Pad Engine is a VST/AU synthesizer plugin by Northern Valley Audio that creates lush, expressive pad sounds. It features shimmer, warmth, and reverb controls for ambient music, film scoring, and modern production. Price: $49 USD one-time purchase.

What platforms does Pad Engine support?

Pad Engine supports macOS and Windows with VST3 and AU (Audio Unit) plugin formats. It works with all major DAWs including Logic Pro, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, Reaper, and GarageBand. Pro Tools is not supported because it requires the AAX format.

How much does Pad Engine cost?

Pad Engine costs $49 USD as a one-time purchase. No subscription required. The license allows installation on up to 3 computers you own.

What is Northern Valley Audio?

Northern Valley Audio is an audio plugin company that creates warm, expressive instruments for modern sound creators. Founded by a musician and producer, the company focuses on tools designed with intention for warmth, expression, and workflow efficiency.

What are the main features of Pad Engine?

Pad Engine features include: Shimmer control for bright ethereal harmonics, Warmth control for analog-style saturation, built-in reverb with customizable tail, pad hold functionality for sustained notes, movement and depth knobs for evolving textures, and multiple pad voicings and presets.

Northern Valley Audio - VST/AU Plugins for Ambient Music & Guitar Tones

Name: Pad Engine
Brand: Northern Valley Audio
Price: 49.00 USD
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Warm tube amp tones with authentic room character.

19 amp models from warm cleans to dreamy overdrive
475 genre-organized presets (indie, shoegaze, lo-fi, 80s rock)
Built-in reverb, delay, chorus, and lo-fi effects
Zero latency for real-time recording

Tones inspired by Mac DeMarco, Tame Impala, Beach House & more

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Cassette 4-track warmth and lo-fi character.

Authentic tape saturation and wow/flutter modeling
6 intuitive controls: Warmth, Drift, Texture, Space, Age
Tascam Portastudio-style cassette character
Perfect for lo-fi hip-hop, bedroom pop, and mix glue

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Vintage BBD modulation. Five effects in one plugin.

Chorus, Vibrato, Flanger, Doubler, Phaser in one mode-switchable engine
Dual-voice BBD with 4 voice modes including mono-safe Dimension
41 factory presets covering 80s nostalgia, ensemble, lo-fi, and direct-to-mix tones
Authentic analog character: BBD saturation, charge transfer darkening, bucket coloration

The modulation slot in the modern indie guitar chain

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DV-1

Gated dirty reverb. The reverb that knows when to shut up.

Lo-fi digital reverb up to 6 seconds with bright and dark voicings
Wet-only soft-clip distortion that keeps the dry signal clean
Sidechain envelope follower chops the tail when the player stops
Expression send controls how much signal enters the reverb

The reverb slot in the modern indie guitar chain

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NVA TAPED DOWN

Magnetic tape varispeed. Slow it, speed it, tape it.

Realtime tape varispeed, half speed to double speed (12 semitones down or up)
Authentic Jiles-Atherton tape saturation at 8x oversampling
Physically-modelled wow and flutter with scrape resonance
Old / Worn / New tape condition: dropouts, print-through, hiss

Detuned dreamy guitars, half-speed vocals, and tape glue for the mix

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PAD ENGINE

Create expressive atmospheres with depth and character.

Worship pad sounds built for CCM and Sunday-morning services
Cinematic pad sounds for film, TV, and game scoring
Shimmer, warmth, and reverb controls with pad-hold sustain
Movement and depth knobs for evolving textures

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VST3, AU, and Standalone. Works in Logic, Ableton, FL Studio, Studio One, Reaper, Cubase, and GarageBand. Pro Tools is not supported (it requires AAX).

Pad Engine - Professional Pad Synth Plugin for Music Production

NVA STREAMSYNC

Record your DAW in OBS perfectly synced. Free 1-click audio routing.

1-click setup, select device, match in OBS, record
Perfect audio sync with zero desync drift
Works with any DAW (FL Studio, Ableton, Reaper, Logic Pro, etc.)
Real-time waveform monitoring

Built for streamers and content creators who record their music

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Get more for less. These plugins work perfectly together.

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The indie guitar chain. Tube amp simulation plus Tascam-style tape saturation for lo-fi, bedroom pop, and post-rock guitar.

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The modern indie guitar chain. Tape saturation (4TRK), vintage BBD modulation (CST-1), gated dirty reverb (DV-1).

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Every guitar plugin we make in one download. Amp and cab, cassette tape, vintage BBD modulation, and gated dirty reverb.

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Hear the Indie Modulation Chain

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