Add saturation while watching the harmonic spectrum, from the fundamental through the fourteenth harmonic. Adjust the circuit character and see how the balance changes.
In private testing
30-day full trial · no iLok · works offline
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The display
See the harmonics you add.
Each column shows a harmonic in the output. Watch the balance of odd and even harmonics change as you adjust Drive and Bias.
A gold onset line marks where saturation begins, with total harmonic distortion shown alongside it. Hover a column to read its harmonic number and level.
- Five original families: Clean, Warm, Tube, Iron, and Magnetic
- Odd and even structure visible at a glance
- A gold onset line marks where clipping actually begins
- Live and Studio oversampling profiles with measured latency
Listen
Examples on the way.
We’re preparing listening examples for Emberlight: real sources rendered by the plugin itself, with the dry sound right beside them, like the ones on the Starveil page.
Listen to Starveil’s examplesControls
Drive, Tone, Body, Edge, and Dynamics shape the saturation. Double-click the value beneath a knob for precise entry.
DriveClean ↔ Ember
How hard the signal leans on the circuit.
ToneDark ↔ Bright
The tilt of the color being added.
BodyLean ↔ Thick
The weight the saturation puts under the mids.
EdgeSoft ↔ Fierce
How gently or abruptly peaks give way.
DynamicsOpen ↔ Pressed
How much the drive levels the signal as it colors it.
Expert controls
Circuit and spectral controls.
- Circuitbias · harmonics · hysteresis
- Spectrallow focus · high focus · air guard
- Levelinput · comp · auto level
Expert controls stay available for automation and presets.
Metering
Measure the distortion.
The signal rail shows drive energy, the balance of even and odd harmonics, and a live total harmonic distortion percentage.
Price & trial
Try it first, then keep it.
$39, then $59
$39 until 31 January 2027. One payment, a perpetual license. No subscription, ever.
30-day full trial
Every feature on, with no email, account or card.
After the trial
When the trial ends, the plugins keep playing your sessions and everything you saved still opens. A license unlocks saving new changes.
Specifications
For Apple-Silicon Macs. Use it standalone or in your AUv2 or VST3 host.
Report a problem- Price
- $39 until 31 January 2027, then $59 · perpetual license
- Status
- In private testing · waitlist open
- Trial
- 30 days, every feature on, no email or account
- Platform
- Apple-Silicon Mac · macOS 13 Ventura or later
- Formats
- AUv2 · VST3 · standalone app
- In Logic
- Manufacturer: Sonaurelis
- Latency
- 103 samples, reported to your host
- CPU
- About 0.4% of one Apple M4 core at 48 kHz offline render test; your host’s meter will read differently
- Sample rates
- Tested from 44.1 to 96 kHz
- Session support
- Presets · automation · host recall
- Window
- 1024 × 640 minimum · resizable
- Privacy
- No cloud · no accounts · no telemetry
- Not yet
- AAX (Pro Tools) · Intel Macs · Windows
Does Emberlight oversample?
Yes. Choose the Live or Studio profile. Each one’s latency is measured and reported to your host.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. 30 days with every feature on, and no email, account or card. When the trial ends, the plugins keep playing your sessions and everything you saved still opens. A license unlocks saving new changes.
Do I need iLok or an account?
No. Your license is a short code checked on your Mac. No dongle, no activation server, and it works offline for good.
Which hosts does it work in?
Any Mac host that loads AUv2 or VST3 plugins, plus a standalone app. There’s no AAX version yet, so not Pro Tools.
When can I buy it?
The plugins are in private testing now. Join the waitlist below and we’ll email you once, the day they’re out.
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