Nutcracker

Nutcracker is PolyChrome DSP’s flagship high-gain amplifier plugin, designed for extreme metal and heavy rock tones. 

• Gain Intelligence: Dynamically tightens distortion as gain increases, preserving pick attack and clarity even at extreme settings. 
• Five-band tone stack with auto-leveling for fast, precise tone shaping. 
• Ultra-Tight switch: Optimized for down-tuned 7- and 8-string guitars. 
• Super-Cut: A LoFi effect for dramatic contrast before heavy riffs. 
• Tube Age: Switch between "New" and "Old" tube characteristics.
• Pre-effects: Includes KILLGATE (advanced noise gate), COMP (studio-grade compressor), BOOST, DRIVE, and STORM (for extended-range guitars). 
• EQ section: 9-band Shape EQ with pre/post switching and a Mastering EQ with four optimized frequency shapes. 
• 10 speaker chains with Resonance, Air, Room ambience, and full IR loading support. 
• Speak-Voice Edit: Allows deep customization of speaker response, even transforming heavy tones into acoustic-like sounds. 
• Post-effects: MultiMod (Chorus, Flanger, Phaser), Delay (with spillover), and Reverb (with 3D depth and spill). 
• Additional tools: HyperTune (pitch transposition), GATE, WIDE (stereo imaging), TUNER, MIDI control, and Spread (harmonic richness). 

Graphene

Graphene is a precision-focused amp simulator tailored for modern, articulate tones—from tight rhythms to aggressive leads. It delivers a "tight, focused, crunchy" character ideal for complex riffs and fast picking. 

• Designed for progressive metal and rock, emphasizing clarity and responsiveness. 
• Features XPlode+ for expressive pitch modulation, Killgate for tight noise gating, and Octane for layered drive effects. 
• Includes a full suite of pre and post effects, making tones production-ready out of the box. 
• Offers dual EQ stages, speaker chains, IR loading, and room ambience. 
• Shares core technologies with Nutcracker: HyperTune, GATE, WIDE, TUNER, MIDI, and Spread. 

McRocklin Suite

The McRocklin Suite is a comprehensive collection of amps and effects co-developed with guitarist Thomas McRocklin. 

• Acoustic: For acoustic guitar tones with four voicings (bright to full).
• Clean: Transparent clean amp, ideal for pedalboards.
• Edge: Boutique-style amp for cleans and light grit.
• Gain: High-gain amp, easily pushed further with overdrive. 
• Four distortion pedals: Attacker (modern overdrive), Full Beast Mode (extreme saturation). 
• Seven effect pedals: Wah, Heatpressor (compression), Synth Octaver, Phaser. 
• 21 “mix-ready” speaker chains, each professionally processed and genre-optimized. 
• Resonance, Air, Lo/Hi Cut controls for speaker shaping. 
• Over 500 studio-ready presets, covering leads, rock, metal, and vintage cleans. 
• Extremely low latency: 0.045ms, Apple Silicon native.

Other Products

• HyperTune Metal: Pitch transposer optimized for djent, thall, and metal.
• Lumos: Dynamic amp with motion-responsive tone. 
• Cry Boy: Wah pedal plugin with modern enhancements. 
• XPLODE: Dedicated XPlode effect plugin for pitch-shifting leads.