PumpStation

An easy-to-use sidechain compression simulation plugin that creates tempo-synced tremolo, gating, ducking, or stutter effects, and much more.

Easy Sidechain Compression

PumpStation is the audio effect plugin that puts creative power at your fingertips, letting you draw your own volume modulation curves. Craft intriguing audio effects with ease, from simulated sidechain compression to rhythmic tremolo, precise ducking, seamless gating, or stutter effects — the possibilities are vast.

PumpStation has been primarily developed for quick and easy sidechain compression without the limitation of being stuck with factory presets. It lets you precisely control how volume modulation is applied to the audio signal.

Features

PumpStation places you in the ideal position to tap into powerful functionality through an easy-to-use interface. It's designed for simplicity, quickness, and accuracy

Precise Curve Editor
A flexible curve editor allows effortless and precise curve design and enables you to create custom curve shapes easily.
Easy Sidechain Compression Effect
Perfect for creating sidechain compression effects quickly. Just draw your curve and you are done. No routing necessary!
2 Modes of Operation
Provides two modes of operation. In BPM-mode the plug-in is locked to the current BPM of your host. In Hz-mode you can freely adjust the speed of the cycle.
Resizable Window
A resizable window allows you to change the size of the window in any direction.
MIDI Support
A MIDI trigger function allows you to apply the modulation curve on a press of a MIDI key.
Customization
Allows visual customization, such as colors, graph precision, visible indicators, and more.

Download

PumpStation is available for OS X and Windows and is distributed as a VST3 and AU plug-in.

It is currently in the alpha stage and is available as free software.

PumpStation for Mac OS X PumpStation for Windows

System Requirements

OS X
2 GHz Intel CPU
Mac OS X 10.9 or later
VST3 or AU host sequencer
64-bit
Windows
2 GHz CPU with SSE2 support
Windows 7, 8 or 10
VST3 host sequencer
32- or 64-bit