Saturation
Distortion II
Apple
Included with Logic Pro
Dial in five distinct distortion characters—from subtle warmth to aggressive grit—while the integrated tone control and mix slider let you blend exactly the saturation your track needs.
Where to get itAvailable from Soundtoyssoundtoys.com
Decapitator is an analog saturation plugin that models five classic hardware units—the Ampex 350 tape preamp, Chandler/EMI TG Channel, Neve 1057 input channel, and Thermionic Culture Vulture in both triode and pentode settings. It recreates the harmonic structure, frequency response, and dynamic behavior of analog gear pushed into saturation, from subtle coloration to extreme distortion via the Punish button, with additional tone-shaping and mix controls for parallel processing.
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Apple
Included with Logic Pro
Dial in five distinct distortion characters—from subtle warmth to aggressive grit—while the integrated tone control and mix slider let you blend exactly the saturation your track needs.
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Avid
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