Utility
Pane
Gain, and nothing else.
Free
Overview
Every DAW multiplies a signal by a number correctly. Pane is the discipline around that one operation: at 0 dB it is bit-identical to its input, it stays silent while you move it, and it adds only the gain you asked for.
No dither, no DC filter, no oversampling, no look-ahead, and zero latency reported at every setting. Nothing to compensate for, nothing to phase-align, nothing that makes a gain stage a decision.
The knob runs −96 to +24 dB with unity fixed at twelve o'clock, and it changes colour with direction — amber above unity, blue below, teal at nothing — so which way you have gone is visible before you read the number.
Key features
Bit-identical at unity
At 0 dB, and when bypassed, the output matches the input sample for sample. Putting it in a chain to keep the level accessible costs nothing at all.
No artefacts when it moves
Gain changes are interpolated per sample and mute or return on a linear fade, so automation and live moves produce no clicks and no zipper noise.
Zero latency, always
Nothing is reported to the host at any setting, because there is nothing to report — no oversampling and no look-ahead anywhere in the path.
Colour by direction
Amber for boost, blue for cut, teal at unity. The direction reads from across the room; the exact figure is a double-click away.
In and out meters
Peak and RMS on both sides, read-only taps, so the level before and after sits side by side rather than in two different places.
Free, with no licence at all
No account, no activation, no expiry. Download it and use it.
One knob, and what it tells you.
Unity is teal, boost is amber, cut is blue — before you read a number.
Boost runs amber.
Cut runs blue.
Glides to unity rather than switching.
Formats & platforms
| Format | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| VST3 | Yes | Yes |
| Audio Unit (AU) | Yes | — |
| CLAP | Yes | Yes |
| AAX Native | Yes | — |
AAX is built for macOS only. On Windows the installer ships VST3 and CLAP.
System requirements
| macOS | Windows | |
|---|---|---|
| OS version | macOS 12.0 Monterey or later | Windows 10 version 1607 or later, 64-bit |
| CPU | Apple Silicon or Intel (Universal binary) | 64-bit Intel or AMD |
Get Pane.
Free — add it to your cart and the installers are emailed to you.