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New releaseWindows · Standalone + VST3Beast Plugins

BeastFX

Shape it. Color it. Drag it out.

Drop in a sample, shape its impact, give it character, and drag a finished sound back to your track. A creative effects rack and hybrid kick designer, equally at home on a single kick or a whole drum or melodic loop.

$10$49Intro price
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Instant download · License key by email · One purchase, two computers

BeastFX in the Night theme: the Color engine with eight cartridges, the Motion editor and the master section BeastFX in the Day theme
  • 4Engines
  • 34Effect cartridges
  • 75Models
  • 200Factory presets
  • 4Snapshots
  • 325Automatable controls

Overview

One rack for the hit and the loop.

A source lane at the top (a sample, a loop, your live input or the synth), four engines of colour-coded effect cartridges in the middle, an editor and master section below, and a render bar that turns the result into a WAV you drag straight into your DAW.

BeastFX source strip with the demo kick waveform, source modes and trigger, above the SHAPE, COLOR, DRUMS and KICK engine tabs

Any source

Drag in WAV, AIFF, FLAC or Ogg, play a loop, process your live input, or let the synth make the sound. CAPTURE grabs the last 10 seconds of input.

Any order

Four engines in series, each with eight cartridges you can drag into a new order. Bypass a cartridge or a whole engine; routing changes can be undone.

Out as a file

Render at 44.1, 48 or 96 kHz in 16-bit, 24-bit or 32-bit float, then drag the WAV into your DAW or export it.

Four engines

Shape. Color. Drums. Kick. Any order.

The signal runs through the engines left to right. Kick presets start with Kick → Shape → Drums → Color; loops usually want Shape first. Try it: drag a tab, or use the arrows.

  1. 1 SHAPE Transients
  2. 2 COLOR Vintage texture
  3. 3 DRUMS Reinforcement
  4. 4 KICK Hybrid kick designer

SOURCE → SHAPE → COLOR → DRUMS → MASTER

Transients · 8 cartridges

SHAPE

Carve the hit: sharpen or soften the attack, tighten or bloom the tail, clip the peaks and gate what is left.

Vintage texture · 10 cartridges

COLOR

Age it, wobble it, place it in a room: vinyl and tape noise, wow and flutter, cassette and VHS wear, bit crushing, drive, chorus, delay and more.

Reinforcement · 8 cartridges

DRUMS

Make it hit harder: sub thump under the kick, snap on the snare, tuned resonance, rooms, compression and density.

Hybrid kick designer · 8 cartridges

KICK

Build a kick from a sub synth and three sample layers, then shape its pitch curve, amplitude, phase and glide.

The cartridge library

34 cartridges. 75 models.

Every cartridge has a power switch, a model selector, four controls, Amount, Focus and its own Mix, and a grip to drag it along the rack. Color holds ten: two wait in the queue until you drag them in.

The real Color engine rack: Noise, Motion, Space, Digital, Drive, Wear, Chorus and Delay cartridges, with Reverse and Warp queued
The Color chain in the plugin · 8 in the rack, 2 queued
01

Attack

Sharp+1

Sharp · Natural

Punch, Window, Curve, Link

Amount
02

Sustain

Tight+1

Tight · Bloom

Body, Release, Hold, Smooth

Amount
03

Character

Kick+2

Kick · Snare · Bus

Tightness, Presence, Weight, Air

Amount
04

Detector

Peak+1

Peak · Envelope

Sensitivity, Low cut, High cut, Holdoff

Amount
05

Focus

Wide+1

Wide · Band

Low 20–500 Hz, High 1–20 kHz, Resonance, Target

Amount
06

Soft clip

Round+1

Round · Hard

Drive, Ceiling −12…0 dB, Knee, Blend

Amount
07

Gate

Soft+1

Soft · Hard

Threshold, Release 10–500 ms, Hold, Range 0–60 dB

Amount
08

Balance

Linked+1

Linked · Mid / side

Width 0–200 %, Low mono 30–300 Hz, Pan, Trim

Amount

Hybrid kick designer

Build the kick from the sub up.

A sine or triangle sub synth under three sample layers (attack, body and texture), each loaded or dropped on its own button. Then draw the pitch drop, set the amplitude, align the phase and glide between notes. Trigger it with the button, the space bar or MIDI.

Pitch curve + amplitude240 Hz → 49 Hz · 420 ms

An illustration of the Pitch curve and Amplitude cartridges, with their real ranges.

  1. Sub synthSine or triangle, tuned 30–120 Hz, with sweep, harmonics and phase.
  2. Attack layerA sample or noise click: start, pitch ±24 semitones, length and level.
  3. Body layerA sample for the middle of the hit: tune, offset ±20 ms, decay and level.
  4. TextureA sample or noise on top: pitch ±24 semitones, length up to 800 ms, width and level.
  5. Phase + glideAlign or free phase with polarity; fixed or legato glide over up to 24 semitones.

New release

The whole rack for $10.

Four engines, 34 cartridges, a hybrid kick designer, 200 presets, A–D snapshots and drag-out rendering.

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Source, editor, render

From drop-in to drag-out.

Trim without destroying anything, edit the selected cartridge with live scopes, finish with filters and EQ, then render in the background and drag the WAV where you need it.

01 · Source

Drop it in

  • Input, Sample, Loop or Synth source modes
  • Drag the waveform edges to trim; double-click to restore
  • Source reverse and pitch ±24 semitones
  • Imported samples are copied into a managed folder, so sessions recall

02 · Edit + finish

See what you shape

  • The editor opens the selected cartridge with Orbit and Response scopes
  • Filters / EQ: low cut 20–500 Hz, high cut 1–22 kHz, low shelf, body bell, high shelf and tilt
  • Master: Character scales every effect, plus Wet / dry and Output with a peak meter

03 · Render

Drag it out

  • 44.1, 48 or 96 kHz; 16-bit, 24-bit or 32-bit float WAV
  • Tails: 1 s or 3 s with loop wrap, or the selection only; optional normalise
  • Renders run in the background; DRAG WAV lights up when the file matches your settings
BeastFX editor with the Orbit and Response scopes and the master section with Character, Wet / dry and Output
BeastFX render bar: 48 kHz, 24-bit WAV, 1 s tail with loop wrap, normalise, RENDER, DRAG WAV and EXPORT

Factory presets

200 presets. Four snapshots.

Fifty per engine plus a clean init, browsed with the arrows beside the preset name. Shift-click A, B, C or D to store a snapshot of the current sound and click to recall it; save your own as .beastfx files.

SHAPE50

  • Tight Kick Attack
  • Snare Crack
  • Bloom Tail
  • Gated Snap
  • Breakbeat Shape
  • Bus Glue Shape
  • Velvet Hit
  • Natural Polish

COLOR50

  • Electric Patina
  • Dusty Vinyl
  • Cassette Afternoon
  • VHS Memory
  • Tape Stop Drop
  • Grain Cloud
  • Dub Echo
  • Midnight Patina

DRUMS50

  • Punchy Break
  • Sub Thump Kick
  • Gated Room 80s
  • Boom Bap
  • Techno Rumble
  • Cardboard Box
  • Drum Bus Polish
  • Break Fattener

KICK50

  • Hybrid Kick
  • House Kick
  • Trap Sub
  • Clicky Punch
  • Glide Drop
  • Cinematic Boom
  • Warm Analog Kick
  • Pressure Kick

Day / Night

Two finishes. Same glass.

Day stays light everywhere; Night turns the glass to dark graphite with the same vivid colours. The layout scales in proportion from a laptop to ultrawide and 4× displays. Drag the handle to compare.

BeastFX Day theme BeastFX Night theme

Specs & license

What you get.

Platform
Windows (64-bit)
Formats
Standalone application + VST3 effect (mono or stereo, MIDI-triggerable)
Engines
SHAPE · COLOR · DRUMS · KICK — reorderable, each with its own bypass
Cartridges
34 effect units with 75 models; 325 automatable controls
Sources
Input, sample, loop or synth; WAV, AIFF, FLAC and Ogg; 10-second capture
Finish
Filters / EQ, Character, Wet / dry, Output with peak meter
Render
WAV at 44.1 / 48 / 96 kHz, 16 / 24 / 32-bit float, drag-out or export
Presets
200 factory presets + init, A–D snapshots, .beastfx files
Interface
Day and Night themes; scales in proportion, 1920 × 1080 recommended
BEASTNET authorization panel in BeastFX: sign in, create account and how it works
  1. BuyInstant digital download. Your BFX- license key arrives by email. One license per order.
  2. Sign inSign in with your BEAST account (the email you used at checkout) and claim the key. An internet connection is needed to activate.
  3. Play anywhereActivate on up to two computers. Activated paid licenses keep working offline.

A 7-day trial is built in for any verified BEAST account, once per account and computer.

$10$49
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FAQ

Good questions.

What exactly do I download?

The Windows standalone application and the VST3 plug-in with all 200 factory presets. Your license key arrives by email straight after checkout.

Is it for one-shots or loops?

Both. Design a single kick from scratch with the Kick engine, or run a drum or melodic loop through Shape, Color and Drums, then render the result with a tail or a seamless loop wrap.

Do I need a DAW?

No. The standalone app loads samples, triggers them from the button, the space bar or MIDI, and exports WAV files. In a DAW, load the VST3 on a track or trigger it with MIDI notes.

Is there a Mac version?

BeastFX is for Windows (64-bit) at launch.

How many computers can I use it on?

Two. Sign in with your BEAST account on each computer; after activation a paid license keeps working offline.

Which files can I load?

WAV, AIFF, FLAC and Ogg, by drag-and-drop. Imported samples are copied into a managed folder so your sessions and presets always find them.

Drag it out.

Four engines, 34 cartridges, a hybrid kick designer and 200 presets. One window.

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Introductory price $10 · regular price $49