Brainworx Products

About Brainworx Plug-ins

A cornerstone of the Plugin Alliance–Native Instruments software family, Brainworx (bx) is committed to equipping your virtual studio with faithful emulations of gold-standard amplifiers and analog equipment, along with innovative tools to enhance your audio for any mix or master.

Brainworx plug-ins are engineered to meet the unique needs of real-world producers and artists. Want to stimulate your stems with the power and depth of an SSL 9000 series analog console? Pin your ears backtracking through a cranked Friedman BE-100? Boost the competitive edge of your social streams with the Brainworx bx_masterdesk? Whatever your needs, there’s a bx plug-in at Sweetwater that’s up to the task.

What Sets Brainworx Plug-ins Apart?

If you’re like Sweetwater users, then you may own dozens or hundreds of plug-ins already. What makes Brainworx plug-ins worth the investment? Here are some top reasons from our own in-house users.

Licensed emulations of legendary amps, consoles, and instruments

Plugin Alliance Brainworx is home to more licensed gear than just about any other plug-in ecosystem on the market. What do we mean? Neve. Solid State Logic. Amek. Focusrite. Shadow Hills. Chandler Limited. Ampeg. Diezel. The list goes on. Go all in on a Brainworx bundle, and your virtual studio can be furnished with the most revered signal processors and instruments in music history.

Component modeling mimics the tone and feel of hardware

Brainworx’s patented Tolerance Modeling Technology (TMT) aims to model analog circuity right down to its individual component level. This allows bx to re-create not just a particular Purple Audio MC77 FET compressor but also the spirits of numerous hardware MC77s — and house them all inside a single plug-in.

TMT, therefore, allows you to taste test, for instance, all 72 channels of an Amek 9099 analog console until you find the character that perfectly encapsulates the sound you’re after. What’s more, by randomizing instances of the same plug-in across multiple tracks, you can give your mixes an analog authenticity rarely seen since the razor-and-tape days — all while staying completely in the box.

Artist presets bring pro flow to your sessions

Michael Brauer. Pete Thorn. The Crystal Method. These are just a few of the industry heavyweights who have lent their names and creds to the artist presets you’ll find inside select Brainworx plug-ins. Punch in a preset, and you’re on your way to accessing the sounds of the stars from the comfort of your home studio.

Snapshots take the worry out of wandering

Raise your hand if you can relate: you’ve just spent 10 minutes dialing in a five-star vocal chain when the client says they prefer a more intimate sound. Not a problem! Thanks to Brainworx’s Native snapshots feature, you can instantly copy and tweak plug-in presets and quickly A/B/C/D test between them. You can even automate each snapshot to use in different spots on the same track. Now, you’re free to tweak to your heart’s (and your clients’!) content.

Shopping for Brainworx Plug-ins? The Journey Starts at Sweetwater

Whether you’re shopping for a single plug-in to shape a track or an entire bundle to kick-start your production career, Sweetwater is your source for all bx plug-ins. Use the shop filters on this page to quickly sort by Brainworx plug-in types. Or call our knowledgeable Sales Engineers at (800) 222-4700 for a personalized recommendation for your studio. We can help you identify valuable savings on Brainworx bundles and gaps in your current plug-in library.