6/6/2023 0 Comments Fabfilter volcano overdriveThen there are three extra effects that are more bit crushing and granular smearing than overdriven distortion, entitled Smudge, Rectify and Destroy. For each of them, there are variations in intensity: clean, medium and warm. There are essentially 4 main types of distortion that vary in tone – tube, tape, saturation and amp. So if all you’re wanting to do is add a little overdrive to a sound, it’s instantly set up for just that the choice of the drive type coming from a drop down menu at the bottom of the screen. The GUI begins as one window – a single band distortion unit, with all the basic controls at the bottom, and a warm red backdrop to a frequency analysis graphic, that displays the rough EQ shape of the sound you’re processing. This, combined with the use of bold, warm colors in the GUI make for a fantastic-looking set of plugins. It’s very intuitive and is actually a lot cleaner than a lot of plugins out there. I love this system Fabfilter have employed for most of their more complex plugins so that you only see what you use. It takes a little getting used to, but is extremely pleasing once you know where everything is. It’s kind of like a modular effects unit, where you add or take away the visual elements of the processing as they are required. Using the concise title ‘What-you-use-is-what-you-see’ Fabfilter continue the tradition of only having elements of the GUI present that you actually use. Although initially presented as a single-band plugin, there are actually up to 6 multiple bands that can be treated separately, and offer flexible modulation options per band. ‘Saturn’ contains 16 different distortion types, from subtle tape warmth to extreme overdriven tube amp, with 3 more unusual distortion types as a cherry on top. Of course, being a fabfilter product, it’s never going to be ‘just’ a distortion plugin. Dutch company Fabfilter have released a brand new distortion plugin in their 11th year of operations.
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