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KERN SMOOTH plugin interface

SMOOTH / $29

dynamic resonance suppression that hears like you do.

find and tame harsh resonances across your mix. 40 ERB bands mapped to human perception. one knob gets you 80% there.

  • + psychoacoustic ERB bands
  • + transient preservation
  • + M/S processing
  • + delta monitor
buy smooth / $29 try free demo
KERN WARM plugin interface

WARM / $29

harmonic saturation done right.

tape, tube, transformer. three saturation circuits that actually sound different. precise control of each harmonic with anti-aliasing that keeps it clean.

  • + three analog characters
  • + spectral pre-shaping
  • + anti-aliased harmonics
  • + auto-compensation
buy warm / $29 try free demo
KERN WIDE plugin interface

WIDE / $29

psychoacoustic stereo expansion.

stereo width that works with your mix, not against it. allpass decorrelation following human perception. mono-compatible by design.

  • + perceptual width curve
  • + three widening modes
  • + mono-below crossover
  • + correlation-safe
buy wide / $29 try free demo
KERN PUSH plugin interface

PUSH / $29

three compression characters: settle, tight, drift.

the step before your final compressor. multiband dynamics across ERB bands, with three characters for glue, grip, and opto breath.

  • + three compression characters
  • + per-band ERB dynamics
  • + LIVE low-latency mode
  • + M/S processing
buy push / $29 try free demo
KERN OPEN plugin interface

OPEN / $29

algorithmic reverb for electronic music.

built for synths and drum machines, not another plate emulation. it reads the dry signal across 40 ERB bands and shapes the tail band by band. ROOM, HALL, CLOUD.

  • + three characters
  • + per-band tail shaping
  • + FREEZE, reverse, sidechain duck
  • + 256 samples of latency
buy open / $29 try free demo
KERN CHECK plugin interface

CHECK / free utility

free

see where your stereo falls apart.

real-time spectral mono compatibility analyzer. 40 ERB bands show exactly which frequencies collapse in mono. bass-weighted scoring tells you if your low end survives.

  • + spectral correlation curve
  • + bass-weighted score
  • + MONO / SIDE monitoring
  • + zero latency
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the KERN bundle.

SMOOTH, WARM, WIDE, PUSH and OPEN. one key. $79 instead of $145 individually. one license key unlocks all five. permanent license. every future update free.

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every plugin ships regardless of how the campaign goes. this model is about building together, not gatekeeping features behind funding goals.

all five paid plugins are now available. same price. same promise: $29. permanent license. no iLok. yours forever.

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