Phat Mustard

Phat Mustard features mid/side EQ of high (Spice) and low (Phat) frequencies. After EQing, the signal is split using a crossover, and multiband digital compression and saturation is applied based on the Spice and Phat amounts. The indicators attached to the Phat and Spice control indicate the level of multiband compression. The output signal is processed through a full-band compressor that emulates FET-, Opto-, and Console-style functioning.

Since Phat Mustard predominantly features mid/side EQ, the plugin works best with stereo tracks. With buses and masters, Phat Mustard can be used to impact the punch and sizzle of the stereo signal. In general, increasing the Phat amount will increase the bass amount of the mid channel, and increasing the Spice amount with increase the high frequencies within the side channel. This tends to tighten the bass stereo frequencies and increase the stereo imaging, but without drastically changing the overall EQ of the track.