Gold represents the ultimate choice for anyone willing to incorporate the sound of legendary vintage British consoles into their workflow.
Along with its routing control section, this is one of the most complex and complete Acqua plug-ins ever released.

We have elevated the Gold suite to new heights with the release of its fifth version, incorporating new features that enhance its accuracy and integrating it with our cutting-edge Hyper technology.


Analog modeling

It's no secret that the sound of our creations is different from the rest.
Our approach is based on sampling, which through the use of FIR filters, allows us to obtain a clean signal with a beautiful frequency/phase response up to the Nyquist frequency.

Very few audio gears have achieved iconic status like the ones we tested to create Gold. It is the most extensive and versatile set of plugins of its kind available today.

We spend countless hours developing these no-compromise plug-ins to give you nothing but the best sound and a ‘feel’ that is as close to the actual hardware to the greatest possible extent.

With Gold5, you have one of the best, high-quality professional audio software plug-in suites in your audio workstation.







What's new?

• Hyper 2 saturation & compression technology.
• All new Hyper preamps.
• An ULTRA Shape control to make the distortion more or less pronounced.
• Numeric labels for all controls.
• High quality oversampling (up to 64x,with perfect phase response).
• Resizable GUIs*

*Choose between 3 magnification values (1x - 1.5x - 2x) from the top left ▼SIZE drop-down menu.
Once the desired size is selected, the plug-in must be removed and re-loaded to apply the changes. This action affects the currently selected plug-in. New instances of the same plug-in will open with this magnification.


What you get

Gold5 includes 9 different equalizers, 2 extremely rare compressors, and a total of 52 preamplifiers available inside the PRE standalone module.
Anyone searching for faithful analog emulations must try this vintage British channel strip.


Gold5 (Channel-strip)

To help you fully unleash the true potential of your mixes, you can use the individual modules of the Gold5 channel strip as separate plugin processors, allowing you to use each component separately for even more versatility.




Gold5 GUI



Gold5 PRE (standalone preamps module)

Gold5 preamp plug-in includes several emulations derived from vintage and rare units. This section emulates their corresponding circuits' frequency/phase response and harmonic distortion.




Gold5 PRE GUI



Gold5 EQ (Equalizer standalone module)

The Gold5 EQ comprises two sections (HF/HMF and LMF/ LF), each with a variety of selectable equalizer units. With all these available EQ combinations, you’ll always be able to find the perfect match for the tracks you’re mixing.




Gold5 EQ GUI



Gold5 COMP (standalone compressor module)

Gold is equipped with two different compressors, the 8252 and 8254.
The 8252 compressor/limiter was the first unit supplied with germanium transistors running on a -24v power supply, and it was the predecessor to the 8254.
The original hardware in the 8254 is a classic compressor built around a diode-bridge cell. It was created in 1969, and its effect is often described as “smooth” and “creamy.”




Gold5 COMP GUI



Additionally, each plug-in included in the Gold5 suite comes in a 'standard' version and an alternative 'ZL*' version, which operates at *zero latency and is thus suitable for use when tracking (at the cost of extra processing resources).

NOTE: Please remember that for each plug-in in the Gold suite, we recommend calibrating your input levels to: -18dBFS = 0dBu.
This way, you will avoid unwanted distortion or unpredictable behavior due to excessive input levels.

We recommend reading the Gold5 user's manual to get the most out of this new plug-in suite.


About Acustica Audio's Hyper technology

Thanks to our new Hyper and Hyper2 technology, we can now deliver even more realistic and convincing compression, saturation, filters, and preamp signals in the digital domain by emulating the sound of analog recording equipment with lower CPU consumption and improved stability.


Technical information & compatibility

• Supported formats: VST2, VST3, AAX, and AU.
• Available sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96 kHz.
• Windows 10 and 11 compatible.
• macOS 10.15 (Catalina) to macOS 13 (Ventura) compatible.
• Intel, AMD, and ARM compatible.
• Apple Silicon native (Rosetta not supported).


Price and availability

Gold5 introductory price: €69 | 65% OFF until June 7, 2023 (reg. price €199)* Get it here!

*This upgrade is FREE for current Gold owners.
Gold5 should be available in the Aquarius 'purchased' section.


The product is at an introductory period for the first four weeks after release or until the first official version is released; this implies that the product may receive improvements, changes, or fixes available through Aquarius Desktop updates.


Try our FREE 30-Day Trial
Note: Gold5 trial version includes 44.1 - 48 - 88.2 - 96 kHz sample rates.
Please remember that trials expire 30 days after authorization, and we strongly recommend not using trial products in commercial sessions or any important project.


Gold5 user's manual

Gold5 webpage: https://www.acustica-audio.com/shop/products/GOLD

 

Eh, whatever

 

No dont say that brother. its really good. its better than what you have. check it out my brother

 

Eh, whatever

 

siriously, dont

 

What he said!

 

Ehh, the usual Italian trinkets...

 

Much needed upgrade. Pre's sound great and EQ's as well. Can finally take advantage of this with the low cpu hit.

 

I couldn’t resist. In all seriousness tho, I hope it helps you out dude.

 

it's all good.lol yes its a great tool. still using Nebula, just bought a Black Lion Bluey analog comp.its really nice. and ordered Stam Audio 1073+ with EQ. so im pretty much well covered. I try to make good music as well. my parents say it's good.

 

Ayyy let me know how that SA 1073 is. I was thinking about getting one because I use their SA-87i. I already have a heritage audio ha73-eq which I love but Stam Audio has been straight quality. Also running with a Distressor and Audioscape Opto comp. Loving the chain.

 

OK will get back to you! its nice to have the option on the Stam to have the Sowter transfomer (darker/vintage a replica of the original Marinair transformer) or the Carnhill. Audioscape make amazing stuff as well... did not have my shippement confirmation yet from Chile.lol its ok got to be patient with Stam

 

Yea you will get it soon. It's funny because I've always stayed away because of the stories from previous years. But he is a lot better now and I haven't had an issue getting my mic shipped and was quick. He is opening up places in the US to have in stock soon.

 

Eh, whatever

jk

 

I'll wait for my sister to get hold of it. Maybe THEN I'll give it a try!

 

You girls and boys and others are all fantastic and inclusive.

 

Nearly 5 Gbs in space. It's one of the most requested Hyper updates

 

Uhhh this one goes to hyper. ;)

 

Since I own a previous Gold, I downloaded Gold5 for free, so far can't even try it because clicking on any button does nothing... They rushed it out so quick that, AS IN EVERY RELEASE, they don't even beta test it. Users on forums and socials will give them the missing infos. So glad i stopped giving Acustica any money... I hope the final release will be good, always liked the EQ. But nothing that you can't find elsewhere ;)

 

Sounds good