XY-FAT

XY-FAT is a streamlined stereo fattener that delivers instant weight and warmth to your tracks—without overcomplicating your workflow.

Inspired by the Mid/Side architecture of XY-FAT Pro, this free version applies linked compression, saturation, and tonal shaping across your full stereo signal, giving you punch and polish with just a few intuitive controls.

🔧 Features:

• Fattness & Colour: Control compression intensity and harmonic tone with easy sliders.
• Input Gain & Soft Clipping: Boost and saturate your signal with musical warmth.
• Auto-Gain & Limiter: Maintain loudness and avoid clipping with built-in safety tools.
• Bypass Switch: Instantly A/B your processed signal.

Whether you're sweetening synths, thickening vocals, or gluing a mix together, XY-FAT is a no-fuss tool to help your sound hit harder—and it’s completely "pay-what-you-want".

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Upgrade to XY-FAT Pro for full Mid/Side control and advanced stereo sculpting.

Beta access on macOS. XY-FAT is in open beta and not notarised by Apple yet — notarisation arrives with the stable release. Until then macOS keeps the quarantine flag it puts on every downloaded file, so there is one short step the first time you install.

Copy the plugin into your Components folder:
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/

then run this once in Terminal to clear that flag:

sudo xattr -cr /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/XY-FAT.component

That is all: macOS then loads it like any other plugin, and Windows needs no setup at all. If your DAW still does not list it, write to hi.23dsp@gmail.com with your macOS version and DAW — beta reports get priority.