What it does

Schmear is a widener and chorus effect with multiple flavors, picked with the switch above its three buttons. Lox is a detune widener based on the 1980s micro pitch shift: two slightly detuned copies of your track, at 3, 6 or 9 cents, the exact settings I use on 99% of my vocals. On vocals it is a sheen, on guitars it is a doubler, on synths it is width that stays in tune. Berry is a vintage stereo chorus, modeled from my own hardware chorus chain, with two speeds, a BUMP switch for a little low-end lift and the chorus’s own HISS. Pick a flavor, drag the bagel to blend it in, or put it on a send the way I do, and move on. Berry comes with Schmear 2.0, a free update out Monday, Nov 16. You can play with it in the player above now; today’s download is Schmear 1.0.3, with Lox.

• Two flavors: Lox, the detune widener, and Berry, a vintage stereo chorus (Berry arrives in 2.0 on Monday, Nov 16)
• Lox: 3, 6 or 9 cents, centered and phase-safe in mono
• Berry: two speeds, a BUMP low-end lift and adjustable HISS (from Nov 16)
• One MIX knob plus input and output trims
• A/B compare, undo, preset browser, MIDI learn

Specs

What people say about Schmear

“I’ve been absolutely loving Schmear on strings. It’s quickly become one of those plugins I reach for when I want to take something already beautiful and make it a little more interesting.”

“Schmear does everything you want from a widener and adds some lovely warmth. Also tastes great on an onion bagel.”