Tone Empire
The sound of real hardware, in your DAW
Compressors, EQs, preamps, tape machines and channel strips — neural captures of legendary analog hardware, alongside original algorithm designs honed over ten years.
New & featured
Fresh from the lab
Why Tone Empire
Some sounds we capture from real hardware. Some we design from scratch. Either way — if it doesn't sound right, it doesn't ship.
Our NM2, NCM and LSTM neural engines are trained at up to 192kHz on real units in motion — tubes warming, transformers saturating, tape transports breathing. That's why those plugins respond to your playing the way hardware does.
The rest are original algorithmic designs — ten years of DSP craft, collected in the Mag7 anthology. Every release ships with intelligent oversampling, autogain workflows and a full 15-day trial.
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Find your sound
Every plugin: full 15-day trial, instant delivery, free updates. Prices update live.
Bundles
Compressors
Opto
E-LUX
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Diode Bridge
LT2 COMP
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PWM
Pythor
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Vari-Mu
StaGate
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Pedal
Soul Squash
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Smash Box
Locness V3
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Vari-Mu
Firechild
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VCA
Model 5000
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Opto
OptoRED
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EQ
Preamps & Saturation
Class-A Pre
LAM16
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Transistor Pre
EDYN Pre
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Tube Pre
APX-351
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German Tube
TF-72a V2
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Tube Enhancer
ValveKult 3
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Tape
Channel Strips
In good company
“I use several tape emulation plugins — I have been using the TM700 more often! Sounds good!
Brian Vibberts
7× Grammy-winning engineer — Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, Green Day, Ice Cube, Clapton & Elton John
Made for real sessions
Tools you reach for, not tools you audition
Producers keep Tone Empire plugins on default channel strips, drum busses and 2-bus chains — because they behave like the racks they replaced. Light on CPU, heavy on character.
Trusted by the best
Grammy winners. Platinum producers. Audio pioneers.
“It's moving things forward in the mix and giving tracks a presence without being abrasive. It's very smooth.”
David Dominguez
Engineer, producer, mixer — Weezer, Papa Roach, Staind, Tupac
on Cryptone
“Pretty great. Just put it on some normal-sounding guitars and took them over the edge.”
Joe Barresi
Grammy winner — Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Nine Inch Nails
on Locness
“Easy and intuitive to use, but the flexibility makes it one of those go-to plugins with a use in every mix.”
Tom Salta
IGN Best Score — Ghost Recon, Red Steel, H.A.W.X
on Goliath
“I recently added Goliath to my workflow... and then retired 3 other plugins! It's that good!”
Sal Oliveri
Grammy-nominated producer & songwriter — #1 single
on Goliath
“Once you put this on, it already makes your mix better!”
Eddie Wohl
5× Emmy winner — Anthrax, Bruce Springsteen, 25+ albums
on Goliath
“A phenomenal sound and magic to my music — a powerful tool to bring amazing tones to my scores.”
Youssef Guezoum
Film / TV & game composer — Power Rangers, CSI Miami, NFL-CBS
on Goliath
Buy with confidence
The boring stuff, done right
15-day trials
Every plugin, full version, no feature limits — decide with your ears.
3 activations
Studio, laptop and home setup covered with one license.
Real tech support
Expert help from the people who built the plugins.
Instant delivery
Licenses and installers by email the moment checkout completes.