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The Retro Pack Native v7 Black Friday deal brings McDSP's three-plugin Retro line to $79, 46% off, with the offer ending Nov 23, 2026.
The bundle holds the 4020 Retro EQ, the 4030 Retro Compressor and the 4040 Retro Limiter, all in their Native v7 versions. McDSP says the Retro plugins use new, original designs rather than emulating something else.
This is the Native version of the pack. McDSP also sells an HD version separately.
The maker describes the Retro plugins as a line of classics that live up to the name on their own terms. The designs draw on McDSP's decades of industry experience.
The 4020 Retro EQ is a four-band EQ with a complementary filter set. The HF and LF bands are shelving EQs. Two parametric bands sit at the HMF and LMF.
The 4030 Retro Compressor is a dynamic range control with its own topology. A wet/dry mix control lets you balance the compressed and uncompressed signals.
The 4040 Retro Limiter pairs a look-ahead brick wall limiter with several subjective treatments. McDSP says these make the limiting action subtle and vintage at once.
All three plugins share the same feature set:
McDSP lists AAX Native, AU and VST3 as the supported plugin formats. As of v7, VST is no longer supported, and VST versions of v6 plugins will not be updated.
On Mac, you need macOS 10.13 or higher, 64-bit only, and macOS 12 Monterey is listed as compatible. On Windows, McDSP lists Windows 7, 8 and 10, 64-bit only.
McDSP says the plugins work in Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live, LUNA, Reaper, Sonar and Studio One, plus other DAWs that support AAX, AU or VST3.
McDSP plugins authorise through iLok. You can use an iLok2 or iLok3 USB Smart Key, or a free iLok License Manager account with an iLok Cloud session.
Each McDSP v7 plugin contains two activations per authorisation, so you can run the pack on two machines.
Yes. The Retro Pack Native v7 Black Friday deal takes 46% off, bringing the McDSP bundle to $79, with the offer ending Nov 23, 2026. It covers the 4020 Retro EQ, 4030 Retro Compressor and 4040 Retro Limiter in Native v7 versions.
Three plugins: the 4020 Retro EQ, a four-band EQ with HF and LF shelves plus HMF and LMF parametric bands; the 4030 Retro Compressor with a wet/dry mix control; and the 4040 Retro Limiter, a look-ahead brick wall limiter.
McDSP lists AAX Native, AU and VST3. VST is no longer supported as of v7. Named DAWs include Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live, LUNA, Reaper, Sonar and Studio One, plus others that support those formats.
Yes. McDSP plugins authorise with an iLok2 or iLok3 USB Smart Key, or a free iLok License Manager account and an iLok Cloud session. Each v7 plugin contains two activations per authorisation.
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