nClear Audio is a small family of audio tools by sound engineer and musician Ilia “nClear” Tsvetkov, who also develops audio plug-ins.
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About
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Ilia Tsvetkov, also known as nClear, is a sound engineer, musician, sound educator, and independent audio plug-in developer. His audio tools are built around practical production problems rather than generic “magic button” processing.
Products
Current plugins
Official descriptions, current versions, and media for nClear Audio plugins.
$0 / PWYW · bus compressor
Gluon
Short description: Gluon is a free bus compressor with parallel Mix, a separate output stage, and Gluon Map for viewing and controlling instances together.
Long description: Inspired by classic British mixing consoles of the 1980s, Gluon brings bus compression to mixes, drums, and individual tracks. Shape the response with Attack, Ratio, Release, Range, and Mix; use MakeUp Learn to estimate a fixed level adjustment from ten seconds of audio. An independent Hard Clipper, adjustable Soft Clipper, or Limiter with manual/Auto release handles peaks after the blend, followed by a separate Out Volume control. Independent compressor and limiter lookahead and Delta monitoring help shape and audition the compression. Gluon Map shows settings and levels for instances in the same plug-in module and host process, so you can adjust any single instance or make relative changes across them together, including starting MakeUp Learn remotely.
- Current version: 1.1.0
- $0 or pay what you want · no activation or paid feature locks
- Gluon Map for in-process instances
- Range, parallel Mix, and MakeUp Learn
- External sidechain with HP/BP/LP filter and Stereo Link
- Independent Hard/Soft Clipper or Limiter · up to 8× output-stage oversampling
- Five factory presets · A/B, Undo/Redo, and Copy/Paste Settings
- Intel macOS 12.0+ · Apple Silicon macOS 12.0+ · VST3, AU, CLAP
- Windows 10/11 x64 · VST3, CLAP
- Linux x64 · experimental Ubuntu 24.04 LTS baseline · VST3, LV2, CLAP
- Plug-in formats only; no Standalone application
- Dark and Light themes · 0.75×–2× interface scale
Lite + Pro · pitch-following harmonic EQ
VocRide 2
Short description: VocRide 2 is a pitch-following harmonic EQ for vocals. Lite shapes the tone; Pro adds independent band dynamics to tame louder harmonic moments.
Long description: VocRide 2 is a pitch-following harmonic EQ for vocals. The free Lite edition lets you shape the voice with moving EQ bands. Pro adds Harmonic DYN: independent dynamics that let each band respond to its own level, so you can tame louder harmonic moments without applying the same cut throughout the phrase. Pro also includes Harmonic Solo and Linear Phase processing with Phase Rotation.
- Current version: 2.0.0
- Lite: $0 or pay what you want
- Pro: $39 once · perpetual licence for all 2.x
- 30-minute Pro Preview once per rolling 24 hours
- Current Note in every tier
- Harmonic DYN and Harmonic Solo in Pro
- Linear Phase with Phase Rotation from −90° to +90°
- Intel macOS 10.13+ · Apple Silicon macOS 11.0+ · VST3, AU, CLAP
- Windows 10/11 x64 · VST3, CLAP
- Linux x64 · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS launch baseline · VST3, LV2, CLAP
- Plug-in formats only; no Standalone application
- Improved colour consistency in Dark and Light themes
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Free / PWYW · pitch-aware harmonic EQ
VocRide
Short description: VocRide is a free pitch-aware vocal harmonic EQ. It tracks the sung note and lets you shape its fundamental and harmonics with moving musical EQ controls.
Long description: VocRide listens to the incoming vocal, tracks the detected fundamental, and moves four harmonic EQ bands with the performance. Instead of setting fixed EQ points by hand, you shape the vocal around the note that is actually being sung. Version 1.2.3 adds Undo/Redo, compatible Copy/Paste Settings between VocRide 1 and VocRide 2, and improved colour consistency in Dark and Light themes.
- Current version: 1.2.3
- Free / pay what you want
- Undo/Redo
- Compatible Copy/Paste Settings between VocRide 1 and VocRide 2
- Intel macOS 10.13+ · Apple Silicon macOS 11.0+ · VST3, AU, CLAP
- Windows 10/11 x64 · VST3, CLAP
- Current mainstream Linux x64 distributions recommended · VST3, LV2, CLAP
- Plug-in formats only; no Standalone application
- Improved colour consistency in Dark and Light themes
Media assets
$0 / PWYW · de-esser
Sibalance
Short description: Sibalance is a vocal de-esser and sibilance shaper with delta monitoring, EDGE control, focus modes, smoothing control, and oscilloscope feedback.
Long description: Sibalance helps you hear what the detector is catching before you set the amount of reduction. Delta monitoring solos the detected sibilance before the Sibilance level control, while Focus, Smoothing, and EDGE keep the setup practical across different voices and recording conditions. Version 1.2.2 adds Undo/Redo, Copy/Paste Settings between Sibalance instances, and improved colour consistency in Dark and Light themes.
- Current version: 1.2.2
- $0 or pay what you want
- Undo/Redo and Copy/Paste Settings
- EDGE control and Live Mode
- Intel macOS 10.13+ · Apple Silicon macOS 11.0+ · VST3, AU, CLAP
- Windows 10/11 x64 · VST3, CLAP
- Current mainstream Linux x64 distributions recommended · VST3, LV2, CLAP
- Plug-in formats only; no Standalone application
- Improved colour consistency in Dark and Light themes
Media assets
Contact
Press and review enquiries
For review questions, technical details, interview requests, or permission to reuse these materials, contact Ilia directly through the nClear Audio support form.