ZAP VI is the sixth version of Zynaptiq's flagship audio processor bundle, bringing 16 plugins together in a single collection for audio production, mixing, mastering, sound design and audio repair. Version 6 expands the previous ZAP V lineup with the addition of LOUD and WIDE, giving users two new tools for level processing and stereo imaging.

The bundle covers a broad range of audio-processing tasks, from adaptive equalization and dynamics control to pitch manipulation, de-reverberation, transient restoration, creative effects and stereo enhancement.

What's Included in ZAP VI

ZAP VI contains the following 16 Zynaptiq plugins:

• ADAPTIVERB – Harmonic Tracking Resynthesis Reverb
• ORANGE VOCODER IV – Multi-Algorithm Vocoder
• PITCHMAP::COLORS – Creative audio colorization and processing
• PITCHMAP – Real-time polyphonic pitch control
• INTENSITY 2 – Detail, clarity, density and loudness processing
• UNVEIL – De-reverberation and signal focusing
• UNFILTER – Adaptive precision equalization
• UNCHIRP – Codec artifact removal and transient retrieval
• UNMIX::DRUMS – Drum level adjustment in mixed music
• WORMHOLE – Creative and otherworldly audio effects
• MORPH 3 PRO – Real-time structural audio morphing
• PITCHSHIFT PRO – Multi-algorithm pitch shifting
• PUNCH – Intelligent dynamics contouring
• BALANCE – Adaptive balancing equalizer
• LOUD – Track, bus and mastering-oriented level processing
• WIDE – Stereo image widening and mono-to-stereo upmixing

New in Version 6

The main addition in ZAP VI is the inclusion of LOUD and WIDE.

LOUD combines technologies associated with INTENSITY 2, PUNCH and BALANCE with a feedback multiband limiter and saturation stage. It offers CLEAN and WARM algorithm configurations, adaptive TONE control, level-compensated monitoring and support for up to 16 channels for immersive workflows.

WIDE is designed for stereo image widening and mono-to-stereo upmixing. It provides four algorithms, including three stereo-to-stereo configurations and one mono-to-stereo mode, with processing designed for applications ranging from music production to mastering, post-production and game audio.

Mixing, Mastering and Sound Design

The combination of processors in ZAP VI covers both corrective and creative workflows. Users can work on dynamics, tonal balance, loudness, stereo imaging, pitch, reverb, transient detail and other aspects of an audio signal without relying on a collection of unrelated third-party bundles.

For mixing and mastering, the collection includes tools such as INTENSITY 2, BALANCE, PUNCH, UNFILTER, UNMIX::DRUMS, LOUD and WIDE. For sound design and creative processing, plugins such as MORPH 3 PRO, WORMHOLE, PITCHMAP, PITCHMAP::COLORS, PITCHSHIFT PRO and ORANGE VOCODER IV provide more transformative processing options.