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Brace

Hold the level steady.

Brace

WARREN LABS · COMPRESSOR

A compressor with three voices: a clean VCA-style grip, a fast FET bite, and a smooth optical glue. It braces the dynamics where they need it and gets out of the way where they don't.

Clean / FET / Opto models
Program-dependent optical mode
Parallel mix (dry/wet)
Make-up gain + transfer display
VST3 / AU / Standalone

Installing the beta

This beta isn’t notarized by Apple yet, so macOS shows a one-time “unidentified developer” warning the first time you open the installer. It’s safe to allow. Here’s how:

macOS 15 (Sequoia) and later: double-click the downloaded .pkg. When macOS blocks it, open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down, and click Open Anyway.
macOS 14 and earlier: right-click the .pkg → Open → Open.

Installs to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Brace.component (AU), …/VST3/Brace.vst3 (VST3), and /Applications/Brace.app (Standalone). Relaunch your DAW afterward so it rescans. A notarized build with no warning ships once the Warren Labs developer account is approved.