8f_clip is a simple, 0-latency audio clipping plugin. Built using the JUCE framework, it features a clean vector interface, real-time waveform history, resizing, and an interactive transfer function graph designed for quick and precision audio processing.
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8f_clip comes with multiple built-in UI themes that can be switched instantly via the right-click context menu. Your preference is automatically saved with your project state.
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- Interactive Transfer Function Graph: Visually draw and manipulate your clipping threshold and softness directly on the curve (supports drag & drop, double-click reset, and direct mouse interaction).
- Real-Time Output Waveform: Monitor your processed audio with a live scrolling history buffer, zoom controls, and a freeze/pause mode (double-click to pause).
- Adjustable Oversampling: Up to 16X oversampling options to effectively minimize unwanted aliasing artifacts during heavy clipping.
- Flexible Shaping Controls:
- Gain: Input drive control ranging from -12 dB to +12 dB.
- Clip: Threshold adjustment to dial in subtle saturation or hard digital clipping.
- Softness: Smooth tanh-based saturation blending for musical, warm tone-shaping.
- Precise Output Metering: Accurate peak hold and peak-level metering scaled down to -inf dB.
- Custom Context Menu: Easily reset window sizes, toggle themes, or access plugin information via right-click.
- Resizable GUI: Fully vector-based, responsive interface with size-persistence.
- GAIN: Adjusts the input signal level before clipping.
- CLIP: Sets the threshold level for clipping activation.
- SOFTNESS: Introduces smooth transitional saturation past the threshold point.
- OVERSAMPLING: Selectable internal processing rate (OFF, 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X) for pristine fidelity.
- ZOOM Slider (Waveform view): Fine-tunes the time-window resolution of the live waveform history.
- Formats: VST3 (Cross-platform support)
- Framework: C++ / JUCE
This project is source-available under a custom non-commercial-sale license.
- Permitted: You are free to use, modify, and study the source code for both personal and commercial music production.
- Restricted: Selling this software, its compiled binaries, or repackaging it as a paid product is strictly prohibited.
- Branding: The names "8f" and "Oktafonika" are protected artistic properties.
See the LICENSE file for full details.
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