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Tectonic Black Friday pricing from Aberrant DSP is 33% off, which puts this four-band toneshaping channel strip at $16 until Nov 30, 2026.
Tectonic combines equalization, imaging and dynamics processing in one plugin. The maker describes it as a complete toolkit, covering anything from light sweetening to a full tonal makeover.
The signal is split into 4 bands, and each band gets upward and downward compression.
Boost a band and it applies both upward and downward compression. Cut a band and it applies downward compression only.
You choose the transition frequency between each pair of adjacent bands, so you decide where one range hands off to the next.
The per-band Mid/Side panner narrows or widens each frequency range independently. You can tighten the low end while opening up the top, all inside one plugin.
Master mix sits alongside input and output gain, so you can gain stage the plugin and blend the processed signal against the dry one.
The six style selections change how the dynamics processing feels and how hard it works.
On Windows, you need Windows 10 or later. Tectonic runs there as VST3 and AAX, both 64-bit.
On macOS, it supports 10.12 Sierra through macOS 13 Ventura, on Intel or Apple Silicon. Formats there are AU, VST3 and AAX, all 64-bit.
Restart your DAW before loading the plugin into a project. On macOS, some hosts may need a computer restart before the new plugin shows up.
The 65 factory presets are there to show the range of toneshaping Tectonic covers. The preset system is also custom, so your own settings can be saved alongside them.
Yes. The Tectonic Black Friday deal from Aberrant DSP takes 33% off, bringing the plugin to $16. The offer ends Nov 30, 2026.
Tectonic is one multi-band channel strip with four bands of compression, per-band trim, Mute, Solo and Bypass, a Mid/Side panner per band, master mix, input and output gain, six style selections and 65 factory presets.
On Windows 10 or later it comes as 64-bit VST3 and AAX. On macOS 10.12 Sierra through macOS 13 Ventura, Intel or Apple Silicon, it comes as 64-bit AU, VST3 and AAX.
Boosting a band applies upward and downward compression together. Cutting a band applies only downward compression. Each band also has trim gain from -12 dB to 12 dB, and six style selections shape how the dynamics feel.
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