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End Game mastering effects plugin interface by SoundHive Plugins
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End Game: Three-Stage Mastering Effects Plugin by SoundHive Plugins Free Download

End Game is a mastering effects plugin from SoundHive Plugins that combines three processing stages, Enhance, Clip, and Limit, in a single window. It is available in VST3, AU, and AAX formats for Windows and macOS.

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01Overview

End Game divides mastering loudness work across three stages so each one handles a smaller job. Enhance adds upward detail, multiband presence and harmonic density before peaks are touched. Clip controls sharp transients ahead of the limiter, and Limit sets the final level with a choice of six program-aware styles. Workflow views let you look at the whole chain, a single stage, or every parameter at once, with integrated LUFS and true peak metering built in.

Best for

  • Mastering full mixes
  • Loudness-targeted masters
  • Adding bass-safe clipping
  • Mid/Side master processing
  • Transient control before limiting
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02Key features

What you get

  • Three-stage mastering chain: Enhance, Clip and Limit in one plugin
  • Enhance styles: Bloom, Detail and Inflate
  • Clipper styles: Hard, Punch, Smooth and Loudness
  • Six limiter styles: Safe, Silk, Transparent, Glue, Punchy, Aggressive
  • Optional 4x-oversampled True Peak mode
  • Selectable 1x to 16x oversampling with linear or minimum phase
  • Stereo and Mid/Side processing
  • ALL, TAB and STRIP workflow views
  • Integrated LUFS, Loudness Range and True Peak metering
  • Dither options with 16, 20, 24 or 32-bit output
03In depth

How the Three-Stage Mastering Chain Works

The chain runs Enhance, Clip and Limit in order. Enhance offers Bloom, Detail and Inflate styles for upward detail, multiband presence and harmonic density. Clip offers Hard, Punch, Smooth and Loudness styles, and includes a Drive control that adds warm even-harmonic character. A Low Protect option keeps bass out of the nonlinear stage, which helps low end stay intact.

The Limit stage provides Safe, Silk, Transparent, Glue, Punchy and Aggressive styles. Each stage can be auditioned with level-matched styles and per-voicing Auto-Gain, so comparisons between settings are less affected by loudness differences.

Metering, Oversampling and Output Options

End Game includes integrated metering for Momentary, Short-Term and Integrated LUFS, along with Loudness Range, True Peak and gain reduction or boost readouts. Delivery-target context readouts are also shown.

An optional 4x-oversampled True Peak mode is available, and oversampling can be set to 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x or 16x with linear- or minimum-phase quality. Stereo and Mid/Side processing are supported. Dither can be set to Off, TPDF or Noise Shaping, with 16-, 20-, 24- or 32-bit output selectable.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

DeveloperSoundHive Plugins
TypePlugin
CategoryMastering Suite
FormatsVST3, AU, AAX
Operating systemsWindows, macOS
Architecture64-bit
Free trialYes
05FAQ

Questions, answered

What formats and operating systems does End Game support?

End Game is available in VST3, AU and AAX formats. It runs on Windows 10 or later and macOS 11 Big Sur or later, in 64-bit versions.

What do I need to run End Game?

The minimum requirements are 4 GB of RAM and a 64-bit Intel, AMD or Apple Silicon processor, depending on your operating system. Windows supports VST3 and AAX, while macOS also supports AU.

Does End Game come with a trial?

Yes, there is a 7-day fully functional trial that does not require a card. The license is perpetual and can be activated on up to 3 machines, with free updates within version 1.