Cactus Clipper
Clip like you mean it
Cactus Clipper
Clip like you mean it
A no nonsense clipper and saturator with a few little tricks up its sleeve.
Analog-Style Clipping & Drive
Cactus delivers analog-style clipping that blends the punch of hardware limiters with the warmth of subtle saturation. Its variable knee and additional saturation circuit helps you shape everything from soft, rounded edges to hard, tape-like slam.
Linkable I/O and Intuitive Metering
Cactus's linked input and output controls automatically balance the level of your processed signal with your original audio, so you can focus on shaping your sound without worrying about gain staging. The visually intuitive metering system gives you real-time feedback on your signal's dynamic reduction. Don't mix with your eyes... but a sanity check has never looked this good.
Everything You Need Lives In The Canvas
With modern controls such as oversampling, pre-clipping HPF and LPF, and parallel mix functions, Cactus is a powerful workhorse for anything you throw its way. There are also input and output meters, along with a preset bar so you can save and recall that perfect setting you dialled in.
Go Ahead, Try It On!
If you ever need to check any plugin version information, give the Canvas Audio logo a click! And if you're ever looking for a little more information about this powerful guy, click the little cactus hiding away on the right of the UI for the manual.
AAX, AU, VST3 versions
64-bit only
Ableton Live 11+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
Bitwig 4+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
Cubase 13+ (Mac & PC: VST3)
Digital Performer 11+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
FL Studio 23+ (Mac & PC: VST3)
Garageband 10+ (AU)
Logic Pro 10+ (AU)
Pro Tools 12+ (Mac & PC: AAX)
Presonus Studio One 5+ / Fender Studio (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
Reaper 6+ (Mac & PC: VST3)
Cakewalk Next by BandLab (PC: VST3)
AAX is a trademark and software of Avid Technology. Audio Units is a trademark and software of Apple Inc. VST3 is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
AAX, VST3, AU versions included
64-bit only (Mac / PC)
Mac OS X 10.15 or higher (Intel native | ARM native)
Windows 10
At least 4GB of RAM, 16GB is recommended
At least 200MB of free drive space (OS drive)
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