Pro Audio Plugins

Clippers / measured

Classic Clipper

IK Multimedia · VST3

Magnitude dev

±5.4dB

Max THD

4.858%

Latency

73smp

Noise floor

−∞below floor

Linearity

-131dB

On the bench

48 kHz · 512-block · offline · same procedure for every plugin
Magnitude responsestepped sine, −12 dBFS
2026-06-10T21:29:21.674076 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.10.9, https://matplotlib.org/

Output level vs. frequency.

Distortion vs level1 kHz, THD / THD+N
2026-06-10T21:29:21.790160 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.10.9, https://matplotlib.org/

─ THD   ┄ THD+N. THD is the trustworthy figure; THD+N is method-floor-limited at low levels.

Latency, reported
73 smp
Latency, measured
73 smp (matches)
Onset
57 smp
Noise floor
below measurement floor
Linearity residual
-131.2 dB (1000 Hz, -12/-18 dBFS)
Processing cost
not measured

How it sits in clippers

measured figures · alphabetical · not ranked
PluginMag devMax THDLatencyNoise
BSAClipper±0.1 dB0.004%0 smp<floor
Classic Clipper±5.4 dB4.858%73 smp<floor
Gold Clip±0.1 dB1.748%764 smp−197
Sponsored · not a measurement

This lane is separate from measured results

No promoted plugins here. Anything in this lane is labeled and never affects the bench numbers or the order plugins appear in.