Acustica intros Zaffre: Give your master the perfect vibes.

We are excited to introduce Zaffre, the latest high-performance Acqua plugin suite (VST2/VST3/AAX/AU), built on third-generation Hyper technology and the new Aria engine.

Zaffre draws inspiration from high-end British audio equipment from the mid-1990s, offering the highest possible audio quality for professional studios.

Acustica revisits and honors this historic product line, adding new features not present in the original analog versions to provide versatile tools that meet the needs of both mixing and mastering engineers without compromising quality and precision.

About the Suite.

Zaffre is ideal for anyone mastering in the box who demands uncompromised quality, sound, and versatility.

It features authentic emulations of classic and rare high-end gear, enhanced by Acustica’s cutting-edge technology and new controls.

The suite includes two separate plugins—Zaffre EQ and Zaffre Comp—available in VST, VST3, AAX, and AU formats.

The transparent and uncolored sound signature of this renowned unit series has been preserved, while Acustica’s tradition of innovation adds new controls and a richer custom preamplification section common to both plugins, offering greater versatility and an added character to your sound.

This suite is perfectly adaptable for both the most demanding mastering engineer and the discerning mixing engineer, ensuring precision and ease in achieving the desired sound. The suite also features the new 'Aria' engine, supporting a new interactive EQ display with adjustable parameters, dynamic and real-time metering displays, and a powerful “Anti-Aliasing” algorithm with reduced CPU consumption.

What you Get.

The Zaffre suite includes:

Zaffre EQ

A high-fidelity, transparent, redesigned 4-band Mastering EQ with wide-ranging High Pass and Low Pass filters, three preamp options, and a powerful interactive EQ display with adjustable parameters.

Enhanced with our Hyper tech, Zaffre EQ provides smoothness and musicality for finalizing your mixes.

Zaffre EQ GUI

Zaffre Comp

A high-quality Class A VCA compressor/limiter offering unrivaled precision and performance, allowing compression and limiting to be used individually or in series.

Enhanced with our Hyper technology, it features three preamplifier options and new controls, adding contemporary features missing from the original hardware counterparts.

Zaffre Comp GUI

Key Features:

• Powerful Mastering Equalizer and Mastering VCA Compressor/Limiter.

• Hyper 3 technology.

• New Anti-Aliasing algorithm that significantly reduces the plugin’s aliasing issues.

• 'Aria' engine with dynamic/real-time and metering displays, featuring a flexible high-definition spectrum analyzer with adjustable parameters.

• New interactive EQ display with adjustable parameters.

• Listening modes (Δ, LR, M, S).

• New resizing feature and responsive GUI.

• Factory Presets available.

Each plug-in in the Zaffre suite comes in a 'standard' version and an alternative 'ZL*' version, which operates at *zero latency and is thus suitable for use when tracking (at the cost of extra processing resources).

Presets:

Discover meticulously crafted presets for Zaffre designed for precision in mastering/mixing purposes. Achieve professional-level results effortlessly and instantly.

Zaffre | Demo.

Technical Information & Compatibility

• Supported formats: VST2, VST3, AAX, and AU.

• Available sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96 kHz.

• Compatible with Windows 10 and 11.

• Compatible with macOS 10.15 (Catalina) to macOS Sonoma (version 14.x).

• Intel, AMD, and ARM compatible.

• Native Apple Silicon support (Rosetta not supported)

Price and Availability.

Zaffre - introductory price: €79 | 43% OFF until August 28, 2024 at 11:59 PM CET (reg. price €139)-

Get it here!

User’s manual:

Zaffre user's manual

The product is at an introductory period for the first four weeks after release or until the first official version is released; this implies that the product may receive improvements, changes, or fixes available through Aquarius Desktop updates.

Try our FREE 30-Day Trial

Note: Zaffre trial version includes 44.1 - 48 - 88.2 - 96 kHz sample rates.

Please remember that trials expire 30 days after authorization, and we strongly recommend not using trial products in commercial sessions or any important project.

Zaffre webpage: https://www.acustica-audio.com/shop/products/ZAFFRE