Shape Weight, Body, Presence, and Air, then add harmonic color with Luster. Push adds density; Guard restrains peaks; Match helps compare levels.
In private testing
30-day full trial · no iLok · works offline
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The display
EQ and harmonics in one view.
Weight, Body, Presence, and Air sit on the measured input and output spectra. The EQ curve is calculated from the filters that process the audio.
Apply harmonic color to boosts or across the full signal path. Match learns a level correction, holds it, and flags the result when further edits make it out of date.
- Weight, Body, Presence, and Air form the four-band tone surface
- Pure, Velvet, Iron, and Memory character families
- Bounded Push density and Guard peak restraint
- Learn-then-Hold Match with visible confidence and stale state
Listen
Examples on the way.
We’re preparing listening examples for Luster EQ: 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
Four EQ bands, Luster, and Push sit on the main surface. Mix stays on the signal rail; Guard and the detailed settings live in the expert drawer.
WeightLean ↔ Grounded
The broad low foundation around the source.
BodyHollow ↔ Full
The low-mid center of the program.
PresenceSoft ↔ Forward
How close the upper mids sit to the listener.
AirMatte ↔ Sheen
The upper shelf, from dry to illuminated.
LusterPure ↔ Colored
Selective harmonic color without moving the four EQ gains.
PushOpen ↔ Dense
Up to 6 dB of bounded forward density.
Expert controls
Band shape, dynamics, and stereo.
- Band geometryfour frequencies · four Q/shape controls
- Levelinput trim · Guard sensitivity
- Character & dynamicsroute · Push timing · stereo link
- Stereo & workflowStereo/M/S · focus · Live/Studio · Match
Expert controls stay available for automation and presets.
Metering
Compare at matched levels.
Match measures the latency-aligned input and output over the same window, then holds a level correction. If you change the tone afterward, Luster marks that measurement as out of date so you know when to measure again.
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
- 32 samples, reported to your host
- CPU
- Under 0.2% 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
Is Luster a surgical EQ?
No. Luster is four broad tone bands with harmonic color. Each band’s frequency and shape live in the expert drawer. For narrow ringing, Toneveil is the better tool.
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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