The gate plugin that changes everything.
Meet Big Beautiful Door, the industry’s most powerful,
intuitive, and versatile gate plugin from the future. This
isn’t just another gate – it’s your passport to unlock a new
realm of musical possibilities.
“The Boz Digital Big Beautiful Door plug-in is great for overheads. I use that to get the snare out of the overheads.“
Andy Sneap (Judas Priest, Dream Theater, Testament)
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Stop Gating Small.
While other gate plugins are stuck in the dark ages, Big Beautiful Door catapults gating into the future with cutting-edge innovation. This isn’t just a gate plugin—it’s a creative paradigm shift.
Tweak not only volume but also tonal balance above and below the threshold with stunning precision and fluidity. From surgical noise gating to intelligent automated EQ; from seamless drum de-bleeding to mind-blowing frequency shaping; Big Beautiful Door doesn’t just gate—it unleashes boundless creative potential. The future of gating is here, and it’s yours for the taking.
“Big Beautiful Door finally gives me the ability to remove the pesky cymbal and hi hat leakage from my drums without losing the natural sustain. Perfect for a snare drum that has a nice ring or tom-tom’s to remove unwanted cymbal leakage.”
Tom Lord-Alge (Weezer, Blink-182, Dave Matthews Band)
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Big Beautiful Door
also gives you
Maximum CPU Efficiency
- Designed to be ultra-efficient, you can load up Big Beautiful Door across countless tracks without slowing down your workflow.
Revolutionary Dynamics Control
- More than just a gate, Big Beautiful Door redefines surgical dynamics processing
by letting you EQ your opened and closed gate positions separately.
Built for producers who demand more.
- Unmatched versatility: whether you’re after surgical gating precision or intelligent tonal shaping, Big Beautiful Door adapts to your creative vision effortlessly.
- Stunning visual feedback: see each and every move in meticulous detail, making it faster and easier to craft powerful mixes.
- Massive + clean drums: say goodbye to piercing hi-hat blasts when gating snares. With separate EQ controls for open and closed positions, your drum mixes stay clean, musical, and impactful.
- Go beyond gating: clean up multi-mic setups, sculpt unique textures, or use BBD as a creative filter. This isn’t just a gate—it’s your new secret weapon.
Next Gen Gating Technology
- Lookahead Processing: like having a time machine for your tracks, this feature opens the gate before your signal hits the threshold, ensuring flawless transitions without unwanted clicks. Perfect for smooth drum gating.
- Hysteresis Control: prevent annoying gate chatter with hysteresis, giving you consistent and reliable dynamics even when your signal flirts with the threshold.
Sidechain Superpowers
- Internal, External, MIDI and Manual Options: choose whether BBD reacts to your track’s audio or an external sidechain source for ultimate mix control.
The future of gating is yours for the taking.
Big Beautiful Door transforms your approach to surgical dynamics processing—merging next-gen workflow with limitless musicality.
System Requirements
Windows
- Windows 7 or Higher
- 64-bit
- AAX Native, VST2, VST3
Mac
- Intel or Apple Silicon
- 10.13 or Higher
- 64-bit
- AAX Native, VST2, VST3, AU
Trial Limitations
- Resets parameters each time the project is opened
- Restricts saving presets
Authorization Info
- Offline registration with serial number
- Perpetual License