Finisher BOOST is $59. RysUpSweep is $9.99. Both turn a track you already have into a transition with one big knob. BOOST leans on a large menu of multi effect modes. RysUpSweep gives you one designed build in 7 intensities, with Level Match and Club Safe, for $49.01 less.
Disclosure: Rys Up Audio makes RysUpSweep and RysUpSuite. Competitor facts come from each vendor's own product page, checked September 18, 2026. This is a workflow, feature and price comparison. We did not run a blind listening test, so nothing here names a sound quality winner.
What Finisher BOOST does
UJAM sells BOOST with the line create massive impacts and uplifters with one knob. You pick a mode, then the Finisher knob drives it. Modes are grouped into Track, Instrument, Drums and Vocals categories. The product page counts them as 60 in one section and 50 in another, with more than 200 presets.
BOOST can sync to your DAW's grid with phrase lengths of 2, 4 or 8 measures and a choice of which beat hits maximum intensity, or you can automate the knob by hand. A Drama control turned negative filters the dry signal away so only the effect remains. There are also Loop, Flip and Vari controls.
It runs as AAX, AU, VST 2 and VST 3 on macOS 10.15 or later and Windows 10 and 11, needs about 720 MB of disk space and authorizes through the UJAM App or your UJAM login.
The $49 question
On September 18, 2026 the BOOST product page listed $59, with the Finisher Bundle at $149. UJAM was also running a store wide buy one, get a second copy to gift promotion that day, which does not change the single license price.
RysUpSweep is $9.99 to own. It is also included in RysUpSuite, $9.99 a month billed yearly, alongside every other current and future paid Rys Up plugin.
What you get in RysUpSweep
One build, done right, in seven strengths.
- One Intensity knob, 0 to 100. It takes a track from untouched to paper thin.
- A low cut that climbs with the knob while a hall reverb and stereo early reflections build in behind it. The same sweep shapes the reverb, so at full the cut bands go completely silent.
- 7 modes on a notched meter: Airy, Lift, Build, Surge, Rage, Fury and Overkill. Each one is more intense than the last, and the hardest ends near 14 kHz.
- Click free at any speed. The filters are fixed and only gains move, with 20 ms smoothing, so you can slam the knob back to zero on the downbeat.
- Level Match holds loudness as the build thins out, and Club Safe keeps bass below 150 Hz in mono.
- Tempo Sync for the reverb movement at 1, 2, 4 or 8 bars.
- Mix and Output trim. Automate Intensity, or map it to a controller with your DAW's own MIDI learn.
- Animated creature visualizer, light and dark themes and presets.
- Mac AU, VST3 and AAX, Windows VST3 and AAX. Installed through RysUpHub. No iLok.
You give up BOOST's mode library and its automatic phrase playback. You keep a one knob build with loudness and mono bass handled, and you keep $49.01.
Side by side
| Feature | UJAM Finisher BOOST | RysUpSweep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $59 one time | $9.99 own forever, or included in RysUpSuite |
| Main control | Finisher knob | Intensity knob, 0 to 100 |
| Character options | 50 to 60 multi effect modes, 200 plus presets | 7 modes from Airy to Overkill, plus presets |
| Sync | Automatic phrases of 2, 4 or 8 measures | Reverb movement synced to 1, 2, 4 or 8 bars |
| Loudness and bass | Drama control, Input and Output | Level Match, Club Safe mono below 150 Hz, Output trim |
| Hands on control | DAW automation | DAW automation, or a controller mapped with your DAW's own MIDI learn |
| Formats | AAX, AU, VST 2, VST 3 | Mac AU, VST3, AAX. Windows VST3, AAX |
| Activation | UJAM App or UJAM login | RysUpHub, no iLok |
BOOST's edge is variety and hands off phrase playback. RysUpSweep's edge is the price and a build that stays loud and mono safe while it thins out.
Other build and riser plugins
Dada Life Endless Smile is $39 with one Intensity knob. See Endless Smile alternatives.
Baby Audio Transit 2 is $129 with 28 effect modules on a transition macro. See Transit 2 alternatives.
BOOM Library LiftFX is $115 and synthesizes its own risers. See LiftFX alternatives.
Build an 8 bar drop in RysUpSweep
A starting point for a classic build into a drop. Adjust by ear.
- Put RysUpSweep on the bus that carries the build section, or on the master if the whole track should lift.
- Pick a mode. Airy or Lift for a gentle pop or house lift, Surge or Rage for a festival build, Overkill when the last bar should be nothing but air.
- Turn on Tempo Sync and set the reverb movement to 8 bars so the space grows with the phrase.
- Switch on Level Match so the build keeps its weight as the low end leaves.
- Automate Intensity from 0 to 100 across the 8 bars, or map it to a controller with your DAW's own MIDI learn if you want to perform it.
- Drop the knob straight back to 0 on the downbeat. It is click free at any speed, so the drop lands clean.
- Leave Club Safe on for club tracks so the bass stays mono below 150 Hz while the top end opens up.
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Questions producers ask
Does RysUpSweep play the build automatically? You automate Intensity, or map it to a controller with your DAW's own MIDI learn. The reverb movement itself syncs to 1, 2, 4 or 8 bars.
How far can the build go? At full Intensity the cut bands go completely silent, and the Mix control sets how much of the processed signal you hear.
Does it need an iLok? No. RysUpHub installs and activates it on Mac and Windows.
Is there a cheaper way to get it? It is $9.99. RysUpSuite includes it with every other paid Rys Up plugin for $9.99 a month billed yearly.
Keep the $49
Finisher BOOST is $59. RysUpSweep is $9.99 with one Intensity knob, 7 modes, Level Match, Club Safe and click free knob moves. Or get it inside RysUpSuite with the rest of the Rys Up lineup.
RysUpSweep is a one time $9.99 purchase you own forever. It is also included in RysUpSuite, which bills $119.88 a year and covers every current and future paid Rys Up plugin while it stays active. Prefer no commitment? Suite is $14.99 month to month. Compare everything on the RysUpSuite page.
Keep comparing: Endless Smile alternatives, Transit 2 alternatives, LiftFX alternatives, the full riser plugin roundup and the side by side comparison page. For more movement tools, read our filter plugin roundup, sidechain pump roundup and stutter effect roundup. The whole catalog lives on the Rys Up plugin lineup.
Sources. Prices and features were read from official vendor pages on September 18, 2026: UJAM Finisher BOOST, Dada Life Endless Smile, Dada Life purchase page, Tailored Noise downloads page, Baby Audio Transit 2, BOOM Library LiftFX, Sonuscore LiftFX store page. Sale prices move often, so treat every competitor price here as a dated snapshot. Taxes and regional pricing can differ at checkout.