Shape the cut
One dynamic cut, from a gentle dip to a steep notch, up to forty decibels deep.
Dynamic low-end carver
Dedicated sidechain dynamic EQ plug-in for carving space between kick and bass, with Root Recognition, sub and punch zones, full control over attack, release, depth and width, and extensive A/B and delta monitoring.
KickUncover is a purpose-built sidechain dynamic EQ. Insert it on the bass track and route the kick to its sidechain input: it finds the note the kick is playing and clears that note from the bass for the length of the hit. You choose whether the sub or the punch comes through.
€47
14-day demoFree & fully functional
30-day refundNo questions asked
Works offlineOn all your devices
VST3 and AAX on Windows,
VST3, AU and AAX on macOS
Use headphones or speakers that go below 50Hz
What it does
Root Recognition
Root Recognition finds the note the kick is playing and places the dip on exactly that note.
Direct control
Every control takes a typed value and resets with alt-click, and undo and redo cover every change.
Delta
Delta monitoring plays only what the dip removes from the bass, helping you find the right amount and width of low-end cut, which is usually hard to judge in a full mix.
Sub or punch
The sub and punch zones decide which part of the kick gets through, its weight or its body.
Max A/B
Max A/B sets depth, width and slope to their maximum in one click and restores your own settings on the next, so you hear exactly what the dip does before you dial it in.
Kick spectrum with bass overlay
- Depth
- 0 to 40 dB
- Width
- 0.18 to 2.54 octaves bandwidth
- Slope
- 0 to 100 percent, soft to steep
- Attack
- 0.1 to 50 ms
- Release
- 12 to 375 ms
- Lookahead
- None
14-day demoFree & fully functional
30-day refundNo questions asked
Works offlineOn all your devices
Hear it work
Use headphones or speakers that go below 50Hz
DnB
172BPM
Techno
130BPM
Hip Hop
90BPM
The nuts and bolts
Specs
Detection
- Working range
- B0 to C4, roughly 31 to 262 Hz
- Root
- 3 octaves, 12 semitones
- Fine tune
- ±1 semitone, in cents
- Zones
- Sub, punch (100 to 300 Hz)
- No clear pitch
- Moves to the strongest peak in the selected zone
Display
- View
- Kick spectrum with bass overlay
Filter
- Type
- Dynamic peaking cut
- Lookahead
- None
- Depth
- 0 to 40 dB
- Width
- 0.18 to 2.54 octaves bandwidth
- Slope
- 0 to 100 percent, soft to steep
Dynamics
- Attack
- 0.1 to 50 ms
- Release
- 12 to 375 ms
- Tempo sync
- 1/16, 1/16T, 1/16D, 1/8, 1/8T, 1/8D
Validation
- Measured
- Root Recognition was tested in more than 7,000 measurements on real kick samples.
- Onset captured
- 99.6 percent
- Within 50 cents of offline analysis
- 95.3 percent
Format
- Plugin format
- VST3, AU, AAX
- Platform
- Windows, macOS
Good to know
FAQ
Is there a free trial?
Yes, a full 14-day trial with no feature limits. Try it on a real mix first.
Does it add latency?
No. KickUncover has no lookahead and reports zero latency, so it stays live-playable.
What if it's not for me?
You get a full refund within 30 days of purchase, no questions asked.
Is AI involved?
Yes, in the code. Tapeminded is run by someone with a background in software and audio engineering. The design, the DSP choices and every range in the plugin come from that. The code is written with AI assistance, backed by two developers, and tested by ear and by measurement. Root Recognition alone was tested in more than 7,000 measurements on real kick samples.
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