What is Klanghelm Ivgi?

IVGI gives you a sensible amount of controls to manipulate the character of the saturation itself. It offers a unique ASYM MIX knob to alter the symmetry of the signal without affecting the harmonic content much. IVGI also lets you alter the frequency dependency of the saturation with the RESPONSE control.

Is Decapitator a distortion or saturation?

Soundtoys Decapitator is one of the most popular saturation plugins on the market. It gives mixers plenty of variety and control in an easy-to-use package. It can do everything from giving an instrument a bit of analogue character to ‘punishing’ the signal with brutal distortion.

Is Sausage Fattener a saturator?

Last but not least, Sausage Fattener can also be an awesome mastering saturation effect. Adding subtle Fatness to your Mix bus will excite the mix, adding energy and character to the entire track.

Where is tape saturation used?

Saturation can be used during mixing to thicken up the sound of a signal or even as a creative effect (like a distorted telephone vocal, for instance). Saturation is great for capturing a certain vibe, like using tube and tape saturation to give your mix a classic sound.

Are Soundtoys worth it?

Soundtoys 5 is absolutely worth all the hype it gets. From the variety of plugins within the bundle to the amount of creative control you have over the sounds, to the unique sonic quality of the plugins, this bundle is worth the investment. You’ll be getting unique, interesting sounds from your tracks in no time!

What does the Decapitator emulate?

Even though Decapitator is not a guitar amp emulator, the Steep setting is useful for emulating the sound of a guitar amplifier speaker cabinet. Step Steep to ON and set the HighCut to somewhere in the 4kHz to 5 kHz range (also useful for the direct-to-board sound on guitars).

Is Sausage Fattener actually good?

The go-to for a lot of top producers, such as Tiesto, Zedd, Diplo and more, sausage fattener is every bit as useful, as it is funny. With just 3 controls, Sausage Fattener is super easy to use. Fatness adds body and oomph to your signal, making it sound larger and more energetic.