Changelog

A sound fix for all three plugins. The analog saturation stage was not doing what it was designed to do.

• Fixed: on Windows, the analog saturation stage was rolling off the high end, because it processed each oversampled pair of samples out of order. In our own measurement on 2026-10-10, in a 48 kHz session at low level and against the corrected build, it was down 1.4 dB at 6 kHz, 5.3 dB at 12 kHz and 6.4 dB at its deepest, around 14 to 15 kHz. It affected Aura's ANALOG at the default Studio quality, and Nessie's COLOR and Mothman's COLOR whenever those were set to Tube, Tape or Iron — Tape is Nessie's default. With those settings the top end is now where the stage was designed to put it.
• Fixed: changing the analog voicing, or moving Aura's COLOR or Nessie's WARMTH or INTENSITY, during playback could produce a loud pop. In Aura's Live mode, starting playback on a very quiet signal could do the same with ANALOG on the Tube, Neve or API voicing. Unlike the rolloff above, this was not specific to Windows.
• Fixed: with Aura's ANALOG on the Tube voicing, turning up BIAS could add loud artifacts on low, sustained material.
• Parameters, presets and the session format are unchanged: a session saved with an earlier version opens with the same settings. The sound does change. Wherever the stage was running at the settings above, the top end now sits higher, so a project rendered on an earlier version will not match its old bounce, and settings you chose by ear against the duller sound are worth another listen. Aura at Live or HQ keeps its tone.

A maintenance release for Aura, Nessie and Mothman.

• Every plugin header now carries the Cryptid mark, drawn as vector art so it stays sharp at any size.
• Knob readouts show clean values — 800 ms, 3.0:1 — instead of long decimals.
• More reliable trial and licence handling.
• No change to the sound, the parameters or your saved presets and sessions.

Initial release. Aura ships as a complete EQ and channel strip with an aura that shows what's alive in your mix.

• Parametric EQ with a real-time analyzer drawn from the same engine the audio uses — the curve can't disagree with what you hear.
• The amber aura: the warm, sustained core of your sound glows amber while noise and transients stay dim and cool.
• Two compressors — a smooth Opto stage and a punchy FET stage, the FET with Mid/Side processing and a sidechain high-pass filter.
• Soothe-style dynamic resonance taming to catch and soften harsh resonant peaks as they appear.
• The Aura with its Bloom, plus analog saturation, for warmth and character across the strip.
• Factory presets as starting points for tracks, busses, and the master.
• VST3 and Standalone for Windows 10/11, 64-bit; serial/keyfile licensing with a 14-day full-feature trial — no iLok, no subscription.