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Forge: multiband saturation without the price tag

Multiband saturationwithout the price tag

Split your sound into up to six bands and saturate each one differently, with ten characters to choose from and an effect in every band. Or let Analyze listen to four seconds of your track and set it all up for you.

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Windows VST3 · macOS VST3 & AU · Buy once or subscribe · 7-day trial, no card

Forge, CrystalKarat's multiband saturator, driven hard: four bands across the display, the Band deck open, and the FORGE knob glowing red in the right-hand column.

Six of Forge's main features. See everything it does

We would rather make a few plugins properly than many in a hurry. So you can see what each one does before you buy.

The range

Small on purpose. Every one finished.

Every CrystalKarat plugin is built the same way: an interface that stays sharp at any size, demos on this site that you can try before you buy, and a license that is yours to keep.

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Forge's interface driven hard: four bands across the display, the Band deck, and the FORGE knob glowing red in the right-hand column.

No. 01Multiband saturator

Forge

Multiband saturation without the price tag.

  • Analyze sets the bands and drive from four seconds of your audio
  • Up to six bands, ten saturation characters, an effect in every band
  • Wobble for movement, Master for finishing, Analog for worn-gear grit
  • 276 factory presets across fourteen categories

Windows VST3 · macOS VST3 & AU

$49one-time· or try it free for 7 days, no card

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Our promises

Four things you get with every plugin.

  • 01

    See it working

    Every demo on this site runs the same processing code as the plugin, so what you see is what the plugin really does.

  • 02

    Sharp at any size

    Every panel, knob and light is drawn as vector graphics, not a picture, so the interface stays crisp at any size and on any screen.

  • 03

    Yours to keep

    Buy once and keep it, with no iLok and no dongle. Or subscribe to every plugin for one monthly price.

  • 04

    Two computers

    Each license works on two computers at a time, say a studio desktop and a laptop. Move it to another computer from your account whenever you like. Once activated it works offline, and only needs to go online once every 30 days.

From the blog

Saturation, explained by people who build it.

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The first plugin in the range: multiband saturation without the price tag. Try it free for 7 days, no card needed.

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