Q Sahara

Overview

Tame dynamics. Keep the heat.

Sahara is a compressor built for people who don’t want to fight with controls.

Drive your signal in, set the ratio, and let the program-dependent attack and release follow the music.

  • Fixed Threshold: Always consistent, no setup required.

  • Smooth Curve: Ratio and knee work together for natural dynamics.

  • Adaptive Timing: Attack and release adjust to the program, staying transparent and musical.

  • Light on CPU: Built for modern sessions — insert on hundreds of tracks without slowdown.

  • Minimal Design: Nothing extra, just what you need.

Sahara delivers instant results and stays out of your way.

Features

  • CPU friendly.
  • Feed-forward topology.
  • Recoil compressor circuit.
  • 500-series style GUI format.
  • Stepped ratio and S/C HPF.
  • Zero samples latency.
  • Oversampling: Vintage, Intel. and HD

15-Day Free Demo

Start your fully functional 15-day demo on 2 computers: click the “DEMO” button, complete checkout, and receive your authorization code by email.

Loyalty-tier discounts are not valid on the Q-Series.

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"Really interesting compressor! Sahara seems to improve the sound of everything I put it on."
MARK LINETTThree-time Grammy-winning producer and engineer (The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
MARK LINETT
"I reach for the Sahara compressor when I want character. It shines on bass, acoustic guitar, snare, parallel drums, and more!"
BRIAN VIBBERTS7x Grammy Award Winner Producer / Engineer
BRIAN VIBBERTS
"Really interesting compressor! Sahara seems to improve the sound of everything I put it on."
MARK LINETTThree-time Grammy-winning producer and engineer (The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
MARK LINETT
"I reach for the Sahara compressor when I want character. It shines on bass, acoustic guitar, snare, parallel drums, and more!"
BRIAN VIBBERTS7x Grammy Award Winner Producer / Engineer
BRIAN VIBBERTS

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Specification

Supported Plugin Formats
AU, VST3, AAX (Apple Silicon ready).

Supported Operating Systems
macOS 10.13+ Apple RISC M chip and Intel CPU (Universal 2 Binary)
Windows 10+ x64-compatible CPU

Copy Protection
A one-time challenge & response over the internet. License works on up two separate machines.

Downloads

MP MIDI model 2A Controller Preset

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Q Sahara Pro Tools presets by Mark Linett

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For previously authorized computers

  • Value box with a semi-transparent background for better visibility.
  • Option to turn off value field display (accessible from the help menu) for a cleaner workflow.
  • Pyramix DAW compatibility.
  • Corrected initial transient processing on first play.
  • GR reduction meter in Pro Tools on mono tracks.

                      

(5 customer reviews)

Customer reviews

5 reviews for Q Sahara

5.0 Rating
1-5 of 5 reviews
  1. Rainer
    Verified owner

    Stellar five stars.

  2. Jatom Zhang
    Verified owner

    It‘s my new go-to Swiss Army Knife！！！

  3. Vladimir Shepelenko
    Reviewer

    It’s love at first insert 🙂 Pure magic! Works on everything and what’s most surprising – even great on the Master Bus! Today I installed it on the second computer in the Mix bus chain.
    It’s very good that you don’t get tied to the usual attack and release values, which in Sahara are presented as conventional units and you use your hearing to the maximum to find the “sweet spot”
    This is the second plugin in the arsenal that made such an indelible impression on me) The first was also from Pulsar Modular P42 Climax

    Verdict – the place in Pro Tools as a default compressor plugin goes from Arousor to Sahara

  4. Alex Lakis
    Verified owner

    Love how “grabby” this gets, like a Distressor, especially if you have a little bit of reverb following the sound. Sounds great on vocals, as is designed, experiment with the “Hammer” and remember to hold SHIFT if you want to adjust input and output at the same time! I’m ready for a Joy Ride!

  5. illicit tsuboi
    Verified owner

    Beautiful, warm, more vintage sound than I imagined.
    I like the rich feel that doesn’t match the GUI of the 500-Series. New fav!

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