Warmth with character
Move from studio reels to worn cassette. Eight tape transports let you soften a sample, add weight to a melody, or introduce a little drift.
8 tape transports
Proof of Life Audio
Governor
Field Unit
Turn recorded sound into new musical material with tape character, time manipulation, and granular textures.
Black Friday sale: $49 through Nov 30$49$100One-time license
162 factory presets8 tape transportsMac & Windows3-day free trialSupport-reviewed refunds within 3 days
Hear what else
your sound can become.
Add depth to a sample, reshape a loop, or turn an instrument into an evolving texture. Explore 162 presets and a panel of controls that invite you to keep playing.
A digital plug-in for your studio. Governor Field Unit runs on your computer. The device in the film is a visualization; no physical instrument or hardware is included. Check compatibility & installation
Hear it in a real session.
Uncut recordings of Governor at work. Hear the sound change as the controls and presets move.
Find a new character
in your recordings.
Movement you can play
Ride the REV lever for fluid speed bends. Add pitch shifts or irregular edits to find a new phrasing inside a loop.
REV · PITCH · JOLTTexture beyond the source
Let a note dissolve into a trail, bring out the friction in a recording, or explore the resonance of wood, glass, and a small chamber.
BLUR · EXTRACT · IMPRINTRooted in musique concrète
Your recordings
are the raw material.
Musique concrète begins with recorded sound and treats it as material for composition. A struck object, a breath, or a few notes can become the rhythm, texture, or atmosphere of a piece.
That approach leaves room for suggestion. Change a sound’s timing, soften its attack, or give it an unfamiliar resonance, and something ordinary can feel intimate, distant, or unsettled. It’s a way to build tension through what a listener almost recognizes.
Governor brings several ways of transforming recorded sound together: bend its timing, scatter it into grains, soften its attacks into trails, or change its resonance. EXTRACT pulls back sustained tones to reveal friction, breath, and transients. Combine these processes to uncover material you wouldn’t hear in the original recording.
From the controls
to your timeline.
PERFORM records your processed audio as you play the controls and change presets. When you find something worth keeping, drag the finished WAV into your DAW.
32-bit float recording · Drag-to-DAW workflow
Put it to work
in your next session.
Explore it in your own sessions with the 3-day free trial.
Made for your computer.
- Mac
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra or newer
Universal: Apple silicon and Intel, also under Rosetta
VST3 · AU · AAX (Pro Tools) · Standalone - Windows PC
- Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit (Intel/AMD or ARM)
Works in 64-bit and 32-bit DAWs, and natively on ARM PCs
VST3 · AAX (Pro Tools) · Standalone
Formats: VST3, AU (Mac), AAX (Pro Tools) and Standalone. No VST2. No iLok needed: the AAX is PACE-signed by Proof of Life Audio and uses your normal license code. Works in Pro Tools. Tested in Pro Tools Ultimate 2026.4.1, REAPER and FL Studio.
Windows installers are code-signed. Mac installers are Apple-notarized.
No iOS, Android, ChromeOS, or Linux version.
Governor Field Unit
Black Friday sale: $49 through Nov 30
$49$100USD
Digital plug-in for Mac & Windows.
If you run into a problem after buying, chat with us within 3 days of purchase and we'll review a refund.
Download trial
3-day free trial. Enter your email to get the download. The same installer is used for the full version: after three days it asks for your license code.
Version 1.2.0 — now with Pro Tools (AAX). What's new
Secure checkout with Stripe. Download the installer on this page or in your account. The 3-day trial needs no license code.
Product details
What's new in 1.2.0?
Your existing license codes keep working, and saved projects and presets open unchanged. No iLok needed. Get the installer from the download panel or your account. Full notes on the changelog.
- Pro Tools support (AAX) for Governor Field Unit, on Windows and Mac. In Pro Tools, Governor Field Unit is under the Harmonic category on any audio, aux or instrument track.
- Everything from 1.1.0 is included.
What's new in 1.1.0?
Your existing license codes keep working, and saved projects and presets open unchanged. Get the installer from the download panel or your account. Full notes on the changelog.
- Fixed a crash in some hosts and wrappers (for example Blue Cat PatchWork) when audio settings changed.
- More robust with unusual hosts; mono-to-stereo track support.
- Runs on older Macs (macOS 10.13+).
- New on Windows: 32-bit DAWs and native ARM DAWs.
What is Governor's latency?
Governor's latency is large by design: about 283 ms normally, and about 163 ms with LIVE on (at 48 kHz). Your DAW compensates exactly, so playback stays in time. It isn't meant for live monitoring.
What is Governor Field Unit?
Governor Field Unit is an audio effect. Feed it a beat, melody, instrument, vocal or field recording and use its controls to reshape that source. It requires incoming audio; it is not a standalone sound library.
What comes with it?
This is a digital software purchase; no physical hardware is included. The Mac and Windows editions include 162 factory presets and eight tape transports. PERFORM captures your processed output as a WAV file you can drag into your session.
Can I try it in my own sessions?
Yes. Use the 3-day free trial (Mac + Windows). No license code with the trial. After three days the plug-in asks for a license — or buy the license for $49 (regularly $100). If you run into a problem after buying, chat with us within 3 days of purchase and we'll review a refund.