MODERN
Clean feed-forward bus comp. Predictable, fast, transparent. The default for clean, modern mixing.
Best for · Mix bus · drums
Anvil v1.0 Free
A N V I L
BUS COMPRESSOR
Three engine modes. True Mid/Side. ADAA-saturated drive at up to 8x oversampling. The whole plugin, free.
Shape time, hold weight.
macOS · Universal2 · VST3 · AU · Standalone · Windows VST3 coming soon
v1.0
3
Character engines
8×
Oversampling
16
Factory presets
€0
Forever free
Three character engines
One plugin. Three personalities.
Same compressor, three different characters. Pick the one that suits the track and switch on the fly — you don't have to load a different preset.
VARI-MU
Tube/Fairchild-style. Knee narrows progressively as the input gets loud. Recovery is patient and program-dependent, for a thick, gluey character.
Best for · Glue · master
OPTO
LA-2A-style optical cell. Slow at low GR, snappier at heavy compression. The classic forgiving vocal/bass compressor in plugin form.
Best for · Vocals · bass
See what you're shaping
Three live views.
Open any combination in the plugin and see exactly what the compressor is doing. Here's the transfer curve — go ahead, shape it.
Transfer curve
The static curve from threshold, ratio, knee and range, with a live dot tracking the operating point as audio flows through.
GR history
A rolling four-second trace of gain reduction. See the compressor breathe and spot pumping at a glance.
Spectrum
Pre and post FFT overlaid and 1/3-octave smoothed. Watch the drive add harmonics and keep the tonal balance in check.
Ratio
Threshold −18 dB
Glue that holds.
Character you can hear.
Watch it work
Peaks in. Glue out.
Drag the threshold and switch the ratio — watch Anvil pull the loud peaks down while everything underneath stays untouched.
−14 dB
↕ Drag the threshold
Ratio
Gain reduction 0.0 dB
From zero to mixing
Up and running in a minute.
01
Download
Grab the macOS installer — VST3, AU and Standalone, Universal2. It installs everything to the right place.
02
Get your key
Enter your email and we send a free unlock key. One email, one key — no account, no card.
03
Unlock
Open Anvil, click UNLOCK in the header, paste the key and hit Activate. Up to three machines.
Get Anvil
Free.
The whole plugin — every engine, every feature — at no cost. Download it, then unlock with a free key we email you. One email, that's the whole deal.
- ✓VST3 + AU + Standalone for macOS (Universal2)
- ✓Windows VST3 — coming soon (also free)
- ✓Free key by email — up to 3 machines
- ✓Free updates — forever
- ✓Use it in commercial releases, no restrictions
System requirements
- OS
- macOS 11 or newer — Intel and Apple Silicon. Windows 10+ coming soon.
- Formats
- VST3, AU and Standalone (Universal2)
- Sample rates
- 44.1 – 192 kHz
- DAWs
- Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Studio One, Cubase, Reaper, FL Studio, Bitwig — or any VST3/AU host.
- CPU
- Under 3% per instance at 48 kHz / 256 samples (M1)
- Price
- Free
Why is it free?
Anvil is Velora Audio's first release, and giving it away is the simplest way to show you what we make. No trial limit, no locked features. If it makes your mixes better, tell someone — that's all we ask.