Polisher

Polisher – Driftlab Audio
Driftlab Audio

Polisher

Windows only
VST3

One knob cleans your signal. Auto-detects 50/60 Hz hum, cuts low-end rumble, and gently levels your input — no setup required.

One-knob workflow Hum & rumble removal Transparent auto-leveling
Signal Conditioning  ·  Utility
Polisher plugin UI
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Overview

Clean before anything else touches it.

Polisher is a signal conditioning plugin built around a single idea: your audio should be pristine before it reaches your first compressor, EQ, or effect. One control — Polish — handles three problems at once, invisibly, with no configuration required.

A Goertzel-based hum detector listens for a few seconds, identifies whether your environment runs on 50 Hz or 60 Hz mains power, then locks narrow notch filters onto the fundamental and first two harmonics. A rumble filter clears sub-sonic noise from handling and room vibration, and a transparent auto-leveler keeps takes consistent without any pumping or colouration.

The What’s Happening panel gives you a live readout: detected hum frequency, rumble status, and whether the leveler is idle or correcting. Turn Polish up and let it run.

  • Automatic hum detection & removal
    Goertzel algorithm identifies 50 Hz vs 60 Hz mains and places notch filters on the fundamental and first two harmonics automatically.
  • Rumble filter
    Removes sub-sonic noise from handling vibration, cable movement, and room resonance before it colours anything downstream.
  • Transparent auto-leveler
    Up to ~1 dB of smooth gain correction keeps takes consistent without the artefacts of fast compression.
  • “What’s Happening” display
    Live readout of detected hum frequency, rumble filter status, and leveler activity so you always know what’s working.
  • One-knob operation
    Turn Polish up; all three modules scale together. Bypass for instant A/B. Full preset system included.