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If you've had your eye on this one, now's the time to grab it. Whether you're shaping drums, warming up a vocal, or trying to get a mix to sit right, Loc-Ness is the kind of plugin that earns its place in every session.

 

 

 

How Long Do You Have Access?

 

 

Monthly subscribers can claim and use Loc-Ness until June 24th 2026, so make sure you grab it before the offer ends.

 

 

Annual subscribers get access for the full year, making it a permanent part of your setup for as long as your subscription is active.

 

 

How to Claim Your Free Plugin

 

 

Head to your active Loopcloud subscription account and navigate to the free plugin section. From there you'll get a code to redeem directly on the Tone Empire website. It takes a couple of minutes and the plugin is yours.

 

 

 

 

What Is the Tone Empire Loc-Ness?

 

 

Loc-Ness is an analog-modeled bus compressor built by Tone Empire to bring the feel of classic hardware into your DAW. It's known for the way it handles transients without squashing the energy out of a sound. Tight where it needs to be, smooth everywhere else.

 

 

It works across the board. Subtle glue compression on a mix bus, more aggressive pumping on drums, presence on a vocal. The interface is straightforward enough that you can get results quickly, but there's enough depth to keep things interesting once you start pushing it.

 

 

Producers who work with samples and loops tend to love it because it makes programmed material feel less rigid. That analog character is hard to fake and Loc-Ness does it well.

 

 

How to Use Loc-Ness With Loopcloud

 

 

Loopcloud is built around finding the right sounds and moving fast. Loc-Ness slots naturally into that kind of workflow. Here are a few ways to get the most out of it.

 

 

Drum loops and one-shots. Loopcloud has one of the deepest libraries of drum content out there. Run your loops through Loc-Ness and you'll notice how it adds snap and weight without making things feel over-processed. Great for getting programmed drums to hit harder.

 

 

Vocals and sampled material. Whether you're flipping samples from Loopcloud or recording your own vocals, Loc-Ness adds a warmth that most digital compression doesn't quite get to. It smooths things out in a way that feels natural rather than processed.

 

 

Mix bus. Drop Loc-Ness at the end of your chain and let it glue everything together. It's particularly effective on sessions built around loops and samples, where individual elements can sometimes feel like they're coming from different places.

 

 

Claim yours through your Loopcloud account today and put it straight to work.