3-stage cascaded harmonic saturation with RMS gain compensation
6-band adaptive de-harshener with lookahead — dynamic notching that tracks harshness rather than a fixed EQ cut
Parallel high-frequency enhancer with mid/side pinking shelves
Stereo widening with a transient expander on the high side
16x oversampled clipper, crest-factor aware
Transient-driven upward expander ("Spark Happy")
Always-on true-peak safety ceiling