Metric Halo x MELD
The deal
$219 at PluginFox (down from $399), 45% off. The sale runs through August 20, 2026.
What it is
MELD is a multichannel channel strip plugin from Metric Halo, built in collaboration with Make Believe Studios and mix engineer John Hanes of MixStar Studios. It combines saturation, EQ, compression, and loudness metering into a single strip that can be instantiated across unlimited channels, giving engineers access to workflow techniques refined over decades in a professional immersive mixing studio.
Who it's for
Mix engineers handling dense, multichannel sessions - particularly immersive and spatial audio work - who want one consistent channel strip they can drop on every track instead of chaining together separate saturation, EQ, and dynamics plugins.
Key features
- User-selectable oversampling up to 16x keeps processing clean even at extreme settings
- A floating sidechain input lets any channel act as a virtual bus without extra routing
- Built-in DC-block filtering and adjustable dithering (16-24 bit) keep output clean for final delivery
- A browser-based workflow syncs presets and settings across every instance in a session
