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.
Linear-phase surgical parametric EQ, sibling to Airwaves. Engineered for the signal, not the preset.
IN TESTINGLow-end control and translation — the counterpart to Airwaves.
IN TESTINGTransparent broadband glue compression — the lineup's missing compressor.
IN TESTINGMid-range enhancer for presence and clarity.
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.
IN TESTING
Mastering-grade sense of space and depth. Never touches the dry signal.
IN TESTINGTape, multi-stage and analog-inspired limiting in one plugin.
IN TESTINGPrecision metering and monitoring for the mastering chain.
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.
Circuit-modeled fuzz/distortion pedal. Not part of the mastering lineup.
Companions to the plugin lineup — not mastering plugins themselves.