Newfangled Audio Elevate Mastering Bundle review
Deep adaptive multiband control for engineers who want a permanent mastering bundle.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Newfangled Audio Elevate Mastering Bundle is a collection of four plug-ins for mixing and mastering: Elevate, Saturate, Punctuate, and EQuivocate. It is aimed at musicians, producers, mixing engineers, and mastering engineers who want to raise loudness while retaining transient detail and tonal balance. The bundle combines adaptive multiband limiting, transient shaping, spectral clipping, psychoacoustic overdrive, and human-ear-based equalization in a plug-in workflow.
Pricing is straightforward but positions the bundle as a considered purchase. The 14 Day Trial is fully featured. The Full Elevate Mastering Bundle costs $199 as a one-time purchase and includes permanent licenses for all four plug-ins, plus over 200 professional and artist presets. There is no free plan. For engineers who expect to use the complete collection, the permanent license avoids recurring subscription billing; for occasional users or those comparing lower-cost options, the upfront price is the main barrier.
Processing depth is the bundle's central strength. Elevate provides an adaptive 26-band mastering limiter with real-time gain, speed, and transient processing by filter band, while automatic attack, release, and look-ahead adjustment manages key limiter behaviors. Multiband transient emphasis and suppression, six types of audio metering, auto output-level compensation, spectral clipping, psychoacoustic overdrive, and loudness support using LUFS and true peak -1.0 dBTP add control for detailed mastering work. The plug-ins run on Windows and macOS in AAX, AU, VST, and VST3 formats. Choose it for adaptive control and a broad four-plug-in bundle; choose another option if you need a free plan or a non-plugin workflow.
Newfangled Audio Elevate Mastering Bundle pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Adaptive 26-band limiting with automatic attack, release, and look-ahead adjustment
- Transient shaping, spectral clipping, psychoacoustic overdrive, and human-ear EQ
- Permanent licenses for four plug-ins with over 200 presets
- Where it doesn't
- The bundle costs $199 one time, with no free plan
- It is available only on Windows and macOS
- Its plug-in workflow requires compatible AAX, AU, VST, or VST3 hosts
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