sonicriot Releases SR.AnalogGain Free Analog Gain Stage Plugin

sonicriot has released SR.AnalogGain, a free and open-source plugin that emulates an analog-style gain stage with practical utilities for mixing and tone shaping.

Analog-Inspired Gain With Useful Tools

SR.AnalogGain provides separate Gain and Output controls for proper gain staging, plus a set of analog-style toggles: SAT for harmonics, PAD for pre-attenuation, PHASE for polarity inversion, and an 80 Hz high-pass filter (18 dB/oct). A Lo‑Z input option is also included for shaping tone.

Features

• Gain control: attenuation to boost
• Output level: independent final volume
• SAT switch: harmonic enhancement with earlier saturation knee, gentle asymmetry/bias, click‑free switching, and subtle +3 dB makeup
• PAD switch: fixed −20 dB attenuation before the gain stage
• PHASE switch: click‑free polarity inversion
• HPF switch: high‑pass around 80 Hz, 18 dB/oct slope
• Lo‑Z switch for input impedance flavor
• Custom UI with dual analog knobs, tick marks, dB labels, and animated pointers

Host Integration

• VST3 format
• Tested in Windows VST3 hosts
• Controller/Processor separation per Steinberg architecture

Free Download

SR.AnalogGain is available now as a free, open-source VST3 plugin from sonicriot GitHub.