Halo is mastering with one knob and a golden ring. Pick a target, turn LIFT until the halo closes around it, and your track lands loud, glued and streaming-ready with a true-peak limiter on the door.
Get started in 3 steps
1. Put Halo last on your master. It goes at the very end of the chain, after everything else.
2. Pick a target. Streaming, Club, or Podcast. Each target is the loudness and tone that world expects.
3. Turn LIFT until the halo closes. Watch the golden ring close around the target. Closed ring means you have arrived. That is mastering.
Make it yours
Glue. Gentle compression that makes the track feel like one finished thing instead of parts.
Sheen. A polished top end lift tuned for masters.
Width. Final stereo polish so the master feels big on headphones and speakers.
True-peak limiter. The safety at the end. No clipping, no streaming penalty, no math required.
Pro tip
Master to the Streaming target, then flip to Club and bounce a second version for DJ sets. Two masters, thirty seconds.
Common questions
Can I really master a track with one knob? For streaming-ready loudness and polish, yes. Halo chains the essentials of a mastering rack, gain staging, glue, limiting, behind one LIFT control with a visual halo that closes as you approach the sweet spot. Turn until it closes, bounce, upload.
Is Halo really free? Yes. Enter your email and the download starts right away. Full version, no locked knobs, no trial timer.
What DAWs does Halo work in? Any macOS DAW that loads VST3 or AU plugins: Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, GarageBand, Reaper, Studio One and more. Logic and GarageBand pick up the AU version automatically.
Is there a Windows version of Halo? Windows builds are finished and getting their final polish. macOS is live today and Windows lands soon. Join the email list when you download and you will hear the moment it drops.
How do I install Halo? Run the installer and it puts the VST3 and AU files in the right folders for you. Restart your DAW, rescan plugins if needed, and it shows up like any other plugin.