Bus Clipper

Bus Clipper is a two-stage clipping plugin built for the mastering chain. Shave transient peaks to reclaim headroom, then push loudness with wave-shaping. More level, less compromise.

Shave the Peaks...

The Clipper stage works sample-by-sample. If the signal is too high, it gets turned down instantly while everything else passes through untouched. No attack knob, no release, no lookahead.

Three clipping modes, each customizable with the Shape/Harmonics knob, let you move between hard clipping, gentle saturation, and precision harmonic generation.

... Then Push the Rest Forward

The Booster stage uses waveshaping to increase perceived loudness without raising the peak level. Quieter parts of the signal get lifted while louder parts stay put. The master sounds louder and more present without the intermodulation artifacts that come from time-based limiting.

Featuring three booster modes (Mellow, Standard, and Aggressive) with a Gain knob and real-time transfer function display, you can see the exact curve you're applying.

Make Your CPU Work Smarter, Not Harder

Clipping generates supersonic harmonics that fold back into the audible range as artifacts if they're not filtered out. Some clippers need 256x oversampling to handle this. Bus Clipper's alias-reduction algorithm generates fewer of those harmonics in the first place, so 16x gets you the same quality at a fraction of the CPU cost.

Pick your rate (2x, 4x, 8x, 16x), choose linear-phase or minimum-phase downsampling filtering, and the True Peak Limiter at the end of the plugin can catch any remaining overshoots.

Built for mastering. Works everywhere.

Bus Clipper was built for the mastering chain, with precision metering and true peak limiting to get your master across the finish line. But it sounds just as good on a drum bus, a snare track, or anywhere else you need to control transients and push level.

Pair it with Infinity EQ 2 for tonal work, FG-X 2 for final limiting, and Virtual Tape Machines for analog character. Or build your own chain. Bus Clipper will ensure you've used all of the available headroom to achieve maximum level.

Loud by math. Clean by design.

• Mastering-grade metering: Integrated Loudness (LUFS-I), Short-Term Loudness (LUFS-S), and True Peak for both input and output.
• Delta Listen: Solo what Bus Clipper is removing. Small transient clicks? Good. Tonal content? Ease back.
• Constant Gain Monitoring: CGM matches output to input so you can A/B the processing without volume bias. Toggle Bypass to ensure the clipping process is transparent.
• True Peak Limiting: Catches inter-sample peaks and oversampling filter overshoots. Set your ceiling and deliver streaming-safe masters. -1 dBTP is a good starting point for most streaming platforms.

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