A PROUD PLUGIN COMPANY FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA

Precision-grade DSP.
Plainly controlled.

Smash Happy Audio is a small, independent plugin studio built by one working engineer with twenty years in real studios — DSP engineered by ear and verified by measurement, controlled by knobs that do exactly what they say. No presets, ever, and no fake 80%-off sales — just honest tools at an honest price. Right now our flagship work is a full mastering chain, one plugin per stage, plus a growing set of creative tools built with the same ear.

MUSICAL, NOT JUST CLINICAL TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING ANALOG & TAPE-INSPIRED NO GIMMICK PRICING
IN TESTING $39
WAVEFRONT

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

IN TESTING $39
GROUNDWAVES

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

IN TESTING $39
TIDEWAVES

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

IN TESTING $39
FIREWAVES

Mid-range enhancer for presence and clarity.

IN TESTING MASTERING GRADE ENHANCER · $39
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 $39
SPACEWAVES

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

IN DEV & TESTING $39
REDLINE

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

IN TESTING $39
MERIDIAN

Precision metering and monitoring for the mastering chain.

FLAGSHIP · IN DEV & TESTING
SMASH REFINERY

All 8 core plugins, one window — a full mastering chain, reorderable, in a single instance. Every module is the real plugin's own code, verified bit-exact against running the chain standalone.

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ALSO FROM SMASH HAPPY

Creative and workflow tools that stand apart from the mastering chain — same ear, different job.

V2 · IN DEV & TESTING
OVERGROWN

Circuit-modeled fuzz/distortion pedal with a built-in octave shifter. Not part of the mastering lineup.

IN DEV & TESTING $39
FOUNDWAVES

Creative convolution reverb built on real captured room impulse responses. Pairs with Foundwaves Capture.

IN DEV & TESTING iOS · PRICE TBD
FOUNDWAVES CAPTURE

The iPhone companion app that captures a real room's acoustic signature for Foundwaves.

IN DEV & TESTING
LOOP CONDUCTOR

Hands-free looping for Logic Pro — build the set, press Go, and Logic makes every sound.

WORKFLOW TOOLS

Companions to the plugin lineup — not mastering plugins themselves.

BUILT · WAITLIST FREE
REACH

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

IN DEV & TESTING
FIXERUPPER

Offline and live-insert repair — click/crackle, clipping, hum, noise, and reverb removal.

IN TESTING $20
DROPZONE

Delivery and packaging workflow for finished masters.

HOW WE SELL

No 80%-off banners. No countdown timers. Just an honest price.

We're a small BC company run by engineers, not a marketing department. We price plugins to be genuinely affordable up front — not permanently "on sale" — and we'd rather be in the comments and the inbox with the people using these than hiding behind a storefront. See full pricing →