Saturation & Distortion Explained®

HiDERA | 31 December 2022 | 410 MB

If you think you’ve heard it all when it comes to saturation and distortion, think again! Plugin expert Gary Hiebner shares a myriad of creative uses in this comprehensive video course that will have you rethinking everything you know about these tried-and-true, gritty friends of ours. From effect chain order to parallel and mid/side processing and more, the techniques demonstrated here will ignite your creativity and get you thinking outside the box for your next productions. You also get all the wav files Gary uses in the videos so you can apply your own distortion and saturation effects while following along to the videos. These videos are for users with a basic familiarity of distortion and saturation effects and routing. After welcoming you to the course, Gary begins with an overview of saturation and distortion, explaining what exactly is going on with an audio signal that’s distorted so you can better understand what you’ll be working with. He talks about various types of distortion and saturation and shows how the waveform is changed and affected through various types of processing. Then, he discusses the difference between using the effect as a send or insert, explaining the advantages of each.

Omega N v1.1.0 WiN

Team R2R | 01 October 2022 | 7.6MB

..:: Warm Saturation ::..

PLATFORM: VST/VST3/AAX(MOD)

Nails the dark, thick, and rounded sound of the coveted vintage Neve pre it’s modeled after. Model N nails the sound of the coveted vintage Neve pre it’s modeled after. Dark, thick, and round, just a kiss imparts a dusty patina, pushed hard it gets downright fuzzy and soft. Pairs perfectly with the Omega Mic Pre.

SDRR 2 v2.4.1 WiN MAC

P2P | 30 May 2022 | 43.09 MB

AAX, AU, VST, VST3, RTAS, x86, x64

The Saturation Chameleon

SDRR was build to satisfy almost all of your saturation desires. It provides a comprehensive set of controls to manipulate the character of the saturation to make it fit exactly. SDRR offers four different main modes: TUBE, DIGI, FUZZ, DESK and reacts dynamically to the input signal. Each mode has it’s unique crosstalk behaviour, which can be switched of or exagerrated. A unique RMS level difference metering mode makes level matching an easy task. SDRR can be different things: a saturation, a compressor, an EQ, a bitcrusher, a subtle stereo widener, or simply add some movement to your tracks with the DRIFT control. Add warmth, depth and character to your tracks with SDRR.

Maximal v2.3.0 WiN MAC LiNUX

Team R2R | 25 April 2022 | 19.88MB

VST • VST3 • AU • AAX

Loudness Maximizer / Brickwall Peak Limiter

Maximal 2 is a loudness maximiser, featuring an advanced lookahead peak limiter and analogue modelled saturation. The multi-stage limiter section features next-level lookahead, automatic makeup gain, and adaptive and responsive release. This plugin will smoothly limit any peaks in the audio, and automatically increase the overall level. The analogue modelled tape and tube saturation modes encompass all the best parts of the analogue world, without all the bad parts – such as high-frequency roll-off, hiss, wow and flutter. Using our adaptive release technology, you can simply tell Maximal 2 whether you want the limiter to be fast and loud, or slow and transparent, and it will do what’s needed inside. You can use Maximal 2 to catch rampant peaks in an audio recording, or you can use it to make your track phat and loud – it’s up to you how you push it.

CS-3301 v1.6.8 WiN MAC

Team R2R | 2022.04.06 | 15.73 MB

PLATFORM: AU/VST/VST3/AAX/x86/x64

CS-3301 is a channel strip plugin with gate, EQs, compressor, saturation and oversampling. The (noise) gate suppresses noise or any other signal below a certain level. CS-3301 comes with 7 independent filter shaping the sound accurately. The compressor controls the dynamics of the signal. The VU meter monitors level of input/output signal and gain reduction of the compressor.

XCTR WiN MAC PROPER

TEAM BEAT | 11.10.2015 | 11.73 MB

.:AAX, VST2, VST3, AU, RTAS, x86, x64:.

XCTR is a multi band harmonic exciter based on our Head Crusher saturation. Harmonic exciters can give a shine to certain frequencies in the mix. They can be used on drums to make the cymbals shine, bring up the kick drum on a stereo bus, bring some life back into a dull instrument, or even some shine to the whole mix.

Goliath 2 v1.5.0 WiN MAC

Team R2R | 2021.10.24 | WiN: 16.7MB | OSX: 56.8MB

PLATFORMS: WiN32/64 – VST/AAX | MacOSX – AU/VST/AAX

Goliath V2 features 4 Analog Modelled Processing chains featuring ALLOY (Nickel, Iron, Steel based Transformers), TUBE, TAPE & VINYL with a drive control plus a FET based envelope and a 3 band EQ. This is a truly revolutionary and “analog” sounding tool. Be prepared to be pleasantly surprised! What’s new ? Goliath, our top-selling plugin is back in a brand new avatar with a completely new sound engine and new features. This plugin now has 4 types of Saturation models – Alloy, Tube, Tape & Vinyl with Drive. We now use our Advanced DSP models featuring our own proprietary “Multi Convolution” & Component Modelling Technique to simulate “Real” hardware chains of analog gear. Additionally, the plugin now features a full FET compressor in its envelope section and a 3 band EQ plus a Low Cut Filter.