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Modulation

Tremolator

Soundtoys

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Tremolator is a rhythmic amplitude modulation plugin that combines classic mechanical tremolo sound with modern digital flexibility. It recreates the saturation and waveform characteristics of vintage hardware units like Fender vibrato amps and Wurlitzer electric pianos, while adding features including MIDI sync, programmable rhythm patterns, dynamic envelope following, and customizable LFO shapes. The plugin excels at everything from subtle amplitude oscillation to rhythmic auto-gating effects.

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Key Features

01Analog Styles: Clean, Fat, Squash, Dirt, Crunch, Shred, and Pump saturation profiles
02Programmable Rhythm Editor for custom tremolo patterns with bar/beat/grid control
03Rate Mod and Depth Mod with envelope follower for dynamic modulation response
04Shape Editor with custom waveform creation and Smoothing modes (Linear, Sine, Exp, Sym, Rev)
05Groove control for Shuffle or Swing feel applied to tremolo patterns
06Accent control to emphasize or de-emphasize downbeats independently
07MIDI sync with Rate range from 30 to 240 BPM and Rhythm subdivisions from 1/32 note to 4 bars
08Feel control (Draggin' and Rushin') to shift tremolo timing relative to the beat

Things to Try

  • 01Use Accent knob fully clockwise to emphasize only the downbeat ('One'), muting beats '2-3-4' for a pronounced gating effect
  • 02Combine Square or Sawtooth waveforms with high Depth for aggressive gating; use Sine or Triangle with lower Depth for subtle amplitude wobble
  • 03Set Groove counter-clockwise toward Shuffle to add triplet-like feel, or clockwise toward Swing to shift even beats—amount is relative to the Rhythm setting
  • 04Engage MIDI sync to lock tremolo to your project tempo, then use Rate Mod to dynamically speed or slow the effect relative to incoming signal level without losing MIDI lock when modulation drops back to base level
Formats
VSTVST3AUAAX
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