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Pinkfloydian5 · Post by **Pinkfloydian5** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 1:42 am

Hi there! i'm looking for recommendations for saturators that don't tear the sound, but are harmonious, with a pleasant sound. Thank you

hahaha

Nug Wrangler · Post by **Nug Wrangler** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 1:50 am

You might want exciters then

kidslow · Post by **kidslow** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 3:43 am

Which ones have you tried and found unpleasant? Have you found any pleasing?

Pinkfloydian5 · Post by **Pinkfloydian5** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 4:22 am

the idea came to my mind for what he is saying at 2:41 min.

Igro · Post by **Igro** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 5:42 am

BPB free saturator.
But you probably mean any saturator with symmetric odd saturation.

kidslow · Post by **kidslow** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 5:53 am

Something about what he said resonated with you, so why not take him literally and perhaps explore what sorts of saturation effects Tom Scholz from Boston is known for? Maybe Overloud TH-U ROCKGUY?

That's where my mind would go. I like starting with an audible sound I can hear rather than an intangible concept. But I'm sure some people work the opposite. Do you agree that music by Boston would be characterized by a pleasant sound? To me it's kind of like a mainstay of classic rock radio, and a little boring. I wouldn't set out to emulate it ... but they have a lot of platinum albums. Definitely a different feel when contrasted with Nirvana, who he uses as a counter-example.

concealed identity · Post by **concealed identity** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 6:03 am

Solid State Logic Native X-Saturator is on sale for $10 on AudioDeluxe right now. I don't know how it compares to others, but I think it matches what you're looking for.

El°HYM · Post by **El°HYM** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 7:45 am

When hearing 'silk'... is this a reference to the Neve circuit? If so, there is Kiive Audio making the NFuse.

Maykie · Post by **Maykie** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 11:41 am

Pinkfloydian5 wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2024 1:42 am Hi there! i'm looking for recommendations for saturators that don't tear the sound, but are harmonious, with a pleasant sound. Thank you hahaha

PSP Saturator is what you are looking for. Nice audio fattening without obvious distortion.

jens · Post by **jens** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 11:43 am

I'm looking for mojo - any recommendations? (Asking for a friend)

billinder33 · Post by **billinder33** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 12:59 pm

Used to own a Neve MBP with the Silk circuit... Wavesfactory Spectre can get pretty close to that sound using a combination of the shelf and bell saturators in parallel.

SoftSynthLover99 · Post by **SoftSynthLover99** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 1:11 pm

Pinkfloydian5 wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2024 1:42 am Hi there! i'm looking for recommendations for saturators that don't tear the sound, but are harmonious, with a pleasant sound. Thank you hahaha

Decapitator by soundtoys is very silky smooth sounding. Verve analog machines by UAD is also starting to become a favorite as it has many different flavors of drive and saturation. The “sweeten” or “Glow” can be very silky but smooth.

I would avoid cheap plugins just because they are cheap or on sale. You’ll end up buying multiple things instead of buying the right thing. Best of luck!

jens · Post by **jens** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 1:23 pm

Pinkfloydian5 wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2024 1:42 am Hi there! i'm looking for recommendations for saturators that don't tear the sound, but are harmonious, with a pleasant sound. Thank you hahaha

In all seriousness though:

Looking at your moniker I think looking at/listening to Sneaky Little Devil, and then watching some of the tutorials and checking out the plugins of the brain behind it won't do you much harm:

lobanov · Post by **lobanov** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 1:46 pm

https://www.uaudio.com/free-century-tube-plugin/

Free until 15 September.

For my taste, tube saturation in this plugin is pleasant.

masterhiggins · Post by **masterhiggins** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 1:58 pm

SPL TwinTube is pretty silky and tame

Best "silk" saturators?