Fanan Intros Colosseum Modular Plugin Host For Mac + Windows
Fanan introduced Colosseum, a lightweight, standalone audio plugin host.
Colosseum runs as a native desktop application with “rock-solid ASIO support” on Windows and CoreAudio on macOS (only ASIO and CoreAudio drivers are supported). It’s designed for live performance, jam sessions, plugin auditioning, and running your plugins with minimal system requirements.
At the heart of Colosseum is a fully interactive node-based routing canvas. Every plugin, every I/O point, every utility tool lives as a draggable node on an open canvas. Connections are drawn visually between audio and MIDI pins. What you see is what you hear.
Features:
- ASIO and CoreAudio support
- Full preset system with XML-based patch files
- 16 switchable workspaces per session
- VST3, Audio Unit, and VST2 plugin hosting
- Real-time CPU and RAM monitoring in the header bar
- Custom dark theme designed for low-light environments
- Persistent settings — audio device, MIDI masks, plugin library, recording folder, and window state all saved as part of the session file
- Multi-MIDI routing through MIDI channels — everything connects to everything. One hardware instrument controls many plugins, a bunch of hardware instruments control a single plugin.
Colosseum is available now for $20 USD.
