embrace  —  draw-your-own sidechain pump & trance gate
by discovertrackid
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Thanks for grabbing embrace! It's a VST3 audio plugin for Windows and macOS.


WHAT'S IN THE BOX
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  embrace.vst3   — the plugin
  README.txt     — this file


INSTALL — macOS
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  1. Copy  embrace.vst3  into:
         /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/
     (or  ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/  for just your account)
  2. Open your DAW and rescan / refresh your plugin list.

  If macOS blocks it ("embrace.vst3 cannot be opened" / "unidentified
  developer") that's just Apple's Gatekeeper — embrace is safe, it simply
  isn't Apple-notarized yet. Clear it once: open Terminal and paste this,
  then press Enter:

      xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/embrace.vst3"

  (use ~/Library/... instead if you installed it in your user folder).
  Then rescan in your DAW and you're good.


INSTALL — Windows
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  1. Copy  embrace.vst3  into:
         C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\
  2. Open your DAW and rescan / refresh your plugin list.


HOW TO USE IT
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  embrace is an audio EFFECT — drop it on any track (bass, synth, drums,
  even the master) to add rhythmic movement.

  - Quickest start: pick a PRESET from your DAW's preset menu
    (Classic Pump, Trance Gate 1/8, Stutter, and more).
  - MIX / depth set how strong the pump is.
  - Pick a pump shape, or DRAW YOUR OWN on the big display.
  - BAND keeps the high end alive while only the low end pumps
    (slide it toward "only sub").
  - TRANCE GATE: hold SHIFT and drag on the display to paint square gate
    "towers" snapped to the rate grid. Plain double-click goes back to a
    smooth curve. The Gate tile (far right of the shape row) loads a starter.
  - Triggers: SYNC (locks to tempo), MIDI (note-triggered), AUDIO (real
    sidechain — feed it a kick to duck to the actual transient).


REQUIREMENTS
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  - A VST3 host: FL Studio, Ableton Live, Bitwig, Reaper, Cubase,
    Studio One, etc.
  - Windows 10+ (64-bit)  or  macOS 11 or newer.


SUPPORT
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  Questions, ideas, or a bug? Message @discovertrackid on Instagram.

  Enjoy — go make something pump.


ACTIVATION
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  embrace runs FREE for 3 days (full quality). To keep it, buy a licence at
  lovesounds.pro and paste the key into the plugin's "Activate" box.
