ARC‑001 · Saturation That Breathes

Trine

Trine is a tri‑band harmonic engine where every band is keyed independently by its own dynamic detector. Drive the exact envelope of your transients, aggressively color the sustain, and never lose your punch. Complete with auto level‑matching and delta soloing so you always know exactly what you're adding.

See how it works ↓
VST3 · AU · AAXMACOS + WINDOWS14‑DAY TRIAL
A look inside
RCN UDIO
TRINE · TRIBAND SATURATOR · ARC‑001
X‑OVER
Init
AB
OS 4x
IN
+0.0 dB
INPUTBAND KEYTRIGGERSATURATIONMIXOUTPUT
broadband · 1/3 armed
LOWSM
20 – 159
MIDSM
159 – 1.4k
HIGHSM
1.4k – 20k
DRIVE CONTROL
SPECTRUM + DRIVE
over‑threshold → into distortion
OUT
+0.0 dB
01 · Trigger
HOT‑SWAP
Compressor
Energy above threshold → drive
Editing · MID
Threshold−28 dB
Knee38%
Attack24 ms
Release490 ms
Range3.6×
02 · Saturation
Oversampled
TanhTubeDiodeTapeNeural +
Drive+13.9 dB
Character+0%
Analog shaper · per‑band · driven by Trigger
02b · Effects
MultiEFX ▾
DelayReverbRouting
Sync◀ 1/8 ▶
Feedback38%
Mix30%
Ping‑Pong · Off
03 · MixParallel
100%
Master Mix · Global
Low60%
Mid68%
High75%
Δ DELTA
Global Listen
VST3 · AU · AAX48 kHz · OS 4x · Latency 1.2 msCPU 23%

A preview of the interface · the shipping plugin loads as VST3, AU and AAX inside your DAW.

The Signal Path

Four modules, per band.

Signal flows left to right — detected, shaped, coloured and blended — and every stage is independent across low, mid and high.

01 · Trigger

Swappable detectors

Choose the detector that keys each band — compressor, transient, or envelope follower. Its only job is to dictate how hard the saturation is driven moment‑to‑moment. Distort only the stick‑attack of a snare, or saturate the sustain of an 808 while leaving the transient completely clean.

02 · Saturation

Five shapers

Tanh, tube, diode, tape, and a precision neural capture. Each shaper features independent drive and character controls. The transfer curve draws dynamically in real‑time as the detector pushes it, so you can visually confirm the harmonic generation before you even solo the band.

02b · MultiEFX

Delay & reverb

A tempo‑synced delay — note divisions, dotted, triplet, ping‑pong — and a six‑mode reverb, from plate to ambience. Switch the routing order, or bypass the whole rack on a single LED.

03 · Mix

Blend & match

Trine features a delta button to instantly solo the generated harmonics, alongside an auto level‑match engine. Every A/B comparison you make is strictly gain‑compensated, ensuring you are making mix decisions based on tone, not volume bias.

Under the hood
Bands3 — low / mid / high, fully independent
ShapersTanh · Tube · Diode · Tape · Neural
EffectsTempo-synced delay · 6-mode reverb
OversamplingUp to 4×
MeteringLive drive curve · in/out · delta
FormatsVST3 · AU · AAX
SystemsmacOS 12+ · Windows 10+
TrineARC‑001 · Perpetual license
$62one‑time
The Professional Standard
Perpetual licenseNo subscriptions. No forced upgrade paths.
Two activationsInstall on your studio rig and your travel laptop.
Fair updatesFree updates, forever.
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