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Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:36 pm

martiu wrote: Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:24 pm
Echoes in the Attic wrote: Sun Aug 20, 2023 1:49 pm
martiu wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2023 7:55 pm Rift 2 is amazing, go for that
It's not multi-band though is it?
it has multi-band mode
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oh I see. And you can use different distortion algorithms on the different bands?

martiu · Post by **martiu** » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:45 pm

i dont think so, in that regard the Coldfire is more capable

jens · Post by **jens** » Sun Aug 20, 2023 8:36 pm

JerGoertz wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2023 6:28 am
MogwaiBoy wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2023 6:16 am Saturn is really versatile but the underlying saturation algorithms are in the good/great, but not exceptional, category, in my opinion. PSP Saturator for example sounds far better when pushed hard in most of its modes - or even Pulsar Massive when driven. I just don't think Saturn sounds very "analog" I guess - which is an annoying thing to say about digital plugins but hey.
That was my impression, too, on version 1 of Saturn. Lots of options and a really nice GUI, but the underlying "sound" didn't do it for me.

Same here with V2 still - I have it, but never use it... just doesn't sound good enough to me somehow...

liquidsound · Post by **liquidsound** » Mon Aug 21, 2023 2:55 am

If you’ve got Serum then try the SerumFX in the same way as Serum like suggested below.

The waveshaper “editor” can give you perhaps what you are looking for

kraster · Post by **kraster** » Mon Aug 21, 2023 3:31 am

Echoes in the Attic wrote: Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:36 pm
martiu wrote: Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:24 pm
Echoes in the Attic wrote: Sun Aug 20, 2023 1:49 pm
martiu wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2023 7:55 pm Rift 2 is amazing, go for that
It's not multi-band though is it?
it has multi-band mode
Screenshot (1285).png
oh I see. And you can use different distortion algorithms on the different bands?

No it's more like a bandpass for the actual distortion.

You can alter the levels of each band but the distortion only affects the middle band.

Calagan · Post by **Calagan** » Mon Aug 21, 2023 5:26 am

I don't think Saturn has any challenger.
You can find a better sounding saturation fx if you are searching for vintage/analog colors, that's for sure , but you can't find any plugin that does what Saturn does (and it does a lot of different things, from hi-hat debleeding to mid-side exciter, total destruction or subtle transient enhancement).

Biscotto · Post by **Biscotto** » Mon Aug 21, 2023 6:01 am

SDRR is really great; and the price!
It’s a must have regardless of your arsenal.

swilow11 · Post by **swilow11** » Sat Aug 26, 2023 3:15 pm

I ended up going with Coldfire. Saturn was great for the multiband stuff but I'm basically trying to fatten up basslines and add subtle colour to drums. Coldfire just sounded richer, particularly the tape and tube functions and I'm a big fan of the Arturia GUI in general. Thanks all for your assistance here.

onerob · Post by **onerob** » Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:12 pm

Nearest you'll get to Saturn is probably Melda MSaturatorMB, which has modulation and a fair deal of control over the kind of saturation applied per band.

martiu · Post by **martiu** » Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:08 pm

swilow11 wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 3:15 pm I ended up going with Coldfire. Saturn was great for the multiband stuff but I'm basically trying to fatten up basslines and add subtle colour to drums. Coldfire just sounded richer, particularly the tape and tube functions and I'm a big fan of the Arturia GUI in general. Thanks all for your assistance here.

bmanic · Post by **bmanic** » Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:27 pm

Coldfire is an amazing plugin! No doubt about it.

Also check out PSP BinAmp if you are into really unique sounding saturation. The way that thing sounds when slightly clamped down (or completely over driven!) is really quite special. Never heard this kind of mellow yet aggressive saturation where the highs don't go into a hissy mess.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Tue Aug 29, 2023 1:14 pm

This looks very Saturnish to me - just got an email about it so no idea how it stacks up against Saturn or the other options suggested but it is on sale:

https://unitedplugins.com/Plamen/

hey212 · Post by **hey212** » Tue Aug 29, 2023 1:57 pm

Still vaporware, but whenever DMG Warmth comes out I'm pretty sure that'll be a good alternative. viewtopic.php?p=8550313#p8550313

jethrobull · Post by **jethrobull** » Tue Aug 29, 2023 2:04 pm

hey212 wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2023 1:57 pm Still vaporware, but whenever DMG Warmth comes out I'm pretty sure that'll be a good alternative. viewtopic.php?p=8550313#p8550313

Yep! I asked them about this last week. They never gave much away tbh, but whenever it does happen, I'm sure my distortion/saturation needs will end with DMG

foosnark · Post by **foosnark** » Tue Aug 29, 2023 3:40 pm

aMUSEd wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2023 1:14 pm This looks very Saturnish to me - just got an email about it so no idea how it stacks up against Saturn or the other options suggested but it is on sale:

https://unitedplugins.com/Plamen/

Nice price, but I just tried it and it doesn't really compare to Saturn 2 as far as I'm concerned. (Good thing for me because I only bought Saturn recently and would be annoyed if a $20 plugin could keep up with it

)

Coldfire can do some nifty things, but I feel like there is a lot of overlap with some other stuff I already have, and there are some algorithms I would just never want to use. Maybe I'll grab it on sale sometime though.

Good alternatives to Saturn 2