Add organic, musical punch and contour to your sounds, tracks, stems or mixes with our mastering-grade, intelligent impact inductor PUNCH. Built on our expertise in source separation, signal statistics, frequency domain processing, and filter design, PUNCH adds anything from airy snap to beefy long attack compressor overshoot impact to smooth dynamics contouring to your audio easily, quickly, and with zynaptiq quality.

PUNCH works equally well for individual sounds and complex material like mixed music, even if excessive dynamics processing was applied that would leave traditional transient shapers nothing to go on, and applies its processing to all sound components separately, with up to more than a hundred bands of exquisitely engineered filtering. Throw in two alternative algorithms, a transparent sounding output clipper, support for up to 16 channels for immersive workflows, and our trademark workflow, and you're all set for punchy, present and transparent sound in seconds!

Specifications

The MASTER II, ZAP V and INTENSITY 2 plug-ins support all common sampling rates from 44.1kHz to 192kHz, depending on available CPU resources, and run as 64-bit AAX Native, AU, and VST 3.
INTENSITY 2, BALANCE, PUNCH and PITCHSHIFT PRO support up to 16 channels of processing for immersive/multichannel applications, all other plug-ins provide mono, stereo, and multi-mono processing.
The plug-ins support macOS 10.15.x or newer, on Intel & Apple Silicon processors, and Windows 10 or newer, on Intel and AMD processors.
The plug-ins and bundles use PACE copy protection, requiring a free ilok.com account, and can be activated to the hard drive of your computer or an iLok 2 or newer USB dongle.
While single-seat licensed, INTENSITY 2, MASTER II and ZAP V come with dual activations for convenience.

Pricing & Availability: INTENSITY 2

INTENSITY 2 is available from the Zynaptiq website and authorized resellers worldwide now, at an SRP of USD 149/EUR 169*.

Users of INTENSITY 1.x have various options to upgrade to INTENSITY 2:

 
• Users that purchased an individual INTENSITY 1.x license between January 1st, 2025, and May 19th, 2025, can request a free upgrade to INTENSITY 2 by emailing Zynaptiq and providing a purchase receipt. 
• Users of an individual INTENSITY 1.x license before January 1st, 2025, can upgrade to INTENSITY 2 at a reduced price of USD 49/EUR 55* via the Zynaptiq website. 
• Users of INTENSITY 1.x as part of the MASTER 1.x or ZAP IV Bundle can upgrade to the MASTER II or ZAP V bundle, respectively, via the Zynaptiq website and authorized resellers worldwide - see the MASTER II and ZAP V availability info below.

An overview of available upgrade options that include INTENSITY 2 is available at https://www.zynaptiq.com/intensity/upgrade-to-intensity-2/

For more information, a free trial, or purchase options, please visit the product website at https://zynaptiq.com/intensity

_{* All prices in EUR are quoted inclusive of 19% German VAT}

Pricing & Availability: MASTER II

The MASTER II Bundle is available from the Zynaptiq website and authorized resellers worldwide now, at an SRP of USD 499/EUR 549*.

Users of MASTER 1.x have various options to upgrade to MASTER II:

• Users that have a MASTER 1.x license can upgrade to MASTER II at a reduced price of USD 219/EUR 239* via the Zynaptiq website and authorized resellers world-wide.
• Users that have MASTER 1.x as well as BALANCE or PUNCH can upgrade to MASTER II at a further reduced price via the Zynaptiq website, with prices starting at USD 49/EUR 55*.
• As always, custom upgrades from any combination of the contained plug-ins a user already has are available on request via the Zynaptiq website.

An overview of available (non-custom) MASTER II upgrade options is available at https://www.zynaptiq.com/master/upgrades-to-master-ii/

For more information, a free trial, or purchase options, please visit the product website at https://zynaptiq.com/master/

_{* All prices in EUR are quoted inclusive of 19% German VAT}

Pricing & Availability: ZAP V

The ZAP V Bundle is available from the Zynaptiq website and authorized resellers worldwide now, at an SRP of USD 1299/EUR 1449*.

Users of ZAP IV have various options to upgrade to ZAP V:

• Users that have a ZAP IV license can upgrade toZAP V at a reduced price of USD 349/EUR 379* via the Zynaptiq website and authorized resellers world-wide.
• Users that have ZAP IV as well as all of BALANCE, PUNCH and PITCHSHIFT PRO can upgrade to ZAP V free of charge via the Zynaptiq website.
• Users that have ZAP IV as well as any combination of BALANCE, PUNCH, PITCHSHIFT or PITCHSHIFT PRO can upgrade to ZAP V at a reduced price via the Zynaptiq website, with prices starting at USD 129/EUR 139*.
• As always, custom upgrades from any combination of the contained plug-ins a user already has are available on request via the Zynaptiq website.

An overview of available (non-custom) ZAP V upgrade options is available at https://zynaptiq.com/zap/zap-v-upgrades/

For more information, a free trial, or purchase options, please visit the product website at https://zynaptiq.com/zap/

_{* All prices in EUR are quoted inclusive of 19% German VAT}