INDEPENDENT AUDIO PLUGINS   /   MADE IN THE UK

Useful tools.
No fuss.

I make audio plugins to solve the little problems that slow me down when I'm recording and mixing.

First up is BU-01, an upward dynamics processor for bringing quieter detail forward. TD-01, a character compressor, is next.

Explore BU-01 ↗
BU-01   /   UPWARD DYNAMICS
Screenshot of BU-01 in Logic Pro
BU-01 in Logic Pro. The actual plugin, not a mock-up.
R4GS AUDIOBU-01   •   UPWARD DYNAMICSMAC AU / VST3
THE PLUGINS
AVAILABLE NOW

BU-01

Upward Dynamics Processor

When the initial hit sounds right but the body, sustain or quieter detail gets lost, BU-01 helps bring it forward without flattening the attack.

Warm, Neutral and Bite modes. AU and VST3 for Apple Silicon Macs.

Explore BU-01 & user guide ↗
Actual R4GS BU-01 plugin interface
IN DEVELOPMENT

TD-01

Top-Down Compressor

A character compressor for controlling the attack while keeping weight and presence. Still being developed — no release date yet.

Find out about TD-01 ↗
TD-01IN DEVELOPMENT
WHY I MAKE THESE

Built because I wanted one.

I'm a guitarist and I spend a fair bit of time recording, mixing and playing live. I've got plenty of plugins. The problem isn't that they can't do the job — it's how often I end up stacking a few of them just to get one thing sounding the way I want.

So I started making some of my own. Nothing revolutionary. Just useful processing, in one place, with controls that make sense to me. If they're useful to someone else, even better.

— R4GS Audio