Input
Set how hard the mix hits the processing. Watch the input level and low, mid and high reduction meters while you find the right balance.
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Spark Halo
Bring your mix together. Shape its glue, character and final level with four main controls, three-band dynamics and an oversampled limiter.
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- Windows 10 and 11
- 64-bit
- VST3
- Four main controls
- Three-band dynamics
- 8× oversampled character
- True-peak limiting
- Mono and stereo
Glue. Colour.
Final level.
Mix into Halo, then make small moves as the track takes shape.
Amount
Move from 0 to 200% to adjust three-band compression and gentle harmonic character together. Stereo-linked dynamics keep both sides moving together.
Limit
Add up to 12 dB of drive into the lookahead limiter. Its fixed -1 dBTP ceiling and 8× oversampled processing control the final peaks.
Output
Trim the final level by up to 18 dB. Enable Level match to attenuate added loudness while comparing the processing, then set your final output.
Tone
Open Tone for low, mid and high adjustments. Each band offers up to 3 dB of boost or cut before the dynamics, for controlled changes to the mix balance.
See the response
Input and output levels, three-band gain reduction and limiter reduction stay visible in a compact editor. The meters follow the audio you are actually processing.
A little more control
Keep the main controls close. Open Tone when the mix needs a small tonal adjustment.
Mix into it
Place Halo on your mix bus and play a representative section. Start with Amount at 100%, set Input for the response you want, then raise Limit to bring up the final level. Compare at a similar listening level and adjust the mix upstream when a band is working too hard.
Use lower Amount settings for subtle bus processing. Amount at 0% removes the dynamics and harmonic character; Tone and the independently enabled limiter remain active. Use Bypass to compare the whole processor.
Specs
Go to support- Format
- VST3 and optional standalone app, 64-bit
- System
- Windows 10 and 11. No macOS version yet.
- Audio
- Mono and stereo; 8–384 kHz sample rates
- Controls
- Input ±18 dB, Amount 0–200%, Limit 0–12 dB, Output -18–0 dB
- Tone
- Low, mid and high EQ, ±3 dB per band
- Limiter
- 8× FIR oversampling, fixed -1 dBTP ceiling, optional limiter bypass
- Latency
- 433 samples at 48 kHz (about 9.02 ms), reported to your DAW for compensation
- Availability
- Version 0.1.0. Free trial for 30 days from first activation. Account required.
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