Slap on the Saturn, select the preset вЂBest Of вЂ“ Back in the DayвЂ™, set the mix somewhere between 20-30%.

Other times, it needs some extra dirt to sit right in a mix. Sometimes, a sub can sound great completely clean. The Saturn has some really powerful presets emulating some crunchy amps and tape saturators.ДЄnd the fact that it is a multi-band saturator makes it one of the most malleable, tweak-able distortion units out there. Instead, dial in some subtle drive (maybe 3-4), switch the style to the EMI (E) setting, set the mix between 70-80% and listen to your vocal gain new clarity, edge, and brightness as it starts to cut through the mix. Next time your vocals are falling flat in your mix, donвЂ™t reach for an EQ.

This is pretty much the most incredible plugin deal in the entire industry because you are getting the entire Sound Toys Bundle for roughly the cost of just one Sound Toys plugin. It can produce a huge variety of analogue-style saturation tones, plus, the amazing вЂpunishвЂ™ button allows you to use the saturation knob at an extra 20 DBs.Д«y the way, Hyperbits Masterclass students can receive the academic Sound Toys discount and get 50% off the entire Sound Toys suite. This is pretty much the BEST saturation plugin in the game. So with that in mind, here are my favorite 20 saturation and distortion tools, paired with a real-mix-example which demonstrates how I might use each plugin. It's almost too simple, but these analogue emulators can really be the difference between sounding like you made your music on a laptop, using stock software, versus sounding like you made a track in a multi-million dollar studio. Most producers, at some point in their production journey, come across the revelation that is saturation and distortion. This tweet might be more significant than we realize, since his next release was his breakthrough track 'Wayfarer', signed to Anjunabeats. In mid 2011, a then relatively unknown music producer named Audien tweeted 'Why have I never used distortion?'

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