Polydactyl plugin showing each main screen. The Tone page has a lot going on with monitoring and controls. Modulation controls LFOs and Macros. There is also a config page | Noise Engineering
Polydactyl tone page with interactive frequency meter, VU meters, envelope metering, static meter, band controls, and compression/expansion and distortion sliders. | Noise Engineering

Polydactyl Plugin (AU, AAX, and VST3)

$49.00
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Polydactyl is a powerful multiband dynamics processor plugin that makes it easy to precisely sculpt the dynamics of your audio tracks. Whether you're mixing a full band, tightening up a track, or just looking for creative inspiration, Polydactyl has you covered.

Polydactyl was designed for transparent multiband dynamics processing, perfect for mixing and mastering. Its huge range of controls allows for extreme and transformative effects, too: use it as a powerful sound-design tool to completely transform and synth or sample. Each stage has separate controls for dynamics and distortion, making it easy to dial in the perfect amount of compression, noise gating, expansion, and limiting on each adjustable band with ease. Weight controls for Pre and Post stages control how the plugin responds to your signal. Individual Link controls for each stage make it easy to adjust all four split bands at once. Polydactyl also features lookahead for transparent gain reduction.

Need some inspiration? Polydactyl also comes with a range of presets to get you started, from subtle and transparent to aggressive and in-your-face. If those don’t grab you, though, try the random and nudge buttons to get your creative juices flowing. Polydactyl will change the way you approach sound design.

Like all Noise Engineering plugins, Polydactyl comes with an extensive internal modulation matrix with LFOs, envelopes, and step sequencers – plus, modulators have adjustable randomization for easy humanization.

Our plugins come with free updates for the lifetime of the product. As long as we make the plugin, it will be supported, and if you buy a plugin, it is yours. We do not provide access to old versions. Our goal is to support operating system versions currently supported by Microsoft and Apple. You will be able to update all plugin(s) you purchase for free. Updates may include bugfixes or feature adds. 

 



Features

  • Smoosh, limit, expand, drive, saturate, create
  • Separate controls for Pre and Post stages and Low, Mid, and High bands
  • Easy Link lets you control how you adjust stages
  • Designed for automation: extensive modulation matrix makes it simple to modulate almost all parameters with built-in LFOs and Macros
  • Inspired by the popular Eurorack module: bridge the gap between the sounds of modular and your DAW production
  • Use the Random and Nudge button to generate and tweak patches in one click
  • Library of presets included
  • AAX, AU, VST® 

Manuals

Manual

System Requirements

64-bit only
Windows Windows 10+
Mac MacOS 10.14+; Intel and M1 Native

Processor information: 

Our Intel compatible plugins require the SSE4.1 instruction set. 
This was added in the Intel 45nm Penryn architecture in 2007. 
Compatible AMD processors are Bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Ryzen families. 
In the Macverse any Mac built after 2010 should have the required instructions.

This is a minimum required specification. 

For optimal experience we recommend Intel's Haswell or later and AMD's Ryzen family. 
We also recommend Apple's desktop CPUs (M1 and friends).

 

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  • “A sound designer’s dream. NE’s plugins bring the experimental environment of modular synthesis and Eurorack effects ‘in the box’. The audio quality is excellent. If you’ve been wanting to explore what the world of Eurorack is all about, Noise Engineering should be your first port of call.”

  • Danielle Thwaites (Daiza)

  • “I was more than pleasantly surprised by the arrival of these plugin versions, they sound absolutely authentic to the originals and I really like the clear and minimal design of the GUI. Now when I need that extra BIA or five for my compositions I will certainly harness the power of these great plugins!”

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  • Sofia Hultquist (Drum & Lace)

  • “Noise Engineering’s Eurorack modules have been some of my favorite tools for a number of years. To be able to take the signature NE sound with the freedom and versatility that a plugin affords (hello polyphony!) is truly inspirational. Beautifully brutal.”

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  • René G. Boscio

  • “The Noise Engineering plugins are a great way to get the sonic palette of their modules in a convenient recallable DAW-friendly format, and also a great way to get a taste for their sound without a Eurorack chassis. Both formats are a permanent fixture in my setup that I use on almost every production. Highly recommended…”

  • Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly, Delirium; Producer, Fear Factory and more)

  • “The Desmodus module stole my heart earlier this year, and being able to use that on my voice is a dream. This is easily my favorite plugin – I put it on EVERYTHING!”

  • Tiff Randol (IAMEVE)

  • “I’ve always loved the Noise Engineering sound, so naturally wanting to work in polyphony with that sound was something I always greatly desired. Now it’s easier than ever to have the NE sound in polyphony with as many voices as you have fingers or until you max your CPU"

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  • “As someone who’s been a longtime user of NE modules, I am blown away by what they have achieved in the plugin space. I’ve never heard any other plugin come as close to the grit and depth of modular quite like this. I think these are really amazing tools.”

  • Tori Letzler (TINYKVT)

  • “Everything I own by Noise Engineering is inspirational to me. I love the lateral “out of the box” thinking that has gone into designing these instruments and am supremely excited by the advent of the NE plugins; now I can have my favourite modules in my laptop. These are exciting times.”

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“Are you saying I can play chords with BIA (personal favorite voice ever)? Yes. You get polyphony. It’s awesome. I also like the random button to start fresh with, probably some settings I wouldn’t find myself. Very inspiring.”

Arthur Hnatek (Tigran Hamasyan, Erik Truffaz Quartet)

“A sound designer’s dream. NE’s plugins bring the experimental environment of modular synthesis and Eurorack effects ‘in the box’. The audio quality is excellent. If you’ve been wanting to explore what the world of Eurorack is all about, Noise Engineering should be your first port of call.”

Danielle Thwaites (Daiza)

“I was more than pleasantly surprised by the arrival of these plugin versions, they sound absolutely authentic to the originals and I really like the clear and minimal design of the GUI. Now when I need that extra BIA or five for my compositions I will certainly harness the power of these great plugins!”

Daniel Miller (Mute Records)

“Noise Engineering’s new plugin bundle is amazingly versatile and covers a ton of sonic ground. Being able to add the spatially reverberant power of Desmodus on other virtual instruments is astonishing.”

Sofia Hultquist (Drum & Lace)

“Noise Engineering’s Eurorack modules have been some of my favorite tools for a number of years. To be able to take the signature NE sound with the freedom and versatility that a plugin affords (hello polyphony!) is truly inspirational. Beautifully brutal.”

Matt Lange

“The plugins sound amazing. The Basimilus is so punchy, and the default preset is killer! It will make for an amazing tuned kick drum that can change pitch with the chords of the song. It will also give a million new ideas for my hardware version.”

Michael Bradford

“Basimilus Iteritas and Cursus Vereor give you endless possibilities of creating so many different types of sounds from metallic to otherworldly, and their simple layouts make it easy to make an interesting sound right away.”

Lauren Kop (MiniBear)

“As someone who is drawn to the guttural and gritty sounds of Noise Engineering’s modules, but who came up using computers to create music, these plugins are a dream come true! They take every aspect of the physical modules (including the quality of sound) and put it into an easy-to-use digital version.”

Elana Belle Carroll (Party Nails)

“The Desmodus plugin has quickly become my go-to reverb/delay for creating interesting textures. The shift mode introduces beautiful harmonics to anything I slap it on, be it a piano, a guitar, or a string section. It’s one of the plugins that has the most character in my arsenal.”

René G. Boscio

“The Noise Engineering plugins are a great way to get the sonic palette of their modules in a convenient recallable DAW-friendly format, and also a great way to get a taste for their sound without a Eurorack chassis. Both formats are a permanent fixture in my setup that I use on almost every production. Highly recommended…”

Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly, Delirium; Producer, Fear Factory and more)

“The Desmodus module stole my heart earlier this year, and being able to use that on my voice is a dream. This is easily my favorite plugin – I put it on EVERYTHING!”

Tiff Randol (IAMEVE)

“I’ve always loved the Noise Engineering sound, so naturally wanting to work in polyphony with that sound was something I always greatly desired. Now it’s easier than ever to have the NE sound in polyphony with as many voices as you have fingers or until you max your CPU"

Tom Hall, Cycling ’74, Errorgrid

“As someone who’s been a longtime user of NE modules, I am blown away by what they have achieved in the plugin space. I’ve never heard any other plugin come as close to the grit and depth of modular quite like this. I think these are really amazing tools.”

Tori Letzler (TINYKVT)

“Everything I own by Noise Engineering is inspirational to me. I love the lateral “out of the box” thinking that has gone into designing these instruments and am supremely excited by the advent of the NE plugins; now I can have my favourite modules in my laptop. These are exciting times.”

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