GainAim Black Friday Deal 2026: $29, 40% off

GainAim Black Friday pricing is 40% off, which puts this Noiseworks vocal rider plugin at $29 until Nov 30, 2026.

GainAim rides the level of a vocal (or a bass, guitar or drum track) toward a loudness target you choose. Five speed modes set how quickly it moves from the actual volume to that target.

What does the GainAim vocal rider do?

It takes over the fader work you would otherwise draw by hand. You pick the target level, and the plugin moves the gain toward it.

The maker says it can prepare vocals and bass before compression. Because the levels are already evened out, the compressor works less, which helps you avoid over-compression.

The five modes

The maker says the modes let GainAim adapt to different genres and vocal dynamics, from opera and rock to hip-hop and rap.

• Rider: keeps the natural sound of the vocal, in the studio or live.
• Leveler: works as an autogain on each vocal track.
• Fast: a bass rider, suited to very dynamic signals and fast material like rap.
• Squash: turns your signal into a sausage.
• Locked: freezes the current gain setting.

Main features

On top of the modes, the maker lists these tools:

• Target Loudness: set the target value you want the rider to aim for.
• Loudness Control: the Fast and Squash modes give you quick loudness control.
• No latency: no delay in the audio signal during live events or performances, so processing happens in real time.
• NoiseFloor: keeps signals below a set threshold, such as breaths or noise, out of the riding.
• Channel Link: sets how much stereo linking is applied to the trigger signal.

Where it fits in a signal chain

The maker positions GainAim ahead of the compressor. Put it first on a vocal or bass track, dial in the target, and the level reaching the compressor is already consistent.

The zero-latency behaviour means the same plugin can sit in a live chain as well as a mix session. That covers both the studio and the stage with one tool.

If you want to leave a section untouched, Locked mode holds the current gain. The NoiseFloor threshold handles quiet gaps between phrases so breaths stay out of the gain moves.