Beat Makers
Give your beats a signature sound nobody else has.
Creativity & sound design powered by convolution
Overlay uses convolution and a great variety of files as impulse responses to bring your sounds to life — like looking through a glass, or using an Instagram filter on your music.
The science, made simple
How is it working?
Overlay uses convolution in a completely new and creative way. Using a wide range of impulse responses, it reshapes your source into unexpected textures, movement, and entirely new sonic territory. Rather than simply layering another sound on top of your signal, Overlay uses the impulse to transform what you feed into it in surprising and inspiring ways. And bear in mind: Overlay is not a sampler. It never simply plays back or triggers the impulse files on their own. Everything you hear is the result of convolution between the impulse and your incoming signal, meaning every sound you put into Overlay can lead somewhere completely different.
Px ∗ Py = Px+y
The most natural way to blend two sounds
Made for you
Who is it for?
Overlay is first and foremost a creative plugin, which makes it particularly suitable for producers and sound designers. But it can also be used in a more subtle way in mix situations, to add space, depth, or movement. You can either be really soft or go completely nuts.
Sound Designers
Turn any recording into a texture you have never heard before.
Producers
Give your tracks a sonic signature no preset can match.
Sound Engineers
Emulate spaces, guitar amps, microphones, and spice up any sound.
In action
Hear the difference
Since a good example is better than a long explanation, we’ve made some use-case scenarios. Pick one, press play, and switch Overlay on and off to hear what it adds.
Inside the plugin
Explore the interface
Overlay comes with four layers of convolution, each represented by a color. Each layer features an impulse picker with advanced controls and a set of effects to tune it the way you want. At the center, an XY pad allows you to mix between the four layers, and an advanced animation panel lets you easily create movement in a matter of seconds. A dedicated modulation panel with up to 10 modulators and four modulation types lets you modulate almost any parameter. Additionally, a gate and a duck are available to tweak the input and output signals for specific uses.
From the studio
Built for creative listening
Fab Dupont
Credit: Bad Bunny, Lolo Zouai, Shakira,...
Overlay is built for the moments when a sound needs to become something nobody has heard before.
Jérôme "Alaaska" Plasseraud
Cocoon, Hindi Zahra, Chanel, Garnier
I use Overlay on bass, synths, drums, guitars, strings… pretty much everything! You can really push the sound in all kinds of directions. It’s a very creative and fun tool, whether you’re doing full-on sound design or something much more subtle.
Ravi Bhavsar
VP Records T-Series
Overlay has become a truly unique plugin in my toolbox, doing everything from injecting life into tired, old loops, to sparking completely new ideas in the production process.
Raphaël Babadjian
Kaagari
Overlay is a powerful tool for producers. It gives me an instant creative spark, and I'm always surprised and inspired by what comes out of it.
Alberto Rizzo Schettino
Composer, Sound Designer
Overlay has become a core tool to shape the soundscapes for the games I work on. I keep all the Terraformers in my template, ready to turn any musical phrase into a soundtrack signature.
Yours to keep
650+ free sounds & presets. Upload your own.
We had fun creating this plugin, and we carefully picked and created sounds that work well as impulse responses. Alongside this library, we created, with the help of the community, a great set of inspiring presets to get you started. Of course, you can still use your own samples and sounds as impulses and build your own bank of impulses and presets.
30 days free
Try the full plugin free for 30 days. Love it? A lifetime license is $149, with the 100+ sounds and presets, on macOS & Windows.
No credit card for the trial · VST3 · AU · AAX
System requirements
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or newer
RAM
4 GB or more
OS
Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11 (64-bit versions only)
macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) minimum, Apple Silicon compatible (M1+)
macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) minimum, Apple Silicon compatible (M1+)
Compatible with all DAWs
Pro Tools
Cubase
Logic Pro X
Ableton
Studio One
Luna
Formats
AAXNATIVE
AU
VST
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Changelog
Version 1.0.2
2026-10-09
- Loading long impulse files no longer freezes the plugin while they load.
- Switching presets no longer causes a brief jump in volume.
- Zooming and panning the waveform is now smooth and stays locked to where you click, even on long impulses.
- Fixed several crashes, including when closing the plugin window.
- General stability improvements.
Version 1.0.1
2026-09-25
- Fix hang happening in sessions with high sample rate
- Randomize picks from all impulses, not the current browser selection
- Impulse browser: the tags list now updates depending on the selected banks and categories
- Save preset: the author field is now be empty by default, and keeps the last saved author for next time
Version 1.0.0
2026-09-21
- Release version
Version 0.1.4
2026-09-11
- Fix crashes
- Alt+click option to temporarily deactivate speed/pitch link
- Support MP3 and other audio file types when creating .irf files
Version 0.1.3
2026-08-24
- Favorite button is now clickable
- Fixed incorrect modulation amounts when loading a preset
- Fixed pan slider being disabled in mono-to-stereo instances
- Fixed file being deleted when editing an external impulse/sound
- Improved UX for the modulation panel
Version 0.1.2
2026-08-14
- changed name to "Overlay"
- new "Mute" and "Solo" buttons
- new "Phase invert" buttons
- "Tension" becomes "Smoothing" (inverted)
- "Follow" becomes "Tail"
- Improve Modulation panel UX
- Various UI improvements
Version 0.1.1
2026-07-29
Beta version :
- UI improvement
- Bug fixes
Version 0.1.0
2026-07-02
Beta version :
- UI revamped
- Added presets and impulse files
- General improvement