BLEASS Peaks

Name: BLEASS Peaks
Price: 39 USD
Author: BLEASS

by BLEASS · Filter · Polyphonic multi-peak filter

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BLEASS Peaks is a multi-peak filter with up to 32 resonant peaks or notches that can also be played as a polyphonic filter from MIDI.

It runs as a VST3, CLAP, AU or AAX plugin on Windows and macOS for $49, with a separate iOS version.

Best for: Keys & Synths, Sound Design, Drums. Genres: Electronic & EDM, Pop, Ambient & Cinematic.

Keywords: drums, AUv3/iOS, modulation matrix, sound design, surgical, classic, MIDI-controllable, MPE support, AAX, cinematic, CLAP, creative, macro controls, mixing, synths, wide.

What it does

BLEASS Peaks is a multi-peak filter that can be played from MIDI like an instrument. The developer describes it as combining classic filtering "with the spontaneous spirit of performance", and in MIDI mode it works as a true polyphonic filter.

Multi-peak curve: up to 32 resonant peaks or notches in one filter curve, with control over the number of peaks, the root frequency and the spread.
Internal mode: shape the peaks with a parametric bell-style curve and animate them with the modulation sources.
MIDI mode: live MIDI notes set the root frequency, with up to eight filters playing at once, so noise or drums can be turned into pitched chords.
Modulation: three LFOs, three envelopes with envelope-follower function and four macros; each modulator can reach up to four destinations. MIDI CC and MPE are supported.
Effects: five multi-effect slots with options such as distortion, dynamics, delay and filters.

It was released in 2026. A full demo is available.

Source: BLEASS product page

When to use it

Peaks has a different aim from FilterFreak and Volcano 3, the top-rated filters for classic resonant sweeps, and from Filterverse and FilterShaper XL, which add modern modulation and shaping: it offers many resonant peaks at once and a MIDI mode that makes the filter playable, so it behaves more like a resonator than a sweep filter. It sits closer to sound-design tools than to everyday mix filters. Its modulation, MPE support and built-in effects make it a full creative instrument at a mid-range price.

Best for: pitched resonances, comb-like tones, MIDI-played filter chords and turning noise or drums into melodic material.
Genres: electronic, ambient, experimental and cinematic music.
Look elsewhere if: you just want a classic resonant low-pass sweep or a mix filter; FilterFreak or Volcano 3 are simpler.

What producers say

Early coverage sees it as an innovative sound-design filter rather than an everyday tool.

Synth Anatomy (first look, 2026) called it "a very exciting, innovative tool", praising the playable MIDI mode, the modulation system and the iOS version.
Reservation: the same reviewer added "I don't think you always need it", seeing it as a specialist tool.

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