The DigMusiK plugin

Formats and systems

• macOS 12 or later, Apple silicon and Intel: VST3, AU (for Logic and GarageBand) and CLAP (for Bitwig, REAPER and other CLAP hosts), plus standalone DigMusiK for capturing without a DAW.
• Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit: VST3 and CLAP, plus standalone DigMusiK.exe.
• Pro Tools (AAX) is coming.

Installing on a Mac

DigMusiK isn't signed by Apple yet, so the first time, macOS asks you to approve the installer. It takes a minute and you only do it once.

1. Download the installer from Get the plugin and double-click it in your Downloads.
2. macOS says it can't open it ("Not Opened" or "Apple could not verify"). Press Done, not Move to Bin.
3. Open System Settings and choose Privacy & Security. Scroll down to Security, where it says the installer was blocked, and press Open Anyway. Confirm with your password or Touch ID and press Open Anyway again.
4. The installer opens. Close your DAW, press Continue and Install, and enter your Mac's password. It installs the VST3, the Audio Unit, the CLAP and standalone DigMusiK, already approved.
5. Open your DAW and rescan plug-ins if it asks. In Logic, DigMusiK is under Audio Units > DigMusiK.

Prefer to install by hand? Download the zip instead and copy DigMusiK.vst3 to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3, DigMusiK.component to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components, DigMusiK.clap to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/CLAP and DigMusiK.app to Applications, then follow the instructions on the download page to clear the "downloaded" mark.

Installing on Windows

1. Download the zip from Get the plugin, right-click it and choose Extract All.
2. Copy DigMusiK.vst3 into C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 (Windows asks to confirm: press Continue). For a CLAP host, copy DigMusiK.clap into C:\Program Files\Common Files\CLAP as well.
3. Put DigMusiK.exe (standalone DigMusiK) anywhere you like. If Windows says it protected your PC, press More info, then Run anyway.
4. Open your DAW and rescan plug-ins.

Signing in

1. Put DigMusiK on a track and press Sign in at the top of the plugin.
2. The plugin shows a short code. Go to app.digmusik.com (you'll be asked to sign in if you aren't) and enter the code to approve this computer.
3. Your library, chains and shared sessions appear in the plugin.

Each plan allows a number of computers (2 on Free, 3 on Studio, 5 on Pro). See and sign out computers under Devices. If the plugin can't reach DigMusiK, the signatures already on that computer keep working for 14 days.

The setup check

The first time you open DigMusiK, and whenever you press Setup check, it checks that it's installed and working and tells you what to do if anything isn't:

Installed where your DAW looks

That DigMusiK is in the right plug-in folders. If two copies are installed your DAW may load the older one: run the latest installer, which removes the extra copy.

Marked as downloaded

On a Mac, copies still marked as downloaded can be blocked. Press Fix what I can.

Microphone access

Needed to capture gear and for Match. Press Allow microphone, or in a DAW, use the DAW's own microphone permission.

This computer's licence key

Signatures are sealed to each computer. If the key can't be made, contact support@digmusik.com.

Signed in

Press Sign in and enter the code at app.digmusik.com.

Connection

If it can't reach app.digmusik.com, check your internet connection or firewall.

The plugin window

The chain is on the left; the selected unit's own controls and the chain controls are on the faceplate, with a VU meter.

Add from library

Add to the chain: your chains, sessions shared with you, your library, your captures, and DigMusiK Originals. The same menu saves the current chain to your account (or shares it with everyone), refreshes, and has Send feedback....

Load file

Load a signature or NAM file from this computer.

Up, Down, Remove, New chain

Reorder the units, take one out, or start again.

Bypass

Hear the track without the chain.

Unit controls

The selected unit's own knobs and switches, for units captured with working controls and for the Originals.

Drive, Tone, Mix, Output

Controls for the whole chain: how hard it's driven, its tone, the blend with the dry signal, and the level out.

Edit A, Edit B, Clear B

Give every unit a second setting (B). Morph glides every unit from A to B; Clear B goes back to one setting.

Morph and Motion

Morph moves between settings A and B. Motion lets the music's level push Morph: louder moves towards B (or towards A when negative).

Stereo

Process in stereo, mid/side, mid only or side only.

Blend and Split at

Apply the chain to the full range, the lows only or the highs only, split at the frequency you choose.

Level match

Keeps the level the same as the dry signal so you judge the sound, not the loudness.

Key

Sidechain: let another track drive the compressors (a kick ducking a bass, say), with a high-pass, low-pass and Listen for the key.

Guide

For a DigMusiK Original: its full guide on digmusik.com.

Capture gear

Capture hardware from inside the plugin. See Capturing your gear.

Print Recall and Automatic Recall

Get settings back from a print, and log every print. See Recall.

Match

Bring a track towards a reference: DigMusiK dials Originals and signatures from your library (Studio and Pro).

Archive

Keep a plugin chain's sound as a private signature, in case a plugin stops working. See Archiving a plugin chain.

Sessions shared with me

When another engineer shares a Handover session with you, download its stems, put each on a track, open DigMusiK on it and choose Add from library > Sessions shared with me. The stem's chain loads with every control adjustable. See Handover.