Sonaurelis In development

Luster · EQ

An equalizer with a jeweler’s finish.

Luster draws its spectral contour in champagne light over your live input spectrum — every move is a move against the actual program, never an empty grid.

  • In development
  • macOS
  • AU + VST3
  • $119 launch price
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Luster EQ — full interface, reference render

Reference render — Sonaurelis Visual Standard v2.0

  • Band handles sit directly on the contour
  • Your live input spectrum plays behind the curve
  • Curve gain read out at the cursor frequency
  • Center-zero spectral-tilt meter on the rail

The hero display

Cut the resonance you can see, not the one you remember

The contour runs 20 Hz–20 kHz on a log grid, ±12 dB, band handles sitting directly on the curve, its area softly shaded beneath. Dim behind it, your input spectrum plays live — the Pro-Q lesson, honored: a 2 dB cut lands on the resonance in front of you, not the one you remember from last playback.

Hover the display and the readout follows — curve gain at the cursor frequency, with a live spectral-tilt figure for the whole program. Champagne on obsidian; the finish the name promises.

Beneath the display, the audition rail keeps judgment one click away:

  • Bypass
  • Delta
  • Band Solo
  • HQ
Luster hero display, detail — reference render

Feel-first macros

Eight controls by default

Five program-wide macros shape the balance before you touch a single band; exact values in the chips, typed entry a double-click away.

Luster macro band, detail — reference render
  • DarkBright

    Tilt

    The whole program’s balance around a center of gravity.

  • MatteSheen

    Air

    The very top octave, from dry to lit.

  • LeanRich

    Body

    The low-mid foundation under the program.

  • SoftForward

    Presence

    How close the upper mids sit to the listener.

  • FlatCarved

    Contrast

    How pronounced the curve’s peaks and dips become.

The expert drawer

Bands, phase, mid/side — one key away

Press E and the full plugin slides out — Bands (frequency · gain · Q), Character (saturate · phase · smooth), Output (auto gain · width · trim) — each parameter a knob with its exact value in a chip beneath it. The macro band and meters stay live while it is open.

Hidden, never removed: every parameter stays automatable and preset-addressable whether the drawer is open or closed.

  • Linear Phase
  • Gain Match
  • M/S
Luster expert drawer, detail — reference render

Truthful by construction

The whole balance, as one reading

The rail carries a center-zero spectral-tilt meter, DARK…BRIGHT, with a live dB figure — your program’s overall balance as a calibrated reading you can watch move while you work.

Suite-wide rule: every moving pixel traces to real telemetry from the plugin’s own DSP. No decorative spectra, no idle animation imitating signal. When nothing plays, the displays hold their calibrated scales at rest — never a synthetic waveform.

Luster signal rail — Mix, calibrated meters, telemetry; reference render

Specifications

Where it stands today

Status
In development
Platform
macOS
Formats
AU · VST3
In Logic
manufacturer folder “Sonaurelis”
Default controls
8 — five macros · Mix · audition rail
Full parameter set
expert drawer · everything automatable
Window
resizable from 1024 × 640, free corner drag
Privacy
no cloud · no accounts · no telemetry
Launch price
$119 — or the suite of five for $349

Pre-release. Specifications describe the current development target and state nothing that is not true of the design today.

Development, documented

Hear and see the real build when it exists.

Real audio demonstrations and shipping captures will appear only when release-candidate builds exist. Follow the journal for dated build notes—not placeholder proof.

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