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Kabesgrandi · Post by **Kabesgrandi** » Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:36 am

Is Fabfilter Saturn worth it compared to stock ableton plugins?

careyletendre · Post by **careyletendre** » Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:40 am

gaggle of hermits · Post by **gaggle of hermits** » Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:23 am

you can get a lot of control out of the Ableton saturator: it's one of the better effects in the package.

because of the multiband support, Saturn can do more things. whether that's worth it to you is the question.

however, you might want to spend some quality time experimenting with some of the more advanced features of the Ableton one. if it's just a sound-quality question, Ableton's saturator is fine as it is.

adl · Post by **adl** » Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:32 am

Well, with the new Roar plugin introduced in Live 12 I actually am not sure, cause that one is truly a step up from Saturator. Maybe watch some YouTube videos about Roar, this should help for you to decide if you need even more features (I personally don't).

harddaysnight · Post by **harddaysnight** » Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:40 am

No, IMO, Roar is fantastic and ridiculously flexible, like.. it's just comical. imo.
Saturator was and is perfectly fine as well though, imo.

Saturn's price is way too high on its own imo. If you're considering anything from Fabfilter, might as well just get the bundle because individual costs are absurd.

audiouser720 · Post by **audiouser720** » Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:38 am

But does it alias

wayford · Post by **wayford** » Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:35 pm

Not Saturn, but I'd recommend Softube Harmonics, around 40$ on sale. Very versatile, actually more of a decapitator alternative. Very efficient and it lives on my master bus too (the transformer mode).

legendCNCD · Post by **legendCNCD** » Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:25 pm

How to measure Roar

Have still Saturn 2 but it seems it'll be obsolete soon for me..

anxiousmofo · Post by **anxiousmofo** » Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:31 pm

Roar is pretty kickass and already there. Fabfilter charge too much for all of their offerings.

vitocorleone123 · Post by **vitocorleone123** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:38 pm

anxiousmofo wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:31 pm Roar is pretty kickass and already there. Fabfilter charge too much for all of their offerings.

Many but not all of Fabfilter provide the value for their price. It’s best to purchase during one of their sales twice per year.

Saturn 2 is arguably the best overall multiband saturator.

If you don’t need multiband, just try GSat (free) or SSL X-saturator on sale (under $20).

For distortion, I prefer Blue Cats Destructor, The Scream, or Decimort 2.

Kabesgrandi · Post by **Kabesgrandi** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:59 pm

Thanks all for the advice!

Fabfilter Saturn vs stock ableton