Kill it, bring it back
HI, MID and LOW work as an isolator. Turn a knob fully left and the band is gone; right of centre gives you up to +6 dB. Prefer a classic EQ? Switch to shelf and bell mode in the settings.
Labyrinth Prodromos
The club mixer, on any DAW track.
A three-band isolator that can kill a band, a one-knob filter that sweeps from low-pass to high-pass, and trim. The moves you make on a DJ mixer, inside your DAW.
Built to be truly transparent to your sound. With every knob centred, the audio comes out bit-identical to what went in, so Prodromos can sit on every channel without colouring it until you reach for it.
CHF 19.00CHF 29.00Launch price until November 30
macOS VST3 and AU. Windows and Linux VST3 in beta.
Centred means gone
When you're not touching it, it isn't there.
With every knob at its centre, Prodromos passes your audio through bit for bit. Not "almost transparent": identical. So you can leave it on every channel and reach for it only when the track asks.
Tested at 44.1, 48, 96 and 192 kHz with hundreds of random configurations.
One knob, two filters
Left of centre is a low-pass, right of centre a high-pass, and the centre is off. A small resonance knob goes from soft to screaming, at 12 or 24 dB/oct.
Make it your mixer
Twenty more settings behind one button.
The strip stays simple. Open Settings to reshape it: crossover points, ranges, knob curve, centre detent, filter travel and slope, crossfade and smoothing times. Save your setup as a profile and load it in any project.
Try it
14 days. Every feature.
The trial never cuts the audio. After 14 days the plugin stops until you activate a serial, and your projects and settings stay intact.
Features
- Bit-identical output with every knob centred
- 3-band isolator with up to +6 dB boost, or classic EQ
- One-knob LPF/HPF, 12 or 24 dB/oct, resonance Q 0.5β8
- Trim from βinf to +9 dB
- Every knob automatable, with centre detent and double-click reset
- Settings panel and saved profiles
- Resizable interface, 40% to 240%
Formats
- macOS 11 or later: VST3 and AU, Universal (Apple Silicon and Intel)
- Windows 10/11, 64-bit: VST3 (beta)
- Linux, 64-bit: VST3 (beta)
Works in Ableton Live, Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cubase, Studio One, Reaper, Bitwig and other VST3 or AU hosts. Pro Tools (AAX) is not supported.
Questions
Does it colour the sound when the knobs are centred?
No. At centre the output is bit-identical to the input.
Can it clip?
Not inside the plugin. Prodromos works in 32-bit float and has no limiter, so trim and boost can take the signal above 0 dBFS without distortion. Keep an eye on your levels further down the chain: anything still above 0 dBFS will clip at your audio interface or in a fixed-point export.
How do I install it on a Mac?
Unzip the download and double-click the installer (.pkg). It is signed and notarized by Apple, so macOS opens it without any Terminal command. Under Customize you can choose VST3, AU or both; the plugins go to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins.
If you installed an earlier version by hand in your user folder (~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins), delete that copy, or your DAW may list the plugin twice.
Is there a Windows or Linux version?
Yes, VST3 for both, currently in beta.
What happens after the trial?
The plugin goes silent and its window locks until you enter a serial. Your projects keep all their settings, and everything comes back as soon as you activate it.
Enter the Labyrinth
Prodromos is Greek for the pioneer.
The one who runs ahead
CHF 19.00CHF 29.00Launch price until November 30