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Overview

Name | Version: PS Clip Standard 1.0
Author: ProducerStack
Device Type: Audio Effect
Description: Four clipping algorithms, Hard, Soft, Tube and Fold, each with a distinct harmonic character. Input/output metering, Link mode for level-consistent drive, and ±24 dB on both stages. Ableton Live 12 required.

Ableton's Saturator can clip, but clipping isn't what it was designed for. PS Clip is a dedicated stereo clipper built as a Max for Live audio effect, with four algorithms that each produce a genuinely different result.

Hard clips at a brickwall ceiling, strong odd harmonics, punchy and direct. The right choice for transient control on kicks and snares.
Soft uses a tanh saturation curve to round the signal gently toward the ceiling, producing smooth analogue warmth close to tape and transformer saturation.
Tube uses a polynomial function to approximate tube-amp colouration, warmer and more coloured than Soft, with a different harmonic balance.
Fold wraps the signal back on itself using a sine wavefolder rather than clipping it, generating complex even and odd harmonics that shift character significantly as you push the drive.

Input and output gain cover ±24 dB each. Link mode automatically sets the output to the inverse of the input, so you can sweep drive amount without loudness bias getting in the way of your judgement.

The meter display shows pre and post-clip signal levels at a glance.

Looking for more? PS Clip Pro adds a real-time scrolling peak visualiser with separate colour-coded zones for pre-clip level and clipping excess, four ADAA quality modes (Raw, Clean, Smooth and Ultra) for alias-free clipping at any drive level, and zero-latency processing with full multi-instance isolation.

Available at producerstack.com.
See it in action: https://youtu.be/MHrOQwn7F2E
Pro Edition: https://producerstack.com/products/clip-with-character-ps-clip-pro-for-ableton-live

Details

Live Version Used: 12.0.5
Max Version Used: 9.0.9
Date Added: Apr 21 2026 15:16:39
Date Last Updated: Apr 23 2026 16:10:20
Downloads: 139
ⓘ License: None
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Files

Device File: PS Clip v1.amxd
 


Comments

How exactly is PS Clip different from saturator's clipping? Is the aliasing better in the free version compared to the stock saturator, too, or is it just the pro version? And how is PS Clip Pro's aliasing compared to Gmaudio's Clipper?

Thanks
Posted on April 22 2026 by chinski | Report Issue
Hi chinski

Aliasing-wise, the free version has no anti-aliasing at all, it's direct clipping at base rate with no oversampling. Ableton's Saturator in clip mode with HQ enabled does 2x oversampling, with HQ on, Saturator will alias less than the free PS Clip. The free version's value is the algorithm variety, not aliasing performance.

PS Clip Pro quality modes:
The Pro version uses a combination of first-order ADAA (Anti-Derivative Anti-Aliasing) and IIR oversampling:

Raw — no aliasing mitigation, same as the free version
Clean — first-order ADAA at base rate. No oversampling, but mathematically suppresses aliasing at the nonlinearity itself, which is often more efficient than oversampling alone for moderate drive
Smooth — ADAA + 2x IIR Butterworth decimation
Ultra — ADAA + 4x IIR Butterworth decimation

vs GMAudio Clipper:
I'd rather not make specific comparative claims about GMAudio's implementation since I can't verify their internals. What I can say is that ADAA + 4x IIR in Ultra mode is a solid approach — but ears and a spectrum analyser are the honest test. Both are worth trying on the same material.
Posted on April 22 2026 by ProducerStack | Report Issue
Hey ProducerStack,

Awesome, that made things way clearer !

Got me thinking about the Pro version now, gonna try it soon.

Thank you !
Posted on April 23 2026 by chinski | Report Issue
Video Demo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHrOQwn7F2E
Posted on April 23 2026 by ProducerStack | Report Issue

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