REGENT
Key Features
- Separates input drive, clip shape, processed-output trim, and dry/wet blend for predictable gain staging
- Offers Soft, Solid, and Hard transfer curves for broad knees, tighter clipping, or an abrupt clamp
- Uses CHARACTER to reshape Soft and Solid responses without adding a separate EQ or gain stage
- Keeps first-order ADAA active at 1x, 2x, 4x, and 8x nonlinear processing rates
- Aligns the dry and processed branches with a fixed eight-sample latency for parallel clipping
- Provides stereo peak metering, short-term LUFS, waveform history, and a live transfer-curve display
Description
REGENT is a master clipper plug-in from AZPEX Audio for shaping peaks, preserving a parallel dry path, and setting final-stage level independently. Its signal flow separates input drive, transfer-curve choice, processed-output trim, and dry/wet blend, so pushing into the clipper does not also force an output-level change.
Three curve modes cover broad Soft clipping, a tighter Solid response, and an abrupt Hard clamp. CHARACTER adjusts the Soft and Solid responses while leaving Hard deliberately fixed, which makes it practical to move from gentler peak rounding toward firmer edge and density without changing the rest of the setup.
ADAA anti-aliasing remains active at 1x, 2x, 4x, and 8x processing rates. Stereo peak meters, a rolling three-second short-term LUFS display, post-output waveform history, and a live transfer display provide feedback for mastering, drum-bus, and individual-track decisions.
The aligned mix control delays the dry branch by the same fixed eight samples as the processed path, avoiding a timing mismatch in parallel use. REGENT is supplied for Windows and macOS hosts in VST3 and AU formats through the developer's official product page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do REGENT's three clip curves do?
Soft starts bending earlier with the broadest knee, Solid stays linear longer before a tighter knee, and Hard uses an abrupt normalized clamp. CHARACTER changes the Soft and Solid responses but does not affect Hard mode.
Can REGENT be used for parallel clipping?
Yes. MIX continuously blends the dry and processed paths, and the developer delays the dry branch by eight samples to match the processed timing. At 0% MIX the output is the aligned dry signal; at 100% it is fully processed.
How does oversampling work in REGENT?
The plug-in provides 1x, 2x, 4x, and 8x settings for its nonlinear stage. AZPEX states that first-order ADAA remains active at every rate, while the higher settings run that stage at an increased internal rate before reconstruction.
What visual feedback does the plug-in include?
REGENT has stereo sample-peak input and output metering, a rolling three-second K-weighted short-term LUFS reading, post-output waveform history, and a transfer display. The transfer view reflects CLIP, STYLE, CHARACTER, and CEILING rather than the full ADAA, mix, or bypass behavior.
