focused on tone instead of simply making the signal louder.
- Click-free A/B bypass: compare processed and dry signal smoothly without pops.
- Live signal lamp: the front-panel LED reacts to output level and turns hot near clipping.
| Control | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Drive | Main saturation amount, from transparent polish to crushed harmonics. |
| Oversampling | Off, 2x, 4x, or 8x quality modes for the nonlinear core. |
| Auto Gain | Matches wet loudness back toward the dry input. |
| On / Off | Click-free A/B bypass. |
| Signal | Output activity and near-clip indication. |
