HoRNet Planer 1.0.1 update

We are excited to announce the release of HoRNet Planer 1.0.1, the high-quality, versatile audio clipper plugin designed to offer you unmatched control over your audio dynamics. Whether you’re working on music production, post-production, or sound design, HoRNet Planer provides the tools you need to shape your sound with precision, clarity, and reliability. This update, version 1.0.1, brings enhancements and fixes to make your experience even smoother, ensuring your creative workflow remains uninterrupted.

HoRNet Planer is not just any audio clipper; it’s a meticulously crafted tool designed to deliver precise control over your audio dynamics, with an emphasis on quality. The plugin is specifically engineered to allow you to push the boundaries of clipping thresholds while ensuring that your audio remains free from unwanted aliasing. This means you can achieve the desired effect of clipping or limiting without sacrificing the integrity of your sound, even when working with extreme settings.

One of the standout features of HoRNet Planer is its oversampling capability. The plugin offers oversampling options ranging from 16x to 256x, a crucial feature that drastically reduces aliasing. Aliasing can often result in unwanted digital distortion, which can negatively impact your audio and make it sound harsh or unnatural. With HoRNet Planer, the oversampling ensures that you maintain a pristine sound, with a remarkably low aliasing level of -150dBs at 256x oversampling. This makes any aliasing virtually inaudible, even when you’re pushing the plugin to its limits. The result is clean, distortion-free audio that maintains its clarity, even under extreme processing conditions.

The core of HoRNet Planer lies in its customizable transfer function, a feature that allows you to seamlessly transition between hard-limiting and smooth soft-saturation. Whether you’re looking to tighten up your mix with precise limiting or add warmth and musicality with soft clipping, this feature provides you with complete control over the clipping process. You can fine-tune the clipping thresholds and adjust the knee shapes, allowing you to achieve a perfect balance between the sharpness of the sound and the smoothness of saturation. This flexibility is ideal for achieving the exact tone and character you need in your production, whether it’s subtle saturation or extreme clipping.

Navigating the interface of HoRNet Planer is intuitive and user-friendly, designed with accessibility in mind. The interface provides quick and easy access to essential parameters such as input level, oversampling depth, and the customizable transfer function settings. With HoRNet Planer, you’re always in control of your audio, whether you’re subtly shaping your sound or making bold adjustments. To help you make the most informed decisions while processing your audio, the plugin also includes both input and output meters. These meters provide accurate and visual feedback on your signal’s levels, giving you full transparency over your audio at all times.

In addition to these features, HoRNet Planer includes the Delta function, a unique tool that allows you to assess the impact of the clipping process on your audio. By subtracting the original signal from the processed signal, the Delta function helps you isolate the changes made by Planer, letting you hear exactly how the clipping or limiting is affecting your sound. This feature is particularly useful for critical listening, allowing you to make precise adjustments and hear the subtleties of your processing decisions.

The HoRNet Planer 1.0.1 update brings several important fixes and improvements to ensure smoother performance and better stability. In this release, we’ve addressed some technical issues that were affecting the plugin’s performance in certain DAWs. The update includes:

1. Fixed crash in some DAWs while resizing the window: Some users experienced crashes when resizing the plugin window in specific DAWs. This issue has now been resolved, allowing for smoother resizing functionality without interruptions.

2. Fixed crash on Windows while switching UI themes: There was a problem where switching between UI themes would cause crashes in the Windows version of the plugin. This has been fixed to improve usability and ensure a more stable experience for users.

3. Fixed meters blinking at minimum level: Some users reported that the meters would blink or behave erratically when the input signal was at a very low level. This issue has been resolved to ensure accurate and stable meter readings across all levels.

4. Added peak hold to meters: We’ve added a peak hold feature to the meters, which allows you to see the highest levels the signal reached during a given period. This is particularly useful for monitoring transient spikes or ensuring that your signal stays within optimal limits.

These fixes make HoRNet Planer more reliable and stable, ensuring that it works seamlessly across different systems and workflows. With the added peak hold feature, the plugin becomes even more effective at helping you monitor and maintain your levels during the mastering or mixing process.

Whether you’re a seasoned professional or an aspiring producer, HoRNet Planer is designed to fit into any audio production environment, giving you the tools you need to shape your sound with precision. The combination of customizable transfer functions, oversampling, and intuitive controls makes HoRNet Planer an essential plugin for anyone who wants to achieve a polished, professional sound.

If you haven’t already, now is the perfect time to try out HoRNet Planer. This plugin empowers you to take control of your audio dynamics, ensuring that your mix and master are clean, clear, and free from unwanted digital distortion. By maintaining the integrity of your sound, even under heavy processing, HoRNet Planer allows you to experiment with extreme settings without fear of degradation.

The update is free for all existing owners of the plugin and can be easily downloaded through HoRNet DoIn or from your user area on our website. As always, we recommend keeping your plugins up to date to take advantage of the latest fixes, improvements, and features.

In conclusion, HoRNet Planer is a powerful and reliable audio clipper that is perfect for anyone looking to fine-tune their audio dynamics. With its advanced features, such as oversampling, customizable transfer functions, and a user-friendly interface, HoRNet Planer provides the versatility and control you need to elevate your productions to the next level. Download the update now and experience the next level of audio clarity with HoRNet Planer.