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Dragon Fader
LUFS Leveler
Dragon Fader is a premium LUFS leveler designed to beautifully "ride" any audio signal. While modern levelers rely on AI, Dragon Fader uses one of the most transparent compressor/expanders ever created to deliver flawless, natural results—while keeping you in complete control. Packed full of advanced features and powerful side-chain capabilities, it goes far beyond standard compression to give you total creative freedom over your level-shaping.
NOTE** For those who pre-ordered AutoDeMasker, you have the following option:
A) get our upcoming FILTER plugin free and receive special discounted pricing on Dragon Fader.
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B) you have the option to simply switch your AutoDeMasker purchase over to the Dragon Fader.
RIDES LIKE AN ENGINEER
Loudness, not peaks
Dragon Fader listens in LUFS, the way streaming services measure, and moves a fader exactly as you would by hand. Even vocals and speech without the sound of a compressor.
REAL AUTOMATION
Every move, editable in your DAW
WRITE puts each fader move into your DAW as automation, READ plays it back. Touch the fader and your hand takes over. What you hear while setting up is exactly what gets written.
TIMESAVER
The whole song in one pass
Load the source file of the track and Dragon Fader computes the complete fader curve before you press play. No more riding a vocal by hand, pass after pass.
SEE IT FIRST
The whole curve before anything is written
Edit the curve right inside the plugin, with undo: drag, paint, insert points. FLATTEN takes the movement back by 25 to 100 % until only the big line remains. Export the curve as CSV or as a gain track WAV.
SMART LISTENING
Hears what matters, ignores the rest
Detector filters shape only the measurement, never the sound, and LISTEN lets you hear what it reacts to. Rider Path Dual keeps small fluctuations calm but catches big jumps fast. Rider Gate Program leaves breaths unlifted.
SIDECHAIN
Music makes way for the voice
Feed the voice into the sidechain, and the music fader rides down under it automatically. It can be written as automation. The sound of the track itself stays untouched.
VALUES WINDOW
Every reading in one window, in your colours
A double click opens a separate window with every reading: AES-17 RMS, peak hold, integrated LUFS and loudness range, for sum, L and R, input and output. Drag it as large as you like, the text grows with it. Colour every group and every single tile, and save your own schemes for all instances.
FEATURES
Whether you are a Producer, Mix/Mastering Engineer, Musician or Singer/Songwriter, the Dragon Fader will help you shape your audio levels around a target LUFS.
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Automatically adjusts gain to meet target LUFS (Loudness Units Full Scale) while preserving the dynamic character of the source.
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Uses a highly transparent design to avoid coloration, ensuring the processed audio sounds as close as possible to the original.
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Offers powerful side-chain options for creative ducking, expansion, and dynamic shaping beyond standard compression.
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Goes far beyond basic compression, allowing you to sculpt dynamics in ways that suit your artistic vision.
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Delivers smooth, musical level changes without the harshness or unnatural compression often found in AI-driven tools.
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Four modes: FREE, INT, WRITE and READ. INT analyses the source file of the track in advance.
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Target from -50 to -10 LUFS, measured to BS.1770. Fader range from -20 to +30 dB.
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True peak brickwall limiter, four times oversampled and checked against a sixteen-fold reference. No extra headroom needed.
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Seven Level Planes, shared by every instance. Quick Set picks one with a click.
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The same latency in every mode, so your DAW never rebuilds when you switch.
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106 factory presets. Stereo or mono, sidechain mono or stereo.
Dragon Fader is ideal for mastering engineers, producers, and mixers who want to automate loudness compliance while maintaining dynamic integrity and creative freedom. In short, it combines precision loudness automation with musical, transparent dynamics control, making it a strong choice for professional audio workflows where natural sound quality is paramount.
The complete list, from the Dragon Fader 1.0 user manual. MEASUREMENT Loudness measured to BS.1770 Readings: AES-17 RMS and peak, Integrated LUFS, Loudness Range, for input and output Target from -50 to -10 LUFS Fader range from -20 to +30 dB DETECTION HP and LP filters from 20 Hz to 22 kHz, with LISTEN Detection window from 20 to 3000 ms Filter slope 6 or 12 dB per octave CONTROL EXP lifts quiet passages, DUCK pulls loud ones down Times in ms, note values or Auto Rider Path Single or Dual AUTOMATION Modes FREE, INT, WRITE and READ INT analyses a WAV or AIFF file of the track Curve export as CSV or gain-track WAV, CSV import OUTPUT True peak brickwall limiter, four times oversampled Ceiling from -3.0 to 0.0 dBTP Autogain compensates the EXP lift CHANNELS AND LATENCY Stereo in and out, mono allowed Sidechain input, mono or stereo About 102 ms (4902 samples at 48 kHz), the same in every mode INTERFACE Plugin window freely resizable, with quick zoom presets from 25 to 150% Values window freely resizable Values window fully themeable: colour every group and every single tile, save your own schemes LICENSING iLok: USB key, computer or iLok Cloud 14-day demo license
INFORMATION
HELP AND TUTORIALS
Get started with the video manual, or read the user manual as PDF.
PLUG-IN FORMATS
macOS: VST3, VST2, AU, AAX
Windows: VST3, VST2, AAX
REQUIREMENTS
macOS 12 or newer, universal binary (Apple Silicon and Intel)
Windows 64 bit
iLok: USB key, computer or iLok Cloud
14-day demo license