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CREST interfaceCREST · v1.3.2 · VST3 · AU · AAX

Dynamics · one of the 34

CREST

Loud enough for streaming. Clean enough to keep.

8 limiter styles, true-peak safety and a gain setting that lands your LUFS target — push masters loud without hearing it.

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Hear it · one instance · level-matched

Program
Trap — level-matched, one instance
Spectrum · CREST loud
Processing
True-peak limiting · Streaming-loud without clipping · Transients survive
Δ Loudness
+6.4 dB
Δ Top end
+5.1 dB
Δ Crest
-7.4 dB

Measured on this demo · method

Δ loudness+6.4 dBΔ crest-7.4 dBΔ top end+5.1 dBTrue peak-1.0 dB

Why it exists

Chasing a loudness target by hand is a loop of bounce, meter, nudge, bounce again — and the moment the codec touches it, your ceiling isn't your ceiling anymore.

CREST drives to your LUFS goal on its own, holds a true-peak ceiling that survives AAC, and gives you eight limiter flavors from invisible to aggressive. Push it 6 dB past sensible and listen to it hold together.

In the session

  • Set gain to your LUFS target and drive straight to it.
  • Hold a −1 dBTP ceiling that survives the codec.
  • Pick from 8 styles, transparent to aggressive.
  • Read the gain-reduction history instead of guessing.

Under the hood

8 limiter styles — transparent → aggressive
True-peak safe for streaming
Set gain to your LUFS target
Gain-reduction history

System requirements

Versionv1.3.2
FormatsVST3 · AU · AAX
macOSmacOS 11+ · Apple Silicon + Intel (Universal)
WindowsWindows 10/11 · 64-bit · VST3 + AAX
LicensingiLok · machine, cloud or USB
DeliveryEchelon Audio Hub

Buyer's guide

Which ceiling?

Two ways to hit a loudness target without clipping.

CRESTStreaming-loud with styles, punch and metering — the master limiter.this unit
EA-LTwo knobs, true-peak brickwall. Pull down, get louder, never clip.$39
APEXThe whole 2-bus in one — glue, tone, width and loudness together.$149