Audio & audiovisual instruments for outer space

OVNI

Spatial FX that move sound around your head, a visual synth that turns it into image, and an analyser that writes down what it measured. Free and open.

macOS 11+ · app (.dmg) · universal · signed & notarized by Apple · macOS only

macOS 11+ · VST3 · AU · standalone app · signed & notarized by Apple · macOS only

macOS 11+ signed & notarized · Windows 10+ VST3 · unsigned ZIP: SmartScreen may warn

macOS 11+ signed & notarized · Windows 10+ VST3 · unsigned ZIP: SmartScreen may warn

3321 downloads and counting

The code is free forever (AGPLv3), and so are the installers for ORBIT, SUPERNOVA and TELESCOPE — no deadline. New products released later may be paid.

The rest of the catalog is coming soon — every drop free and open-source. See all nine plugins → Signed & notarized by Apple — installs like any Mac app.

◈ Audiovisual — the new flagship

SUPERNOVA

An audio-reactive visual synth. Drag in an image or video and 262,144 GPU particles come alive with your sound — it breathes, explodes on the kick, and re-forms.

▶ Watch it move
50 worlds Drag any image or video Export with sound Syphon → OBS / Resolume Standalone app · hears your whole Mac

macOS 11+ · VST3 · AU · standalone app · signed & notarized by Apple · macOS only

◈ Analyser — out now

TELESCOPE

Thirteen lenses over one engine: loudness, dynamics, spectrum, stereo, tonal balance.

The thirteenth, VERDICT, writes each finding with the number and the rule that produced it. Measurement, not taste.

New in 0.2: an open window no longer stalls your DAW, a light theme, and labels you can read.

macOS 11+ signed & notarized · Windows 10+ VST3 · unsigned ZIP: SmartScreen may warn

TELESCOPE on its LOUDNESS lens: integrated −14.6 LUFS, momentary and short-term −14.6 LUFS, the target line “Spotify · you are 0.6 dB below”, the MOM, SHORT, L and R meters, three minutes of short-term history against the −14.0 LUFS line, and LRA 0.0 LU with a true-peak maximum of −14.0 dBTP.
◈ Mac app — out now

EYEPIECE

Reads your Ableton Live, Logic, GarageBand or FL Studio project and writes a snapshot in text that you paste into your AI.

Each finding with its number, and what it did not read with its reason. It doesn't listen to the audio and sends nothing anywhere. Free, for Mac.

macOS 11+ · app (.dmg) · universal · signed & notarized by Apple · macOS only

EYEPIECE's window with the example project that comes with the app: what it sees (6 findings, each with its number), what it doesn't see (31 coverage entries, each with its reason), the Copy the snapshot button and the snapshot itself.
01 / PROTOCOL

Sound that blows your mind, simple, and honest.

DIR·01

Spatial & experimental

Movement, distance, orbits, textures that fill the field. Sonic space, pushed to the impossible.

DIR·02

A single screen

Complex processing inside, few knobs outside, and a living visual that shows you exactly what you're hearing. No hidden menus.

DIR·03

Backed by physics

Real Doppler, HRTF, physical reverberation. Genuine pro sound — and no selling you a "3D" that doesn't exist. Movement you feel, not smoke.

DIR·04

Free & open

Every plugin, free and open-source — and EYEPIECE, free. The tools we actually use, for everyone.

02 / MODULES

A family of instruments for outer space.

// How to install

  1. 01 Download Pick the plugin and your system.
  2. 02 Double-click The signed .pkg puts VST3 + AU where your DAW looks.
  3. 03 Rescan Open your DAW and rescan plug-ins.
Step by step, Windows and every DAW →
03 / TRANSMISSION

Who's behind OVNI?

Behind OVNI there's a producer and engineer obsessed with the space and movement of sound. No smoke, no influencer: just tools we actually use in real sessions, made by ear and backed by physics.

"If you know, you know."
04 / FAQ

What people ask.

What is OVNI Audio?

OVNI Audio is an indie label of spatial and creative audio effect plugins. The whole family — including the flagship, ORBIT — is free and open-source. Philosophy: simple interface, pro sound backed by real physics.

Are the plugins free?

Yes — every plugin OVNI ships is free and open-source (AGPLv3). Out now: ORBIT, the binaural movement engine, SUPERNOVA, the visual synth, and TELESCOPE, the analyser. EYEPIECE, the Mac app that reads your DAW project for your AI, is free too, but its code is not published. The rest of the family (PULSAR, NEBULA, DUST, HALO, HORIZON, AURORA) is coming soon.

Which formats and systems do they run on?

VST3 and AU on macOS; VST3 on Windows. Compatible with Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Studio One, Reaper and most DAWs.

What is a spatial or binaural movement plugin?

An effect that moves sound through 3D space around the listener using psychoacoustics (HRTF, ITD/ILD, Doppler effect). It creates a sense of movement, distance and immersion, especially on headphones.

What is the best free plugin for space and movement?

ORBIT — the free binaural engine: placement, orbits and real Doppler on one screen. To see your sound, SUPERNOVA; to measure it, TELESCOPE. More free modules (PULSAR, NEBULA, AURORA) are on the way.

05 / MANUALS

Read the manual, master the move.

Every module ships with a full bilingual manual: what it is, a 5-step quickstart, the signal flow, every control explained, plus tips and troubleshooting.

MOD·00 / PRIMARY SIGNALManual →

ORBIT

The binaural movement engine — every control, end to end.

MOD·07 / VISUALManual →

SUPERNOVA

The visual engine — 50 worlds, Color Lab, 3D, glyphs and MIDI triggers, end to end.

MOD·07 / STANDALONEManual →

SUPERNOVA APP

The standalone app — driver-free system-audio capture, the permission flow, Syphon to OBS.

MOD·08 / ANALYSISManual →

TELESCOPE

All thirteen lenses and VERDICT — what each one measures, its settings and its limits.

06 / SIGNAL

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