Specifications

Pyrosphere 1.0.0 by Golden DSP.

Specification	Details
Type	Dual-dispersion phase engine with drive, compressor and gate
Plugin formats	VST3, AU (macOS), AAX
Operating systems	Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit; macOS 10.13 or later, Intel and Apple silicon
Memory	4 GB RAM or more
Channels	Mono and stereo, with an optional mono or stereo sidechain input
Sample rates	All standard rates
Latency	True mode at 48 kHz: about 30, 60, 110 and 215 ms for Eco, Standard, Ultra and Pristine, plus Lookahead and Oversampling. Live mode: Lookahead and Oversampling only, from 0 ms (about 2–3 ms at the defaults). Reported to the host for automatic compensation.
Disperse / Reverse	0–32 stages each; 20 Hz – 20 kHz; Q 0.05–10; Skew ±24 semitones
Drive	0–36 dB Heat; Soft, Tape, Tube, Hard, Fold; Ceiling −24 to 0 dB; Bias; Drive Compensation
Oversampling	Off, 2x, 4x, 8x, linear phase, around the Drive stage
Compressor	One-fader threshold −60 to 0 dB; ratio 1:1 to limiting; attack 0.02–200 ms; release 5–2000 ms; knee 0–30 dB; range up to 48 dB; parallel Comp Mix
Detector	Dispersed, Focused, Direct or External; peak-to-RMS blend; sidechain HPF 20–1000 Hz; lookahead 0–20 ms
Gate	Soft-knee downward expander, Off to 0 dB, keyed from the input
Output	Input and Output ±24 dB; Mix 0–100%; Auto Level; Solo Mod; Safety soft clipper with a −0.1 dBFS ceiling
Modulation	4 slots; drawn curves up to 32 points; Loop, Ping Pong, One Shot; Clock, Transport, Audio or MIDI triggers; sync 1/32 to 16 bars or free 0.01–20 Hz
Presets	148 factory presets in 8 categories plus Init; user presets (.gdsp); A/B slots with copy
Interface	Resizable, reopens at its last size; live spectrum analyser
Trial	20 days, every feature; brief online check once a day; clean bypass when it ends
Licence	Serial key for up to 3 computers, activated online once on each, then offline. No subscription, no dongle. Updates guaranteed for 5 years. No refunds.