VS-T76Tube limiter plug-in
Thick and steady.
A tube program limiter: drive it for density, pick a ratio for the hold, and vocals and bass come out warm and steady.
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- VST3, AU and AAX, Windows and macOS
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Formats and DAWs
Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit): VST3 and AAX
macOS 11 or later: VST3, AU and AAX
Works in any 64-bit DAW that loads VST3, AU or AAX plug-ins.
Licence
Use it on up to five of your own computers per copy you buy. Yours for good, no subscription. Unlock it with your email and a six-digit code, no dongle and no password. It checks in now and then and works offline in between.
Delivery
Download links by email within about five minutes, and always in your account under Downloads.
Why VS-T76
Warmth and control together
Drive INPUT for density; COMP. RATIO from 2:1 to 12:1 sets the hold. Vocals stop jumping out, bass stops wandering, and both sound bigger.
Fast or relaxed
Seven attack and seven release steps, 7 the fastest as on the panel: attack from 0.1 to 2 ms, release from 27 to 572 ms.
Parallel, and shaped to the part
MIX blends in the dry signal without a send, and a sidechain high-pass with mid and high bands in the detector chooses what it reacts to.
Drive it into the tubes
The harder you drive INPUT, the denser and rounder the sound, while COMP. RATIO keeps the level pinned.
- VST3 · AU · AAX
- Windows and macOS
- 0 ms latency at QUALITY 1x
- Stereo or mono
The tube limiter
- Warmth and control together. Drive INPUT for density; COMP. RATIO from 2:1 to 12:1 sets the hold.
- Fast or relaxed. Seven attack and seven release steps, 7 the fastest as on the panel.
- Parallel without a send. MIX blends in the dry signal.
- Shape what it hears. A sidechain high-pass and mid and high bands in the detector.
- INPUT and OUTPUT on their printed scales; COMP. RATIO 2, 4, 8 or 12 to 1; ATTACK and RELEASE switches; the ON lever and lamp; a VU meter on gain reduction.
- ADVANCED: MIX, a sidechain high-pass (20 to 500 Hz), sidechain MID, MID FREQ and HIGH, INTERSTAGE and QUALITY 1x or 2x.
- A display unit you can hide: gain reduction readings, six seconds of gain reduction history, the live transfer curve and a needle meter.
- One analog unit, built in: the small part tolerances of a single unit, each side its own, in every setting.
- Presets you save and load, with arrows to step through them; A/B, undo and redo, MIDI Learn on every control; a window from 75 to 200 %.
- Zero latency at QUALITY 1x (64 samples at 2x, reported to your DAW).
See the ceiling hold
Gain reduction readouts with the ratio and release, six seconds of history, the live transfer curve and a needle meter.
What VS-T76 does
Five controls on the panel, seven more in the ADVANCED strip: every control and what it does.
INPUT
Drive it for density
How hard the signal drives the limiter: turn it up for more limiting, and a denser, rounder sound.
OUTPUT
Sets the level after the hold
The level after the limiter, from −30 to +30 dB, on its printed scale.
COMP. RATIO
Pick the hold
2:1, 4:1, 8:1 or 12:1: how strongly peaks over the threshold come down.
ATTACK and RELEASE
Fast or relaxed
Seven steps each, 7 the fastest as on the panel: attack from 0.1 to 2 ms, release from 27 to 572 ms.
MIX
Parallel without a send
Blends the limited signal with the dry input, from the ADVANCED strip.
Sidechain EQ
Shape what it hears
SC HPF, from 20 to 500 Hz, keeps the low end from driving it; MID (±6 dB, 500 Hz to 10 kHz) and HIGH (−10 to 0 dB) set how much those bands drive the limiting.
INTERSTAGE and QUALITY
The finishing touches
INTERSTAGE adds the interstage transformer's shaping in the detector; QUALITY 2x oversamples for a cleaner sound at high settings.
The display unit
See the ceiling hold
Gain reduction, peak, input and output readings with the ratio and release, six seconds of gain reduction history, the live transfer curve and a needle meter. Hide it for a compact window.
Inside the plugin
The whole VS-T76 window: the panel, the display unit and the ADVANCED strip.
Every feature
Everything in VS-T76, down to the smallest switch.
29 features
The panel
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INPUT
How hard the signal drives the limiter, on its printed scale
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OUTPUT
The level after the limiter, −30 to +30 dB
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COMP. RATIO
2:1, 4:1, 8:1 or 12:1
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ATTACK
Seven steps, 7 the fastest: 0.1 to 2 ms
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RELEASE
Seven steps, 7 the fastest: 27 to 572 ms
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ON lever and lamp
Switch the unit out and hear the input, kept in time
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VU meter
Reads gain reduction
Advanced
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MIX
Blends the limited signal with the dry, for parallel limiting
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SC HPF
A sidechain high-pass from 20 to 500 Hz, so the bass pumps less
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MID
A mid band in the detector: ±6 dB
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MID FREQ
The centre of the detector's mid band, 500 Hz to 10 kHz
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HIGH
The detector's 10 kHz band, −10 to 0 dB
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INTERSTAGE
The interstage transformer's shaping in the detector
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QUALITY
1x, or 2x oversampling for a cleaner sound at high settings
Display
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Gain reduction readouts
Gain reduction, peak, input and output in figures, with the ratio and release
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Gain reduction history
Six seconds of gain reduction drawn over the input and output
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Transfer curve
Measured live at your settings, with a dot that rides it
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Needle meter
Reads IN, GR or OUT
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A display that hides
Hide the display unit for a compact window; it opens by default
Workflow
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Presets
Save and load your own, and step through them with the arrows
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A/B
Compare two settings with one click
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Undo and redo
Try anything and step back
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MIDI Learn
Right-click any control and move a knob on your controller
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Window from 75 to 200 %
Size it to your screen
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One analog unit, built in
The small part tolerances of a single unit, each side its own, in every setting
Licence and compatibility
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VST3, AU and AAX
VST3 and AAX on Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit; VST3, AU and AAX on macOS 11 or later
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Latency
Zero at QUALITY 1x; 64 samples at 2x, reported to your DAW
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Stereo or mono
On a stereo or a mono track
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Licence
Five of your own computers per copy you buy
How VS-T76 compares
Tube warmth with the controls and the view most leave out.
| VS-T76 | Typical tube limiter plugins | |
|---|---|---|
| Parallel limiting | MIX built in | Often a separate parallel bus |
| Sidechain high-pass | 20 to 500 Hz, so the bass stops pumping it | Often fixed, or none |
| What drives the limiting | MID, MID FREQ and HIGH in the detector | Usually a fixed detector |
| Oversampling | QUALITY 1x or 2x, your choice | Often fixed |
| Gain reduction view | Six seconds of history, a live transfer curve and readouts | Usually a VU needle only |
| Left and right | Each side its own small part tolerances | Often two identical channels |
| Window size | 75 to 200 %, and the display hides | Often one fixed size |
| A/B and undo | A/B, undo and redo built in | Often left to the host |
| MIDI Learn | On every control | Often host automation only |
"Typical" describes what we commonly see in this category; it does not describe any particular product. VS-T76 facts are from the plugin and its manual, October 2026.
What you get
Vox Samples
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Specs and system requirements
- Formats
- VST3 and AAX on Windows; VST3, AU and AAX on macOS
- Operating system
- Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit; macOS 11 or later
- Host
- Any 64-bit DAW that loads VST3, AU or AAX plug-ins
- Channels
- Stereo or mono
- Latency
- 0 samples at QUALITY 1x; 64 samples at 2x, reported to your DAW
- Panel
- INPUT, OUTPUT (−30 to +30 dB), COMP. RATIO (2:1, 4:1, 8:1, 12:1), ATTACK (0.1 to 2 ms, 7 steps), RELEASE (27 to 572 ms, 7 steps), ON lever and lamp, VU meter on GR
- ADVANCED
- MIX 0 to 100 %; SC HPF 20 to 500 Hz; MID −6 to +6 dB; MID FREQ 500 Hz to 10 kHz; HIGH −10 to 0 dB; INTERSTAGE on or off; QUALITY 1x or 2x
- Display
- Gain reduction readouts, six seconds of gain reduction history, transfer curve, needle meter (IN, GR or OUT)
- Window
- 75 to 200 %; the display unit hides
- Presets
- Save and load your own; step through them with the arrows
- Analog unit
- One, built in; no selector
- Licence
- Five of your own computers per copy you buy
90Day money-back guarantee
Our guarantee
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90-day money-back guarantee
Not for you? Email contact@voxsamples.com within 90 days for a full refund.
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5 computers per copy
Use it on up to five of your own computers per copy you buy, and move it yourself from the plugin's Licence menu.
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Lifetime updates
Every future update and upgrade of VS-T76, included.
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Platinum priority support
A real person at contact@voxsamples.com, first in line.
Questions
What does VS-T76 do?
It limits through a tube stage. Drive INPUT for a denser, rounder sound and pick a COMP. RATIO to keep the level pinned: vocals stop jumping out, bass stops wandering, and both sound bigger.
What should I use it on?
Vocals and bass first, and anything that needs holding and fattening at once. Fast attack and release for a firm grip, slower steps for a relaxed one; MIX blends in the dry signal.
How is it different from a plain compressor?
The tube stage adds warmth and density as you drive it, so control and character come together. A sidechain high-pass and mid and high bands in the detector shape what it reacts to.
Which formats and systems does it run on?
VST3 and AAX on Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit; VST3, AU and AAX on macOS 11 or later, in any 64-bit DAW that loads those formats. Stereo or mono.
Does it add latency?
None at QUALITY 1x. At 2x it oversamples for a cleaner sound at high settings and reports 64 samples to your DAW, which keeps everything in time.
What does "one analog unit, built in" mean?
VS-T76 carries the small part tolerances of a single unit, each side its own, in every setting. It is one fixed unit: there is no selector and nothing to switch. Switched off with the ON lever, it passes the input through untouched, kept in time.
What if it's not for me?
Request a refund from your account within 90 days.
Founder's Story
"When COVID hit, I finally had time to dive into music production—only to discover I was missing the right tools. The plugins I tried were clunky, overloaded with unnecessary features, and killed my vibe with endless tweaking. I knew there had to be a better way.
So, with my engineering background, I started making free and simple audio plugins for my producer friends. They loved them! That’s when I set out on a mission to create plugins that save you time, streamline your workflow, and keep your creativity flowing."
- Ryan Svensson (Founder & CEO)
Vocals and bass, warm, thick and steady.
Drive it for density, pick a ratio for the hold, and let the tube stage do the rest.
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- Five computers
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