Chokehold has released version 1.2.3 of Clipmax, a free clipper effect plug-in for Windows and Mac.

Use Pre Gain to tame the signal before it hits the ceiling, or to boost right into it. Set a ceiling value
to cut off anything that would peak above it. The more the little LED to the right of the ceiling knob
flickers, the more clipping is happening. Auto engages automatic make-up gain calculation. This doesn't
just boost everything up to the max, it tries to maintain a fairly natural volume level similar to the
un-clipped source. Use Post Gain to adjust the volume after the clipping stage and auto make-up gain.
Be careful how far you boost this...

You'll never know what the Cut button does, because you're not a wimp. Right?

The SOF switch will activate Soff (soft) mode. Use Pre Gain to boost into saturation, pretty hard to make
this clip. AGC will calculate against Pre Gain instead of Ceiling. I recommend to leave Ceiling at -0 db
for Soff mode, or use it very sparingly. A bit mellower high end than default and Ruff mode, works great
on guitars or vocals.

The RUF switch will put Clipmax into Ruff (rough) mode, this will add a "ceiling before the ceiling"
(watch Ceiling knob). The more you lower the actual ceiling, the further down the "soft ceiling" will be
extended. Signal that hits the soft ceiling will be re-scaled, similar to compression but on a per-sample
basis, so this will sound slightly rough. This will bring down transients but won't sound as metallic as
the standard hard clipping, makes a nice shape (pun intended) on bass and also some drums, methinks.

Changes in Clipmax v1.2.3:

- Fixed AU validation issue.
- Fixed DMG SymLinks.
- Fixed license related matters.
- Improved clipping LED further.

Clipmax is available as a FREE download for Windows and Mac (VST/AU)

Available as native 32/64-bit AU/VST2/VST3 plugin
Runs on OSX 10.7 or newer and Windows 7 or newer

Installerless .dmg image or .pkg installer for OSX
Currently no Windows installer, .zip file only



Clipmax.v123.OSX.dmg

Clipmax.v123.OSX.pkg

Clipmax.v123.Win.zip

Clipmax.v123.Skins.zip

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