Effects Rack Plugin · VST3 / CLAP / Standalone

AkiFX

A free, open-source all-in-one effects rack for your DAW — 11 core effect modules consolidated into a single VST3/CLAP plugin with one chain, one interface.

License GPL-3.0Platform Windows (macOS / Linux buildable)Format VST3 · CLAP · StandaloneLanguage Rust

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Features

What it does

AkiFX unifies the core effects of two well-known open-source projects — Andrew Reeman's SpectralSuite and the nih-plug framework's official plugin collection — into a single instrument-grade effect chain. Every module is calibrated against its upstream source so that, at default settings, it sounds like the original. The DSP is pure Rust and real-time safe on the audio thread.

🎛️

One plugin, 11 effects

Spectral processors, saturation, dynamics, a resonance sweep, glitch and mastering tools in one insert slot.

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Free module ordering

Drag-and-drop the processing chain in real time; reorderings persist with your project.

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Per-module power switches

Bypassed modules are skipped entirely (zero CPU) with a bit-identical passthrough guarantee; power states are saved with the session.

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Spectrum view & metering

The Spectral Compressor draws its live input spectrum with the threshold curve overlaid on a labeled log-frequency grid; stereo peak meters (−60…+6 dBFS) with clip latch.

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Correct plug-in delay compensation

Algorithmic latency is reported to the host and updates within the same processing block whenever it changes — no manual compensation required.

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Full MIDI support

Notes, CC, pitch bend, polyphonic pressure and per-note expression are broadcast to every enabled module.

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Real-time safe

No heap allocations, no panics and no unbounded waits on the audio thread.

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Aurora Glass design language

Aurora backdrop, glass cards, gradient-ramp controls and a three-typeface system (Plus Jakarta Sans · Fraunces · IBM Plex Mono, all OFL).

Details

The modules

#	Module	Origin	Description
1	Sine Generator	nih-plug sine	MIDI-triggered sine source with velocity/pressure gain control and anti-click envelopes
2	Soft Vacuum	nih-plug soft_vacuum (Airwindows Hard Vacuum)	Multi-stage diode-bridge saturator with up to 16× Lanczos3 oversampling
3	Crisp	nih-plug crisp	Noise ring-modulation high-frequency exciter
4	Spectral Gate	SpectralSuite	Frequency-domain gate with energy-weighted band retention and threshold tilt
5	Frequency Shift	SpectralSuite	Uniform bin shift and spectral scaling for metallic, inharmonic textures
6	Spectral Compressor	nih-plug spectral_compressor	Up to 16384 bands of independent upward/downward compression, live spectrum + threshold curve view
7	Crossover	nih-plug crossover	Linkwitz-Riley 24 dB/oct 2–5-band splitter with phase compensation and per-band gains
8	Diopser	nih-plug diopser	Up to 512 cascaded all-pass filters — a phase-rotation resonance sweep
9	Buffr Glitch	nih-plug buffr_glitch	MIDI-triggered buffer repeats/stutter with 8 voices and per-note volume automation
10	Gain	nih-plug gain	Clean ±30 dB gain stage with click-free smoothing
11	Safety Limiter	nih-plug safety_limiter	The fuse: over-threshold or NaN/Inf triggers a SOS Morse-code alarm

Quick Start

Build and load

Clone and build from source (Rust stable + MSVC on Windows; the first build fetches nih-plug at the pinned revision).
Install: copy AkiFX.vst3 or AkiFX.clap from target/bundled/ into your system plug-in folder — or run AkiFX.exe standalone, no DAW required.
Load AkiFX on a track — all modules start bypassed, so the plugin is a straight wire.
Click the rack LEDs to enable modules, and drag the handles on the left of each row to reorder the chain in real time.
Use GLOBAL BYPASS to A/B the whole chain and watch the peak meters — hearing SOS Morse code means the Safety Limiter caught clipping upstream.

shell — build from source

git clone https://github.com/AkiroMusic/AkiFX.git
cd AkiFX
cargo xtask bundle akifx --release

# Artifacts land in target/bundled/
# VST3  AkiFX.vst3  -> C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 (Windows)
#                      /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3 (macOS)
# CLAP  AkiFX.clap  -> C:\Program Files\Common Files\CLAP
# Test: cargo test -p akifx

效果器机架插件 · VST3 / CLAP / 独立运行

项目简介

AkiFX 将两个知名开源项目的核心效果——Andrew Reeman 的 SpectralSuite 与 nih-plug 框架的官方插件集——整合到一条乐器级效果链中。所有模块均对照上游源码校准，默认参数下与原版插件听感一致。DSP 为纯 Rust，音频线程实时安全。

🎛️

一个插件，11 个效果

频谱处理、饱和、动态、共鸣扫频、故障与母带工具，只占一个插入槽位。

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模块顺序自由

实时拖拽重排处理链，顺序随工程保存。

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逐模块电源开关

旁路模块完全跳过（零 CPU），保证位一致直通；开关状态随工程持久化。

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频谱视图与输出表

Spectral Compressor 在带标注的对数频率网格上实时绘制输入频谱与门限曲线；立体声峰值表 −60…+6 dBFS，带过载锁存。

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正确的自动延迟补偿

算法延迟动态上报宿主，变化时同一处理块内更新——无需手动补偿。

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完整 MIDI 支持

音符、CC、弯音、复音压力与逐音符表达全部广播给已启用模块。

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实时安全

音频线程无堆分配、无 panic、无无限等待。

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Aurora Glass 设计语言

极光幕布、玻璃卡片、坡道渐变控件、三字体系统（Plus Jakarta Sans · Fraunces · IBM Plex Mono，均为 OFL）。

明细

模块一览

#	模块	来源	说明
1	Sine Generator	nih-plug sine	MIDI 正弦音源，力度/压力控增益，防 click 包络
2	Soft Vacuum	nih-plug soft_vacuum（Airwindows Hard Vacuum）	二极管桥式多级饱和，最高 16× Lanczos3 过采样
3	Crisp	nih-plug crisp	噪声环调高频激励器
4	Spectral Gate	SpectralSuite	频域门限，能量加权保留 + 门限倾斜
5	Frequency Shift	SpectralSuite	频谱整体搬移/缩放，金属非谐波质感
6	Spectral Compressor	nih-plug spectral_compressor	最多 16384 频段独立上下行压缩，实时频谱 + 门限曲线视图
7	Crossover	nih-plug crossover	LR4 24 dB/oct 2–5 段分频 + 相位补偿与频段增益
8	Diopser	nih-plug diopser	最多 512 级全通共鸣扫频
9	Buffr Glitch	nih-plug buffr_glitch	MIDI 触发缓冲口吃，8 复音 + 逐音符音量
10	Gain	nih-plug gain	±30 dB 纯净增益，无 click 平滑
11	Safety Limiter	nih-plug safety_limiter	保险丝：超阈值或 NaN/Inf 播报 SOS 摩尔斯电码警报

克隆并从源码构建（Windows 需 Rust stable + MSVC；首次构建会拉取锁定版本的 nih-plug）。
安装：把 target/bundled/ 中的 AkiFX.vst3 或 AkiFX.clap 复制到系统插件目录——或直接运行 AkiFX.exe 独立版，无需宿主。
在音轨上加载 AkiFX——所有模块默认旁路，插件等价于直通线。
点击机架 LED 点亮模块，拖拽每行左侧把手实时重排处理链。
用 GLOBAL BYPASS 一键对比整条链，峰值表监视电平——听到 SOS 摩尔斯电码，说明 Safety Limiter 捕获到上游削波。

shell — build from source

git clone https://github.com/AkiroMusic/AkiFX.git
cd AkiFX
cargo xtask bundle akifx --release

# Artifacts land in target/bundled/
# VST3  AkiFX.vst3  -> C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 (Windows)
#                      /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3 (macOS)
# CLAP  AkiFX.clap  -> C:\Program Files\Common Files\CLAP
# Test: cargo test -p akifx