PAIMAXX PRODUCTIONS
PUBLIC BETA
Beta 2.4.0

SEAR

The mixing glue. One strip that EQs, gates, squeezes, warms and finishes a mix or a master.

  • 12-band EQ
  • →
  • Gate
  • →
  • Comp
  • →
  • Tape
  • →
  • Iron
  • →
  • Loudness
  • →
  • Clip
  • →
  • Limiter
Freeduring the beta
30 daysfrom activation
AU · VST3macOS, Apple Silicon + Intel

Get the beta

Your key appears here straight away, and we email it to you with the download link.

By downloading you agree to the beta licence. We only email you with your key and when a new version is out.

You're in.

This is your beta key. SEAR asks for it the first time it opens.

PMXX-SEAR-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
Download SEAR for macOS

Lost it later? Enter the same email again and you'll get the same key.

The interface

Everything on one screen

The SEAR plug-in: 12-band EQ, gate, compressor, tape, iron, clip and output sections, with loudness meters
Install

Four steps, about two minutes

  1. Open the downloadDouble-click the SEAR disk image.
  2. Copy the plug-insSear.component to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components, Sear.vst3 to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3 (INSTALL.txt shows where).
  3. Restart your DAWOr rescan plug-ins. Logic and LUNA pick it up as SEAR by Paimaxx Productions.
  4. Enter your keyPaste it into SEAR and press Activate. Internet is needed once; after that SEAR works offline.

If macOS says SEAR "can't be checked for malicious software"

The beta isn't notarised by Apple yet. Run this once in Terminal, then restart your DAW:

sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/Sear.vst3 /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Sear.component

How the beta works

  • The 30 days start when you activate, not when you download.
  • One key works on up to two Macs.
  • Before activation, and after the beta ends, SEAR passes audio through untouched, so your sessions still open.
Feedback

Tell us how it sounds, earn credit

After a few sessions, fill in the short feedback form. Every completed form earns credit toward the full version of SEAR when it's released. The link is in your email, or open the form here with your key.

Coming soon

Next in beta: Marvin

An analog channel strip: a tube preamp, four compressor characters (VCA, Opto, Vari-Mu and FET), a passive 7-band EQ, tape, and an output that rides your track to a loudness target. Marvin's beta opens after SEAR's. SEAR testers hear about it first.

The Marvin analog channel strip: VU meters, preamp, compressor, EQ, tape and loudness sections
Changelog

What's in this beta

2.4.0-beta.1  First public beta
  • Full SEAR chain: 12-band EQ with mid/side per band, gate, compressor, Studer-style tape, iron transformer, loudness, clipper and limiter.
  • Resizable up to 4K; the window opens at the size you left it.
  • Beta key activation, 30 days from activation.
Licence

Beta licence

Read the beta licence (short)
  1. This beta is licensed, not sold, to you for evaluating SEAR during the beta period (30 days from activation), on up to two of your own computers.
  2. Don't share your key or the installer, and don't resell, decompile or modify SEAR.
  3. It's a beta: it may have bugs. It's provided as is, without warranty, and Paimaxx Productions isn't liable for any loss, including lost audio or sessions. Keep backups.
  4. When the beta ends, SEAR stops processing audio. Your feedback may be used to improve SEAR.
  5. We keep your email to send your key, beta news and new versions, and you can ask us to delete it at any time.