Plugin comparison

MeldaProduction MDrumCleaner vs soothe3

Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.

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Effect / oeksound

soothe3

9.0Essential

soothe3 is oeksound's dynamic resonance suppressor, adding a single Detail knob, an adaptive Soft mode, and low-latency processing over soothe2.

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Specs compared

SignalMeldaProduction MDrumCleanersoothe3
Price€29 intro / €149—
Dubspot Score—9.0
FormatsVST, VST3, AU, AAXVST3, AU, AAX
TypeDrum-bleed treatment insert—
AlgorithmsCymbal Killer, Side-chain Remover, Spectrum Cleaner, Spectrum Gate, Gate—
LiveTwo algorithms (Cymbal Killer, Gate)—
Formats64-bit VST, VST3, AU, AAXVST3, AU, AAX (Pro Tools 2018.1+)
SystemWindows and macOS; 17.10 adds Windows on ARM via Prism—
LicenceAll computers, free-for-life updates—
Trial15 days, fully featuredFully featured 20-day trial
Release9 September 2026 (Melda 17.10)—
Plugin type—Dynamic resonance suppressor
Release date—May 19, 2026
Price—$259 / €229 / £199
Architecture—64-bit only; no Windows ARM
Operating systems—Windows 10-11; macOS 10.14 Mojave through macOS 26 Tahoe (Apple Silicon native; Intel through macOS 15)
Processing modes—Soft mode (adaptive threshold) and Hard mode (fixed threshold)
Channel support—Mono through 9.1.6 immersive
Latency—Low-latency mode: 0 samples at base rates, ~1 ms at higher rates
Notable controls—Detail knob, tilt, max cut, linear phase, eight band shapes, node editing

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