next up is szechuan saturator from coda labs
in this video i'm looking at 11 of the best free saturation plugins available and i'm going to be
doing audio tests of each of the free saturation plugins i'm zane welcome to audio tech tv where
it's my goal to help you conquer the tech so you can unleash your creative beast and links to all
of the plugins mentioned in this video are down in the description but right now let's jump in and
first up on the list is barrier from kit plugins this is a fairly straightforward saturation plugin
you have high cut and low cut controls the very control for the saturation a dry mix knob
and output plus you have this link switch which automatically compensates the output gain for the
added gain from the plugin kit technology barrier is a 64-bit plug-in available on mac and windows
the next free saturation plugin is tube amp from voxengo this plugin simulates the
sound of a single tube mic preamp it can go from mild warmth to wild fuzz distortion it
also has a low pass filter that's supposed to emulate the sound of a lower quality tube
and you can get the voxengo tube amp on mac and windows
next on the list is freeamp from Klevger this is an easy to use plugin with just three knobs
but it has all the algorithms from their reamp plug-in it gives you the sound of
tape and tube saturation at the same time it's very versatile and can be used on pretty much
anything from single tracks to your entire mix Klevgr free amp is available on mac and
up next is bpb saturator from bedroom producers blog this is another very easy to use plugin
and i find myself adding this one all the time just because of how quick and easy it
is to dial in a great sound you can use it to warm up a synth sound vocals drums
or even throw it on your entire mix if you want you can get bpb saturation on mac and
all right before i get to the next plugin on the list i just want to ask if you're enjoying this
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my channel out and i appreciate it so much now the next free saturation plugin on the list is
prefet from Accentize this one imitates the transistor preamp stage of a 70s
table top cassette recorder you can use prefet to add subtle analog saturation or really
heat things up with a heavier overdrive excentis prefet is available on mac and
windows
next up is diablo light from Cymatics diablo light is pretty much designed for the specific
purpose of adding life to drums and 808 kits but you can try it on other sources as
well the user interface is very nice it's simple to use and when used on 808 kicks
it really gives them some thump it takes something dull and makes it better
plain and simple simatic's diablo lite is available on mac and windows
up next on the list is saturation knob from softube this is another one that i use quite
a bit you have the big saturation knob and then a switch to select the saturation type
keep high will keep the highs relatively intact but saturate more of the lower end whereas keep
low keeps the low end intact while saturating the highs and if you leave it at neutral
it's going to saturate it all you can get soft softube saturation knob on windows and mac
next on the list is signal noise sn06 opamp from sender spike this one is very
straightforward and can be used pretty much anywhere even on your mix bus if you wanted
the sn06 is an opamp model based on the drive section found in modular synthesizers
and stomp boxes you have a drive and volume knob along with an input trim and an led meter
straightforward but very useful at the moment you can get the sn06 opamp on windows only
up next is tape cassette 2 from caelum audio this plugin adds the character noise and
warmth of a cassette tape you can adjust it to give just a little of the cassette character
or a lot and the wow and flutter settings can really adjust the quality of the cassette
and tape player use it on your entire mix or on individual tracks to give your projects
that vintage cassette tape sound you can get this one on windows and mac
next up is szechuan saturator from Coda labs this one's based on mcdonald's szechuan sauce
well joking but the naming is it has a nice user interface with simple straightforward controls
in addition to the saturation it can also add modulation which can really make a dull sound
sound new and exciting put this on a doll pad or on a bass and listen to
it transform your sound Coda Labs szechuan saturator is available on mac and windows
the next free saturation plugin is ivgi from Klanghelm ivgi can deliver very soft and subtle
saturation and this can work great on your master bus and it's also capable of delivering dense and
dirty distortion effects to single tracks as well ivgi saturation is available on windows and mac
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