SIMLAF / Press
Press
Press kit.
SIMLAF is a software company. Its audio division, SIMLAF Audio, makes audio products for people who make music: instruments, effects and the SIMLAF 2 DAW, with the numbers behind each product published. 22 of its 23 SIMLAF FX stock effects run at zero latency by default. Engineered by H. Domboka. simlaf.com
Press contact: hello@simlaf.com
Key facts
- 35 audio products at launch on 27 November 2026: 12 flagships at $79 and 23 SIMLAF FX stock effects; KAMILI and KARAKANA follow when each is released.
- The Whole Studio: all 35 at launch, KAMILI and KARAKANA when each is released, plus SIMLAF 2 when it ships in December 2026. $199 until 31 January 2027, then $399.
- Zero latency by default on 22 of the 23 SIMLAF FX stock effects.
- macOS 10.13 or later. AU and VST3; most also run standalone, and LUMEN adds CLAP. Windows planned for December 2026.
- No subscriptions. A 14-day free trial of every product, and free updates within each major version.
Key dates
- 27 November 2026Launch: 35 audio products and The Whole Studio
- December 2026SIMLAF 2 ships, free with The Whole Studio (planned)
- December 2026Windows versions (planned)
- 31 January 2027Last day of The Whole Studio at $199
- 1 February 2027The Whole Studio becomes $399
The flagships, $79 each
| Product | One line | Formats | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIMLAF Spectral | Resonance suppression and spectral dynamics, at zero latency. | AU · VST3 · Standalone | 0 samples |
| UKWELI 2 | Mix on headphones inside modelled control rooms, with a separate mode for the monitors on your desk. | AU · VST3 · Standalone | 72 samples at 48 kHz |
| TECTON 2 | A bass amp system: 120 amps, 221 sounds. | AU · VST3 · Standalone | 6 samples |
| TUFANI | A guitar amp suite with tone stacks computed from component values. | AU · VST3 · Standalone | 6 samples |
| AUREL | A complete vocal chain, from repair to space. | AU · VST3 | |
| hCHOP STICKS | A drum channel strip for every part of the kit. | AU · VST3 | 104 samples at 48 kHz |
| hVOLT | A beat and 808 processor that rebuilds the low end. | AU · VST3 | 1,096 samples |
| CONSOLA | Multiband console saturation, with your own plug-ins inside each band. | AU · VST3 | 5 ms |
| VELUM | An effects rack for keys and synths. | AU · VST3 · Standalone | |
| LUMEN | Additive resynthesis, up to 1,024 partials per voice. | AU · VST3 · CLAP · Standalone | |
| EMBER | Modelled electric pianos, with tones solved from physics. | AU · VST3 · Standalone | |
| hLUTHIER | An acoustic guitar processor built on modelled bodies. | AU · VST3 · Standalone | |
| KAMILI | A complete mastering chain in one plug-in, at zero latency by default. | AU · VST3 · Standalone | 0 samples |
| KARAKANA | Thirteen analogue units, modelled at component level, in a six-slot rack. | AU · VST3 · Standalone | 68 samples at 48 kHz |
Plus 23 SIMLAF FX stock effects, all in the SIMLAF FX Suite. A blank latency cell means the catalogue gives no figure for that product.
Logos
- SIMLAF mark, SVG1 KB
- SIMLAF logo, 512 px, dark ground512 × 512 · 20 KB
SIMLAF 2
- SIMLAF 2 arrangement, in development2400 × 1423 · 445 KB
- SIMLAF 2 mixer, in development2400 × 1423 · 470 KB
- SIMLAF 2 with NGOMA and SIMLAF FX windows, in development2400 × 1423 · 410 KB
- SIMLAF 2 on three displays (rendered desk, real screens)2400 × 1200 · 363 KB
SIMLAF 2 is in development: please caption these pictures as a development build.
Screenshots
- SIMLAF Spectral1600 × 976 · 158 KB
- SIMLAF EQ1600 × 949 · 126 KB
- SIMLAF Compressor1000 × 620 · 83 KB
- SIMLAF Multiband1600 × 1085 · 163 KB
- SIMLAF Reverb1000 × 620 · 90 KB
- SIMLAF Chorus900 × 560 · 65 KB
- SIMLAF Phaser900 × 560 · 65 KB
- SIMLAF Flanger900 × 560 · 73 KB
- hCHOP STICKS1600 × 1066 · 189 KB
- TECTON 21600 × 1089 · 220 KB
- AUREL1600 × 1062 · 126 KB
- LUMEN1280 × 800 · 147 KB
- EMBER1040 × 700 · 78 KB
- CONSOLA1500 × 900 · 240 KB
- hVOLT1560 × 1040 · 189 KB
- VELUM1600 × 1093 · 121 KB
- hLUTHIER1480 × 1000 · 198 KB
- KAMILI1320 × 820 · 135 KB
- KARAKANA1600 × 991 · 220 KB
- UKWELI 21600 × 1094 · 245 KB
Real screenshots of the products, as they run.
Releases
Our releases appear here on their release day. Until then they go to journalists by email, under embargo.
Review licences
Writing about SIMLAF or reviewing it on a channel? Email hello@simlaf.com with your outlet or channel and the product you want, and we will send a not-for-resale licence.
About SIMLAF, in 100 words
SIMLAF is a software company. Its audio division, SIMLAF Audio, makes instruments, effects and a DAW for people who make music. The launch catalogue has 35 audio products for macOS: 12 flagships, among them headphone and speaker monitoring in modelled rooms, bass and guitar amp suites, a vocal chain, an additive synth and modelled electric pianos, and 23 SIMLAF FX stock effects, 22 of them at zero latency by default. KAMILI and KARAKANA follow when each is released. SIMLAF 2, a Mac DAW with always-on audio and MIDI capture, is planned for December 2026; Windows versions are planned for December 2026. Engineered by H. Domboka. simlaf.com