AUDIO PLUGIN DEVELOPMENT

Precision-grade DSP.
Plainly controlled.

Smash Happy Audio is an audio plugin development studio — DSP engineered by ear and verified by measurement, controlled by knobs that do exactly what they say. No presets, ever. Right now our flagship work is a full elemental mastering chain, one plugin per stage — but the studio isn't limited to mastering.

IN TESTING
WAVEFRONT

Linear-phase surgical parametric EQ, sibling to Airwaves. Engineered for the signal, not the preset.

IN TESTING
GROUNDWAVES

Low-end control and translation — the counterpart to Airwaves.

IN TESTING
TIDEWAVES

Transparent broadband glue compression — the lineup's missing compressor.

IN TESTING
FIREWAVES

Mid-range enhancer for presence and clarity.

IN TESTING MASTERING GRADE ENHANCER
AIRWAVES

Eight stages of mastering-grade DSP behind four knobs — Air, Clip, Width and Output — and a row of Happy switches that tell you exactly what they do.

Airwaves plugin interface
IN TESTING
SPACEWAVES

Mastering-grade sense of space and depth. Never touches the dry signal.

IN TESTING
REDLINE

Tape, multi-stage and analog-inspired limiting in one plugin.

IN TESTING
MERIDIAN

Precision metering and monitoring for the mastering chain.

FLAGSHIP · IN TESTING
SMASH REFINERY

All 8 core plugins, one window — Ozone-style. Every module is the real plugin's own code, verified bit-exact against running the chain standalone.

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V2 · IN TESTING
OVERGROWN

Circuit-modeled fuzz/distortion pedal. Not part of the mastering lineup.

WORKFLOW TOOLS

Companions to the plugin lineup — not mastering plugins themselves.

BUILT · WAITLIST
REACH

Turn any MIDI knob into a scroll wheel over the parameter you're hovering, in any plugin.

IN TESTING
FIXERUPPER

Offline whole-clip click/crackle repair — joining the mastering suite.

IN TESTING
DROPZONE

Delivery and packaging workflow for finished masters.