Metric Halo and Make Believe Studios have teamed up to bring a detailed model of legendary mastering engineer Howie Weinberg’s NTP 179-120 compressor/limiters.
From the details of the dynamics processing to the boxtone and distortion characteristics of his specific units, Howie’s 179 lets users add smoothness, weight and glue and apply the analog saturation of Howie’s units, used on legendary albums such as Nirvana’s Nevermind, Jeff Buckley’s Grace, U2’s Pop, Metallica’s Master of Puppets, and Licensed to Ill by Beastie Boys.
Based on his 40+ year mastering career working on the biggest albums across all genres, Howie has zeroed in on the range of settings that are the key to getting the most out of this legendary processor.
The Howie’s 179 plugin provides a streamlined UI that takes that experience into account, while also adding the required controls to make it easy to utilize the compressor/limiter in the box rather than in an analog loop; add in recallability and not being limited to a stereo pair, and Howie’s 179 opens a new world of possibilities for you!
Available for Windows and Mac in VST/VST3, AU and AAX plugin formats, Howie’s 179 is on sale for the intro price of $89 USD until August 20th, 2026 (regular $179 USD). Customers at AudioDeluxe can use coupon code SUMMER2026 at the checkout to get an additional 10% discount for a limited time.
More information: Make Believe Studios
