BUFFR PRESS KIT
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FACTS LAST CHECKED

August 26, 2026

SHORT DESCRIPTION

BUFFR is a retrospective multichannel audio and MIDI recorder plug-in for DAWs. It keeps up to two hours of DAW audio, System Audio, MIDI, and MPE ready to recover, edit, and drag back into a project after you play.

KEY FEATURES

- Retrospective capture keeps up to two hours of recent audio and MIDI while BUFFR is loaded.
- Captures Main plus seven stereo Aux pairs (16 DAW channels), a separate stereo System Audio lane, and all 16 MIDI channels.
- Captures System Audio on macOS 13+, Windows 10/11, and native PipeWire Linux systems.
- Global MIDI records one selected controller outside DAW track arming while preserving MIDI and MPE expression.
- Spectral Grab selects, auditions, extracts, or removes sound by time and frequency.
- Audio and MIDI retain independent or linked playback, looping, markers, selections, and drag-out.
- Snap combines musical grids, transients, true zero crossings, markers, MIDI, and spectral bands.
- Center Align, Ride, normalization, tone, phase, and amplitude tools process retained audio non-destructively.
- Five-second recovery checkpoints protect audio, MIDI, and markers for the saved plug-in instance.
- Native export covers 16- or 24-bit FLAC, WAV, and Standard MIDI Files; MP3, AAC/M4A, and Ogg/Opus export requires FFmpeg.
- Native WAV import is included; FLAC, MP3, M4A/AAC, Ogg/Opus, and AIFF import requires FFmpeg.
- Linux, Windows, and signed notarized macOS release packages include the standalone application.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Current public version: 0.8.17
Status: Stable 1.0 release with a one-time 28-day trial
Price: $49 USD launch price; perpetual license with updates through version 1.x
Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux
Plug-in formats: CLAP and VST3 on every platform; AUv2 on macOS
macOS: 10.13 or later; universal Apple Silicon and Intel; signed and notarized (System Audio requires macOS 13+)
Windows: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
Linux: 64-bit, glibc 2.35 or later; System Audio requires native PipeWire
Host: 64-bit DAW with CLAP, VST3, or AUv2 support
Standalone: Included in Linux, Windows, and signed notarized macOS release packages
Developer: Matari Audio, a property of Dolmen Gate Media LLC
Website: https://matari-audio.com/buffr
Manual: https://matari-audio.com/buffr/manual
Press kit: https://matari-audio.com/buffr/press
Support and problem reports: https://github.com/DerpcatMusic/buffr-support
Press contact: support@matari-audio.com

IMPORTANT LIMITS

- BUFFR records only while the plug-in or standalone application is running; it cannot recover sound from before it was loaded.
- A DAW must negotiate and route Aux channels before BUFFR can retain them.
- System Audio availability depends on the operating-system requirements above.
- Optional compressed import/export formats require a user-installed FFmpeg executable.

ASSET USE

Use the BUFFR logo and product images as supplied. Please do not distort, recolor, crop, or add effects to the logo. The current kit contains two full-resolution product images and a 1200 x 630 social card.
