Studio hardware, rebuilt in code.

Every plugin starts from the original unit — its circuit and its response curves — and is tuned until it behaves like it with any signal.

From circuit
to response

Modelled from the schematic and its response curves

Interface at
native resolution

At 100%, one render pixel is one pixel on your screen

Local
verification

The plugin never goes online and transmits nothing

Two machines
per licence

You release them yourself from your account, no ticket needed

A tube
compressor

Inspired by the RCA BA-6A, down to its Bal-Limit selector.

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Made for
your mix

  • Bal-Limit with dual recovery On Dual, the second network loads up as the passage goes on and stretches the recovery to several seconds.
  • A needle that really measures It follows the compressor's gain reduction, not an animation.
  • Dry/Wet on board Parallel processing without a second bus.
Volvo's two tubes, with their filaments lit

Built
stage by stage

We start from the schematic and rebuild the circuit stage by stage.

  1. 01How it grabs a transient
  2. 02How it lets go, depending on what is playing
  3. 03How it saturates when you push it

The tubes in the interface light up with the level they receive, in real time.

Your licence,
no strings

  • Local verification Activation is handled by Zonaris Hub, which renews it every time you open it while online. The plugin checks its licence on the machine itself.
  • Two machines Every licence works on two machines. If you change computer, you release the old one from your account.
  • No dongle Nothing to plug into your computer, nothing to lose.

Frequently asked questions

When does Volvo come out?

Very soon. Leave your email on the Volvo page and we will write to you the day it goes on sale.

Which systems and formats does it support?

macOS 11 Big Sur or later, on Apple silicon and Intel, as Audio Unit, VST3 and CLAP. Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, as VST3 and CLAP. AAX is coming soon.

How many machines can I use it on?

Two machines per licence. If you change computer, you release the old one from your account and activate the new one, with no support ticket.

Does the plugin go online?

No. Activation is handled by Zonaris Hub, which renews it every time you open it while online. The plugin checks its licence on the machine itself: it opens no connections and transmits nothing.

How do I reach support?

Write to [email protected]. A person answers within one working day, usually sooner.

02 — In the works

The next instrument is on the bench. One at a time, finished before the next one starts.