Comparison

FAC Clipper vs DimChorus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FAC Clipper

This audio plugin enhances mix loudness and adds harmonic warmth with flexible full-band and two-band clipping. It offers precise visual metering, adjustable knee curves, and a dry/wet mix for balanced sound. Designed for quick, intuitive peak control on iOS, macOS, and Vision Pro.

Highlights
  • Enhances mix loudness
  • Adds harmonic warmth
  • Full-band and two-band clipping
  • Precise visual metering
  • Adjustable knee curve
  • Dry/wet mix control
  • Low latency
Features
Currently charting
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• Enhances Mix Loudness and Adds Harmonic Warmth • Full-Band and Two-Band Clipper in a Single Plugin • Quick, lightweight, and designed for effortless flexibility! • Precise Visual Metering for Fast Peak Control • Knee Curve Adjustment, from Super Soft to Hard • Shape Control of the Harmonic Profile • Dry/Wet Mix for a Natural, Balanced Sound • Low Latency with Optional Oversampling • Advanced Responsive Design, portrait and landscape views • Universal Purchase: AUv3 for iOS (iPad/iPhone), macOS and Vision Pro FAC Clipper is designed to enhance your mix's loudness and add signature harmonic warmth. While it is based on a similar DSP architecture to the Clip processor in FAC Punchlab, it takes a different approach to clipping control, featuring an advanced user interface with precise metering to track and manage the peaks of the audio signal. The plugin also includes both a full-band clipper that processes the entire spectrum and a multi-band clipper, allowing you to independently clip low, high, or both frequency bands. This provides the flexibility to maintain transparent processing or experiment with creative adjustments, depending on your needs. Built with simplicity and flexibility in mind, FAC Clipper is quick, lightweight, and highly intuitive. The clean, streamlined interface lets you focus on what matters most; controlling the peak levels to maximize loudness while preserving clarity and avoiding the pumping effects often associated with heavily limited signals. Thanks to its precise waveform and level meters, using FAC Clipper is a breeze. Simply add the plugin to your track and adjust the input gain until the waveform meter reaches 0 dB. This gives you a clear view of the signal's dynamic range, making it easier to identify peaks. Next, set the ceiling just below the peaks you wish to control. You can also adjust the Knee parameter for smoother clipping and fine-tune the saturation to achieve the perfect warmth and character. Use the Mix parameter to blend the clipped signal with the original audio, allowing you to control the amount of clipping applied. This helps preserve the natural character of the sound while enhancing loudness and harmonic warmth. This is an AUv3 Effect and requires a compatible host to work The documentation is available at fredantoncorvest.com/FAC_Clipper.html

About

DimChorus

This audio effect plugin creates a stereo chorus "dimension" effect, inspired by classic 80s hardware. It offers three modes for varying intensity and an EQ to shape the chorused sound, enhancing dry or one-dimensional audio.

Highlights
  • Stereo chorus "dimension" effect
  • Inspired by vintage circuits
  • Three intensity modes
  • Adjustable EQ for chorused sound
  • AUv3 compatible plugin
  • Standalone operation
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Dimensional Chorus Plugin (AUv3) DimChorus is an audio effect plugin that can run standalone, or in any AU compatible host application such as Logic or GarageBand. Overview DimChorus is a stereo chorus "dimension" effect inspired by the simple button operated circuits found in a famous guitar pedal and a legendary analog synth from the 80's. While not intended to be an exact replica or emulation of either of these, DimChorus uses similar processing under the hood and embraces the vibe and simplicity of a bygone era! The chorus effect is achieved by modulating the time of a delayed version of the dry signal, and then mixing the two. Typically, these delay times are very short, between 5 and 20ms. The "dimension" effect is slightly different, in that it uses two stereo chorus effects in parallel, with different modulation rates and depths, which makes the periodic nature of the effect less obvious, and is often referred to as being three-dimensional! Simply add DimChorus to any sound that you feel is a little dry or one-dimensional, then set the Mode and EQ to taste. Parameters Active - Toggles the effect On or Off. Mode - Select one of the three modes, from subtle (I) to pronounced (III), or somewhere in between (II). EQ - Applies a high or low pass filter to the chorussed sound only, making the overall effect darker or brighter. In the Normal position, the EQ is "flat". If you are interested in other flavours of the chorus effect, please check out the OkChorale, LcrChorus and Wobulator plugins. For more info and support please visit: www.waverley-instruments.com/robjackson

Screenshots

FAC Clipper3 screens
DimChorus2 screens

Verdict

The call

FAC Clipper and DimChorus both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of FAC Clipper's written reviews are positive against 50% of DimChorus's. FAC Clipper also leads on chart position (#189 vs unranked). DimChorus's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DimChorus is free to download; FAC Clipper costs $9.99 up front. FAC Clipper sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. DimChorus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FAC Clipper against 5.0 for DimChorus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of FAC Clipper's written reviews are positive against 50% of DimChorus's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
FAC Clipper versus DimChorus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFAC ClipperDimChorus
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#189 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrederic CorvestRob Jackson

Customer experience

FAC Clipper

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DimChorus

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FAC Clipper

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$14.99
None

DimChorus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FAC Clipper free?
FAC Clipper costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is DimChorus free?
DimChorus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FAC Clipper or DimChorus?
FAC Clipper and DimChorus are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do FAC Clipper or DimChorus have ads?
Neither FAC Clipper nor DimChorus shows ads.

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