Boutique Audio Plugins  ·  VST3 / AU  ·  Mac + Win

Tools for the sound under the sound.

Boutique audio plugins from Detective 47 — built from real problems inside Digital Dust Studio, the tools I wanted in my own workflow but couldn't find anywhere else.

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Singles from $47 at launch Case File members get the opening discount The Sound Detective · by Detective 47
Detective 47 — noir portrait, examining the evidence through a magnifying glass in a dusty analog studio Evidence · No. 47

Exhibit A — The Lineup

Featured Plugins

Every tool starts as a real problem in a real session. These are the open cases — waitlist one and you get it first, at the member price.

Case No. 12.47

Dust 12.47

In Development
Case Type
Texture · Character
Evidence
Mixes that feel too clean — no dust, no motion, nothing alive under the surface.
Method
A dusty character machine: movement, gated grit, filtered decay, and hidden texture on any source.
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Case No. 002

Backtrace

In Development
Case Type
Reverse · Preverb
Evidence
Reverse swells that take an hour of bouncing and flipping to fake — per transition.
Method
Instant reverse swells, ghost tails, and preverb rises, live on the insert. No bouncing.
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Case No. 003

Case File

Concept
Case Type
Workflow · Recall
Evidence
Mix decisions that vanish between revisions — settings, notes, and why you did it.
Method
A detective-style session notebook inside the DAW: notes, recall, and mix evidence on the case.
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Case No. 004

Clocker

Coming Soon
Case Type
Studio Business
Evidence
Sessions that eat hours nobody invoices. Studios rarely know their real rate.
Method
Tracks time inside the DAW and audits the session — where the hours and the money actually go.
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Case No. 005

Grenade Station

Concept
Case Type
Controlled Destruction
Evidence
Sounds too polite to matter. Every mix has one element that needs to misbehave.
Method
A demolition machine with a safety pin — crush, feedback, saturation, and chaos, on a leash.
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Future Files

The Pedal Collection

Classified
Case Type
Future Line · Sealed
Evidence
Twelve lockers in the evidence room, each holding one pedal. All still sealed.
Method
Fuzz, echo, freeze, modulation, and stranger things — opened one case at a time.
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Exhibit B — The Story

Not just effects — evidence.

The Sound Detective is a boutique audio plugin brand created by producer, mixer, and artist Detective 47. After years of working inside real sessions with analog gear, outboard compression, vintage synths, tape-style textures, and experimental effects, Detective 47 created The Sound Detective to build plugins that solve real creative problems in the studio.

These are not sterile utilities, and they are not "me too" plugins chasing someone else's product page. Each one exists because Detective 47 wanted it in his own workflow and couldn't find it — character tools for movement, texture, reverse effects, timing, grit, controlled destruction, and the business of running a studio.

Field Notes — Origin

Every plugin starts in a working studio. The Sound Detective grew out of Digital Dust Studio — a recording, production, mixing, and mastering studio where these tools are tested on real records before they ever ship.

If a tool doesn't survive an actual session, it doesn't make the case file.

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Exhibit C — The Evidence Board

47's Board

Every open case, pinned where the detective can see it. It all connects.

Case No. 12.47 — Open Dust 12.47 dust on EVERYTHING. movement. grit. don't clean it up. Case No. 002 — Open Backtrace the tail comes BEFORE the voice?? reverse it. again. Case No. 003 — Concept Case File write it down or lose it by morning. Case No. 004 — Pending Clocker where do the hours GO. count them. Case No. 005 — Volatile Grenade Station "controlled" destruction?? barely. handle with care. Future Files — Classified The Evidence Locker 12 lockers. sealed. for now.
Surveillance shot of Detective 47
who IS detective 47??
time is a flat circle. so is a delay loop.
reverse the tape. listen again.
the sound under the sound
IT ALL CONNECTS.

Exhibit D — The Proof

Hear the Evidence

Before-and-after demos, plugin walkthroughs, and real session examples from The Sound Detective lab.

Dust 12.47 Demo

Dry drums and vocals, then the same material with dust, movement, and gated texture printed in.

Use case: drums · vocals · full mixes

Backtrace Reverse Swell Demo

Instant reverse swells and preverb tails on vocals and guitar — no manual bounce-reverse-reverb workflow.

Use case: transitions · intros · vocal FX

Grenade Station Destruction Demo

Clean loops walked into the interrogation room: crush, feedback, instability, and saturation in stages.

Use case: drums · synths · sound design

Case File Workflow Demo

Session notes, mix recall, and creative prompts inside the DAW — a walkthrough of the concept.

Use case: mixing · production · recall
Detective 47 — arms crossed, fedora low, in the studio shadows

Detective 47 — On the Case

Exhibit E — The Detective

About Detective 47

Detective 47 is the character behind The Sound Detective — a producer, mixer, multi-instrumentalist, and engineer (Alex Koch of Digital Dust Studio) who investigates the hidden problems in sound and workflow. The plugin line is his case work: analog gear, vocal chains, synth experiments, reverse effects, dust, grit, timing problems, and the constant hunt for sounds that feel alive.

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