Parallel vocal chain
Miserere
Four voices, one prayer — the parallel vocal template in a single unit.
AU · VST3 · Standalone · macOS & Windows · AGPL-3.0
About
The documented parallel "rough vocal" template workflow as one plugin: a Direct path (off by default, essentially a wire) plus four parallel return busses, each on its own fader. Where conventional channel strips run serial, Miserere layers an all-buttons FET crush, a passive-EQ/opto-leveler sandwich, a dual micro-pitch spread and a dark single-repeat slap underneath the untouched direct vocal — thick but dynamic, in a single unit.
Why the name?
Miserere mei, Deus — Psalm 51. Gregorio Allegri set it for the Sistine Chapel around 1638, written for two choirs in alternation. The Vatican guarded the score for well over a century — until a fourteen-year-old Mozart heard it once and wrote it down from memory. A long-guarded secret, two choirs running in parallel, one voice above everything: no name fits this plugin better. Miserere packages the guarded parallel vocal workflow of the great mixers — several processed 'choirs' running underneath your untouched lead voice.
Features
- Direct path — De-Ess, FET Comp, 1073-style Console EQ, tape Sat, a second De-Ess; every section off by default
- CRUSH — all-buttons FET limiter character: 4:1/8:1/12:1/20:1/ALL ratios, hardware-style Attack/Release
- SANDWICH — Passive EQ into an Opto Leveler into a second Passive EQ, with an HF-selective Emphasis detector
- SPREAD — dual micro-pitch (~30/50 ms taps, cents Detune, hard-panned L/R)
- SLAP — ~110 ms single-repeat dark delay with built-in bucket-brigade-style darkening
- Per-bus Level fader, Mute and exclusive Audition (not Solo — busses are never meant to be judged in isolation)
- Busses ①/② stay sample-aligned — parallel summing never combs; zero latency
- Parallel macro trim backs off all four return busses together
- Factory presets & preset management — browse/save/import/export via the in-plugin preset bar
- Full state save/recall; extensive DSP verification suite
Download
The latest builds are published on GitHub Releases.
The macOS binaries are Developer-ID-signed, notarized by Apple and stapled — they install and open without Gatekeeper warnings. Windows builds are not yet Authenticode-signed; SmartScreen may warn about an unknown publisher.
Screenshots
Coming with the next release.
The custom interface is currently in design — screenshots will appear here as soon as it ships.
Audio examples
Coming with the next release.
Before/after clips are being recorded — audio examples will appear here with an upcoming release.
Support development
Basilica Audio is free software, built at night and tuned by ear. If it earns a place in your session, you can help keep the candles lit.
Donation links are not wired up yet — they will go live soon.