GPW Ultralift.Build it up.
One knob turns any part into a build-up: up to ten effects rise together across 24 build-ups. Scroll and watch it build.
Everything rises together
INTENSITY drives every effect at once, from clean at 0 % to the edge of the drop at 100 %.
Soft to Extreme
From a gentle hall bloom to all ten effects at once. Pick one on the screen.
Ten effects, your mix
High-pass, delay, reverb, noise, drive, pitch, riser, flanger, pump and loop, each with its own POWER from 0 to 200 %.
Watch it in action.
Two and a half minutes: one knob, the ten effects, the 24 build-ups, the FX rack and the drop. Every sound you hear is the plugin's own output.
Everything rises together
Every effect that is on follows INTENSITY along the curves of the build-up. Automate one parameter and the whole build-up happens.
Ten effects, your mix
Each build-up switches on its own set; turn any effect on or off and set its POWER from 0 to 200 %. RESET FX puts the build-up's set back.
Locked to the grid
Echoes, flanger, pump and loop follow your DAW tempo, the riser climbs in the KEY you pick, and Drop bounces on the beat.
Safe at the top
Min width narrows the image as the build rises, output trims ±12 dB and a limiter holds the peaks at −0.3 dBFS. Clean at 0 %, morphs between build-ups.
GPW UltraliftTwenty-four ways up.
Pick a build-up on the screen and turn INTENSITY. Each one switches on its own effects from the rack and moves them along its own curves, from a soft lift to every effect at once. Edit the rack to make any of them yours.
- SOFTReverb · low cut
Ghost Rise
A hall that blooms in while the low end of the dry signal thins out. The classic, clean lift.
- SOFTEcho · reverb
Bounce Echo
An 1/8-note echo with feedback on top of the bloom, so the last bars bounce into the drop.
- SOFTPitch · echoes · reverb
Tape Up
The part bends up a fifth like a tape speeding up, into echoes and a hall.
- SOFTPump · reverb · sweep
Feather Pump
A gentle duck on every beat over a blooming hall and a rising high-pass.
- SOFTRiser · reverb
Cloud Nine
A synth riser climbs one octave in your key over a soft hall.
- MEDIUMFilter sweep · reverb
Sky Filter
A high-pass sweep that climbs all the way to 11 kHz while the reverb opens up.
- MEDIUMDouble echo · sweep
Sixteen Lift
1/8 and 1/16 echoes stack up while a high-pass sweep rises to about 8 kHz.
- MEDIUMFlanger · sweep · reverb
Jet Stream
A tempo-synced flanger jets across the stereo field as the high-pass climbs.
- MEDIUMRiser · sweep · reverb
Spiral Stairs
The synth riser spirals up an octave while the high-pass thins the mix.
- MEDIUMPump · echoes · sweep
Echo Pump
Every beat ducks while 1/8 and 1/16 echoes fill the gaps.
- MEDIUMPump · flanger
Tremor
Full-depth pumping on every beat through a flanger: the part shakes into the drop.
- HARDDrive · sweep · reverb
Grit Climb
Saturation builds to full drive as the high-pass climbs to 14 kHz and the dry signal fades away.
- HARDDrive · echoes · sweep
Chainsaw
Drive, double echoes and a sweep that runs all the way to 17 kHz. Rough and hungry: by 100 % only the top end is left.
- HARDLoop · noise · sweep
Snare Roll
Beat repeat kicks in past the middle and rolls faster as it rises, with noise and a sweep.
- HARDPitch · riser · noise
Rocket Fuel
Pitch climbs a full octave with the riser and noise, like an engine spooling up.
- HARDNoise · flanger · sweep
Wind Tunnel
A loud noise wash swept by the flanger: the classic wind riser.
- HARDPitch · echoes · reverb
Siren
The part pitches up an octave while dotted echoes ring around it.
- EXTREMEDrive · ping-pong · sweep
Drop Bomb
Drive, ping-pong echoes, a hall and a sweep to 17 kHz. The dry signal is almost gone by 100 %.
- EXTREMENoise riser · reverb
White Out
A white-noise riser washes into the hall while a sweep thins the mix out from below.
- EXTREMEDrive · pitch · loop
Hyper Drive
Saturation, pitch, beat repeat and noise climb together behind a rising high-pass.
- EXTREMERiser · pitch · echoes
Infinite Stairs
A loud riser over a pitched-up part, into echoes and a hall: stairs that never end.
- EXTREMEDrive · flanger · pump
Meltdown
Drive, flanger, pump, noise, echoes and reverb all at once.
- EXTREMELoop · pitch · drive
Nuclear
Beat repeat, pitch, drive and noise, swept and washed in the hall.
- EXTREMEAll 10 effects
Ultra
Every effect in the rack at once.
GPW Ultralift FAQ
Straight answers about what the plugin does and how to use it.
What is GPW Ultralift?
GPW Ultralift is a build-up effect plugin (VST3 for Windows) made by Ghost Producer World. One INTENSITY knob drives up to ten effects at once (high-pass sweep, tempo-synced echoes, a blooming hall reverb, noise, drive, pitch, a synth riser, flanger, pump and beat-repeat loop) along the curves of the build-up you pick. It was called GPW Lift until version 0.2.0.
How do I use it on a build-up?
Put GPW Ultralift on the group or bus you want to lift, then automate INTENSITY from 0 % at the start of the build-up to 100 % just before the drop, and back to 0 % on the drop. At 0 % the signal passes clean, so the plugin can stay on the track for the whole song.
What build-ups are there?
Twenty-four, in four columns. Soft: Ghost Rise, Bounce Echo, Tape Up, Feather Pump, Cloud Nine. Medium: Sky Filter, Sixteen Lift, Jet Stream, Spiral Stairs, Echo Pump, Tremor. Hard: Grit Climb, Chainsaw, Snare Roll, Rocket Fuel, Wind Tunnel, Siren. Extreme: Drop Bomb, White Out, Hyper Drive, Infinite Stairs, Meltdown, Nuclear, Ultra.
What is the FX rack?
Ten effects: high-pass, delay, reverb, noise, drive, pitch, riser, flanger, pump and loop. Each build-up switches on its own set; you can turn any effect on or off and set its POWER from 0 to 200 %, and RESET FX puts the build-up's set back. Your changes are saved with the project. The loop has a rate (AUTO or 1/8 to 1/32) and a gate, and the riser plays in the KEY you choose.
Do the effects follow my DAW tempo?
Yes. The echoes, flanger, pump and loop are synced to the host tempo, so every repeat lands on the grid at any BPM.
Can I switch build-ups during a build-up?
Yes. Changing the build-up morphs every curve from the old one to the new one in a fraction of a second, so you can automate it mid-build without clicks or jumps. The plugin also updates itself in one click when a new version is out.
Does it work on mono tracks?
Yes. GPW Ultralift takes a mono or stereo input and always outputs stereo, so it works on a mono vocal, a lead or a whole mix bus. Min width can narrow the image as the build rises, and a limiter can hold the output at −0.3 dBFS.
How much does GPW Ultralift cost?
US$ 9.90 for a license for one person, on as many of your computers as you like, and every update is free. The download itself is free: without a license the plugin runs in demo mode, with a short dropout of the sound every 45 seconds. Buy a license on this page, paste the key in the plugin and the dropouts are gone.
GPW Ultralift is out.
Download it free and try it in demo mode. A license for US$ 9.90 removes the dropouts, and every update is free.