Sometimes you don’t need saturation, colour or character. You just need clean, accurate level control. kHs Gain from Kilohearts is a simple but essential utility plugin designed to increase or decrease signal level with precision and clarity.
Whether you’re gain staging, level matching plugins for fair A/B comparisons, or adjusting signal flow inside a modular Snapin chain, kHs Gain delivers transparent volume control without altering your tone.
At its core, kHs Gain does exactly what it promises: it increases or decreases volume in decibels. The clear gain display lets you dial in precise adjustments, making it ideal for maintaining consistent headroom across your mix.
Because it introduces no coloration or processing artifacts, it’s perfect for corrective gain staging before compressors, EQs, saturators or limiters. This makes it especially useful when working with dynamic processors that react differently depending on input level.
The built-in VU meter displays output levels for both left and right channels, giving you instant visual feedback to avoid clipping or unintended level boosts.
While kHs Gain works perfectly as a standalone plugin, it was originally designed to integrate into the Kilohearts Snapin ecosystem. Inside hosts like Snap Heap and Multipass, it becomes a powerful utility for managing internal signal flow between modular processing blocks.
The interface is fully resizable, allowing you to scale it to suit high-resolution monitors or touchscreen setups. A simple bypass checkbox lets you instantly disable the effect for quick comparisons, and preset handling is accessible via the built-in settings panel.
Minimal interface. Zero fluff. Maximum control. Essential Level Control Utility
No. It provides transparent level adjustment without adding distortion, saturation or tonal changes.
Use it for controlling signal level between plugins in a chain, especially when gain staging before dynamics or saturation processors.
Yes. It’s ideal for matching levels when comparing plugins so perceived loudness doesn’t influence your judgment.
Yes. The interface is fully resizable for Retina and HDPI monitors.
Can it be used inside Snap Heap or Multipass?
No. It’s extremely lightweight and suitable for use across multiple tracks in large sessions.
