Golden Master is a carefully crafted soft-clipping plugin designed to enhance loudness while preserving the natural dynamics of your audio. Unlike typical limiters, this tool focuses on gently taming the peaks in your mix without introducing harsh distortion or unwanted artifacts. It's particularly effective on percussion-heavy music styles, where sharp transients from drums can dominate, allowing you to control these elements with precision and transparency.

One of Golden Master's standout features is its unique speed control, which lets you adjust the character of the clipping process. Lowering the speed shifts the effect from a soft clipper to an analog-style limiter, offering a smooth compression flavor with fast attack and release times. This flexibility enables you to dial in the perfect balance between distortion and dynamic control, making it suitable for both subtle mastering adjustments and more creative sound shaping.

In addition to speed, the ratio control expands the plugin's capabilities by allowing further transformation toward compressor-like behavior. For mastering purposes, maintaining a high ratio is recommended to preserve loudness and clarity. However, when used on individual tracks, adjusting the ratio alongside speed opens up a broad range of tonal colors and effects. Golden Master empowers producers and engineers to enhance their mixes thoughtfully, providing a reliable tool for maintaining impact without sacrificing musicality.