Audiopunks – Mongrel Rack v1.0.3 VST3, AAX for Windows

• Tchad Blake Signature Sound: Directly captures the distinct harmonic coloration, non-linear distortion, and dynamic destruction characteristic of Tchad Blake's mix work.
• 8 Dedicated Processing Units: Combines two vintage bucket-brigade and pitch hardware emulations with six purpose-built original tone-shaping modules.
• Modular In-Series Signal Flow: Re-order and toggle modules within an integrated, vertical rack interface without managing multiple plugin windows.
• Hardware-Calibrated Non-Linearities: Modeled circuit behavior replicates input transformer drive, power rail sag, and quirky analog imperfections under extreme settings.
• Dynamic Stereo Staging & Movement: Modules specialized in sub-harmonic widening, resonant frequency carving, and syncopated rhythmic flutter.

1. Analog Delay 680:

   • Component-level emulation of Tchad's vintage bucket-brigade analog delay. Features warm feedback regeneration, dark repeats, tape-style saturation, and host tempo sync modes (straight, dotted, triplet).

2. VB-2 Vibrato (TB Mod):

   • Enhanced virtual rendition of the classic pitch-vibrato stompbox modified to Blake's specifications. Delivers expressive pitch wobble, subtle analog chorus, and tape warble.

3. Mongrel Mask:

   • Distinct character equalizer and resonant filter matrix designed to carve mid-range bite, presence, and expressive frequency masks across instruments and buses.

4. Tremola:

   • Syncopated, rhythmic volume-modulation unit. Goes beyond standard LFO tremolos with asymmetrical waveforms and dynamic envelopes for organic, stuttering movement.

5. The Shaft:

   • Aggressive, fractured limiting processor engineered for smashing room mics, crushing transients, and creating explosive, distressed drum and vocal dynamics.

6. Mongrelizer:

   • Harmonic saturator and input overdrive stage for pushing clean signals into rich tube-and-transistor saturation, fuzz, and heavy harmonic excitation.

7. Tesla:

   • Expanded, revived psychoacoustic stereoizer designed to broaden mono sources and widen stereo stems without phase cancellation or center-channel washout.

8. Master Rack Utility / I/O Section:

   • Dedicated master input/output headroom management, global mix blend, and bypass controls.

• Architecture: Native 64-bit Windows binary
• Audio Engine: 64-bit double-precision internal processing
• Plugin Formats: VST3, AAX Native
• DAW Interoperability: Compatible with all major 64-bit Windows hosts (Avid Pro Tools, Steinberg Cubase / Nuendo, PreSonus Studio One, Cockos REAPER, Ableton Live, Bitwig Studio, Image-Line FL Studio).

Installation Steps:

1. Pre-Installation:

   • Close your DAW and host software completely before running setup.

2. Run Installer:

   • Run the provided installer executable as Administrator (Right-click -> Run as administrator).
   • Select your target plugin formats (VST3, AAX) and installation paths:
     • Default VST3 directory: C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\Audiopunks\
     • Default AAX directory: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\
   • Complete the installation wizard.

3. Activation:

   • Apply the included patch/keygen utility or replace files according to the instructions in the release folder.

4. Launch your DAW, perform a plugin rescan, and load Mongrel Rack onto your tracks or mix buses.