Sizzle

Sizzle is somewhere between an equalizer and distortion. By using a bandpass filter, it focuses added harmonic content into a specific frequency range to enhance and fill out the spectrum.

sizzle, baby.

Sizzle’s technique of bandpass saturation is used by world-renowned producers.

The idea

We noticed a common workflow in high-end sessions—loading complex plug-ins just to isolate a frequency range, saturate it, and blend it back into the mix.

Sizzle takes that exact process and refines it into a single, streamlined tool—faster, smoother, and far more intuitive.

How it works

  • First, Sizzle isolates a selectable frequency range using a bandpass filter.
  • Next, the signal is driven through the Presence control, adding harmonic saturation.
  • Finally, the processed signal is blended back into your mix.

The result

The targeted frequencies become more defined and present, while new harmonic content subtly fills out the spectrum—adding depth, clarity, and a sense of vertical energy to your mix without overwhelming it.

new ways to filter in sizzle.

  • L6 – An analog-style bandpass filter with slow transition bands so there is more spectral bleeding.
  • FIR – is an impulse response filter that uses linear-phase, which imparts a clean, phase-distortion-free bandpass filter.
  • BW – A brickwall filter. Deep fast cutoff in the transition band, which is great for soloing and creating lo-fi sounds, or accentuating fine-tuned frequency bands.

We wanted more control, so we added more filter modes.

Example: Add vertical to the mix.

entirely new distortion chambers.

  • Digital Diode — applies a harsh clipping characteristic even at lower amplitude levels, making it useful for aggressively overdriving a sound and adding edgy harmonic content.
  • Burn — adds gain-limited soft clipping to introduce subtle warmth and saturation while naturally reducing peaks in the original signal.
  • Presence — gradually blends a lightly saturated version of the signal back with the dry sound, creating a balanced mix of clarity, warmth, and enhanced harmonic detail.

Really sizzle with digital diodes.

Example: Burn the kick.

a little bit more about sizzle.

Sizzle is somewhere between a mastering tool and a lo-fi effect. Since distortions naturally generate additional frequency content, Sizzle uses a bandpass to focus that energy into a specific area of the spectrum. This allows you to fill out and enhance targeted parts of a sound, but you can easily flip it around using solo mode to get narrow-band sounds out of Sizzle.

Example: Create low-fi bandlimited sounds similar to an old radio.

System Requirements:

Windows

Windows 10, 11 (64-bit)

Internet connection (during installation)

Mac

MacOS 10.13 or later (64-bit)

Internet connection (during installation)

Formats:

Available for Apple Silicon Universal.

Hosts:

This product should run on any host supporting 64-bit VST3, AU, or AAX plugins. Gooey Audio actively tests on the following hosts:

  • Ableton 10 or later.
  • Apple Logic Pro 10 or later.
  • Avid Pro Tools 11 or later (Pro Tools First is not supported)
  • Bitwig Studio 6 or later

Architecture:

AU, VST3, and AAX (64-bit).