Combine our best analog emulations of equipment from David Bendeth's House of Loud studio. We partnered with platinum-selling producer David Bendeth (Paramore, Breaking Benjamin, etc.) to capture the sound of his favorite gear. The result is pure analog goodness from the hardware you've heard on your favorite albums.

With this bundle, you get both HoserXT and +10db (for a total of 5 plugins).

• +10db Bundle
• +10db is a channel strip plugin meticulously modeled after one of the industry's most iconic hardware compressors. Unless you refuse to listen to music after Beethoven, you've surely heard this unit in action. Better yet, this is the first time this piece of hardware has been available in plugin format.

+10db is the first channel strip plugin of its kind. This plugin is based on a highly sought-after hardware compressor unit. We didn't just use the hardware unit as inspiration; we delved deep and made sure it sounded like the original.

Why did we model this unit?

Here's the deal. It seems like everyone is modeling hardware these days, but we wanted to do something a little different. We didn't want to model any piece of hardware that has been modeled a million times. We wanted to do something that had never been done before but had been an icon in the recording industry, and the only way to do that was to partner with producer/mixer David Bendeth. It just so happened that he had some of these on his shelf, so he sent us one to study closely.

Unless you stopped listening to music after "Johnny B Goode", you've definitely heard this piece of hardware many times. Think of the drums on Led Zeppelin.

To get this same hardware compressor, you wouldn't just have to pay over $2,000 to get one, you'd also have to deal with all the other hassles of using analog hardware. For a tiny fraction of the price, you can get the same sound in a much more convenient software format. There really are no hassles (unless you live in Alaska and need a room heater).

Some additional features

Since we weren't limited by the constraints of analog hardware, we took the liberty of adding a couple of features that make it even more powerful than the original hardware. On one hand, we added a "Dry Passthrough" knob that makes parallel compression very easy, without having to set up additional buses.

3 plugins in 1

When you buy the +10db bundle, you actually get three separate plugins: +10db Compressor, +10db Equalizer, and +10db Channel Strip.

+10db Compressor

+10db Compressor is meticulously modeled after one of the industry's most iconic hardware compressors. Unless you refuse to listen to music after Beethoven, you've surely heard this unit in action. Better yet, this is the first time this piece of hardware has been available in plugin format.

+10db Compressor is the first channel plugin of its kind. This plugin is based on a highly sought-after hardware compressor unit. We didn't just use the hardware unit as inspiration; we delved deep and made sure it sounded like the original.

+10db Equalizer

The +10db equalizer is meticulously modeled after the EQ section of a highly sought-after hardware channel.

+10db Equalizer takes the EQ section from our +10db Channel Strip plugin and puts it in a dedicated plugin. This plugin faithfully recreates the curves and subtleties of this hardware EQ unit.

What makes this equalizer special?

This equalizer takes a different approach to EQ than your standard digital equalizer. Instead of the standard series configuration, this equalizer uses a parallel configuration, which creates some very interesting effects, especially for bands that are very close together. You'll notice that you can use more extreme boost and cut settings without entering that harsh realm.

And, of course, to preserve the spectral integrity of the analog filters, we don't use any of the digital predistortion tricks. Instead, each filter has a full symmetrical frequency response up to the Nyquist frequency, giving it a much more natural and musical response at high frequencies.

The design of this equalizer makes you work with a different part of your brain than the standard parametric equalizer. Don't get us wrong, we love parametric equalizers too, but working with this equalizer definitely opens up the creative side of our brain, which can open up completely new creative possibilities.

The Hoser XT

The second in David Bendeth's signature plugin series. Modeled after a Ward-Beck Systems M462B hardware EQ unit, The Hoser XT is a great channel equalizer for giving that sense of cohesion to your mixes.

The Hoser XT takes advantage of some of the benefits of working in the digital domain while staying true to the analog sound. It really is the best of both worlds.

Analog sound: CPU compatible

When we built The Hoser XT, we had two goals:

• It must sound just like the hardware.
• You should be able to use this plugin on every track without worrying about overheating your CPU.

After a lot of trial and error, we finally did it. The plugin stays true to the analog sound, allowing you to add extreme amounts of gain without adding the harshness of a digital equalizer. It does all this while using small amounts of processing power, preserving your CPU for other plugins. It really is the best of both worlds.

3-channel modes

While using the hardware, we couldn't help but wish we could use it in a mid/side configuration. It was just begging for it. So, what was stopping us from making the plugin work in mid/side mode? Nothing, that's it.

You can also process your left and right channels separately, which is an excellent way to add some stereo width to a mono track or match the tone of a stereo source.

The Hoser

The Hoser is The Hoser XT's little brother. Same algorithm in a compact stereo/mono-only format.

The second in David Bendeth's signature plugin series. Modeled after a vintage Canadian hardware EQ unit, The Hoser is a great channel equalizer for giving that sense of cohesion to your mixes.

The Hoser takes advantage of some of the benefits of working in the digital domain while staying true to the analog sound. It really is the best of both worlds.

System requirements

Available formats:

• Windows (32/64): VST2, VST3, RTAS, Native AAX
• Mac (32/64): AU, VST2, VST3, RTAS, Native AAX