Mastering & Finishing

Mars FX Velvet

ONE-KNOB MASTERING HARSHNESS SMOOTHER

Velvet is a single-knob mastering dynamic equalizer that automatically detects and tames harsh resonances in the 2kHz - 8kHz region while applying silky velvet tube saturation.

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100% Free • VST3 & AU Supported

Audio Engine Architecture

Why It's Different

Expensive resonance suppressors (like Soothe2 or Gullfoss) consume heavy CPU and require setting dozens of delicate nodes. Velvet distills dynamic EQ harshness suppression into a single, masterfully tuned macro (Smooth) that automatically tames piercing 2kHz - 8kHz resonances while applying silky tube warmth in one turn.

Key Features & DSP Engine

Dynamic Resonance Suppression

Intelligent multi-band dynamic notch system that tames harshness only when needed.

Velvet Saturation

Silky top-end harmonic polishing.

Control Specifications

Parameter	Range / Value	Function & DSP Impact
SMOOTH	0% to 100%	Master macro for harshness suppression and velvet saturation balance.

Audio Examples

Listen to Velvet in action across various mix elements.

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Dry / Wet Vocal Bus Demo

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Drum Bus Saturation & Glue Test

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Synthesizer Spatial Expansion

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System Requirements

FormatsVST3, Audio Unit (AU), Standalone

PlatformsmacOS 11.0+ (Apple Silicon & Intel), Windows 10/11 (64-bit)

Sample Rates44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz

DSP Engine64-bit Double Precision Floating Point