is a saturator without autogain worth it in 2023?

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Is a saturator without autogain worth buying in 2023

Autogain is a must
24
30%
I can live with manually adjusting output gain each time I use a saturator
38
47%
I mostly use something else instead of a dedicated saturator
3
4%
I don't care
16
20%
 
Total votes: 81

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Daru925 wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 11:57 am I turn two knobs in opposite directions at rougly the same speed and call it a day^^
Autogain is handy but as an on/off option.
I do the same, but the exact opposite, just because,.. it's different. :hihi:

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kostabanderas wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 1:52 pm
legendCNCD wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 11:45 am I think Saturn 2 has a function to link gain somehow, hmm.. I have to check it has been quite the time I've used it
Alt+click (and turn)
Thanks! I'll try this next time. Way we use it is in mix phase as atm. only one of us have the license for it. Very nice to target the saturation with Saturn 2, it just works!
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One thing kinds missing in the discussion here is yes, saturation will increase loudness, some of this is only apparant loudness as the process of clipping and other distortions also act in a compressor type way so the peaks may not always go up as mushc as it seems from the volume.

I don't see how you can ever do much more than get the tone you want and then set the level.

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Daru925 wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 11:57 am I turn two knobs in opposite directions at rougly the same speed and call it a day^^
Autogain is handy but as an on/off option.
This is much easier to do with hardware than with a mouse. That's a big issue with plugins recreating the interfaces of classic devices such as the 1176 or LA-2A

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