Listen
Hear HALCYON, not a description of it.
The idea
A reverb designed for sound design and ambience first. Three characters with their own colour, a tail that blooms instead of just decaying, and a freeze that re-captures on every new chord.
Try it now
This is the real interface.
Drag the knobs, flip the switches, browse the presets. This is the prototype interface with a simulated signal; details may change before launch.
What's inside
6 reasons, measured.
- 01
Halo, Nebula, Drift
A bright plate, a dense feedback-delay network and a wow-and-flutter tape space. The whole interface changes colour with the character.
- 02
Bloom
The tail swells after the note instead of starting at full level, so long reverbs sit behind the source rather than on top of it.
- 03
Hold and Freeze
Infinite sustain or a frozen pad. With Dynamic on, Freeze re-captures on every new chord: an instant ambient bed from any part.
- 04
Pitch and Motion
Shift the tail up to an octave either way for shimmer, and modulate it with Depth and Rate. In Drift, Depth becomes tape wow.
- 05
Swell and Duck
Let the reverb fade in behind the dry signal, or duck under it while the part plays and rise in the gaps.
- 06
Readable at a glance
A mirrored stereo tail screen, an envelope drawn from the knobs and a stereo field display. No guessing what Size × Decay sounds like.
Specifications
- Characters
- Halo (plate) · Nebula (FDN) · Drift (tape)
- Hold
- Off · Infinite · Freeze (with Dynamic re-capture)
- Pitch
- ±12 semitones, mix-able shimmer
- Formats (planned)
- AU · VST3 · Standalone
- System
- macOS 12 or later, Apple silicon and Intel
- Interface
- Resizable 75–150 %, presets with folders, A/B, undo
Questions about HALCYON
01Can I use it as a regular room reverb?+
Yes. Halo with short Decay and Bloom at zero behaves like a clean plate.
02Is Freeze automatable?+
Every control is a host parameter, Freeze included.
03Can I buy the plugins yet?+
Not yet. All five are in development and the interfaces and sound you see here are prototypes. We'll announce the launch shortly; the waitlist hears first.
04What does the waitlist get me?+
Launch pricing (20–25 % below the normal price), the free PRE-1 on day one, and a chance to beta test the prototypes.
05How do I become a beta tester?+
Tick "I'd like to beta test" when you join and tell us your DAW. We'll pick testers across hosts and roles.
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