Tintar-S

Tintar-S is a hybrid saturation processor that blends analog warmth with cubic tape-style harmonics. Featuring high-fidelity oversampling and a precision DC blocker, it provides a lush, analog "tint" to any digital source.

Quick, simple, and powerful, Tintar-S delivers everything from subtle warmth to aggressive harmonic grit. Combining organic analog warmth with rich odd-order harmonics, it features stereo width control with Mid/Side processing and a phase-aligned parallel mix engine that preserves your original punch while adding rich analog texture. Perfect for bass, vocals, drums, and more, Tintar-S brings growl, air, and glue to your mixes.

"Fully coded DSP & GUI — optimized for CPU efficiency. No images, no SVGs, no skins. Pure signal."

"Download the free demo version to explore Tintar-S and see if it fits your vibe. Your support helps drive future updates and new tools."

Demo Version Limitations:
• All saving and project recall features are disabled.
• 20-minute session limit. Simply reload (remove and re-insert) the plugin to reset the timer.

Key Features

• Engine: High-fidelity Saturation with selectable 2x, 4x, and 8x Oversampling.

• Saturation Model: Hybrid Polynomial and Cubic harmonic generation.

• Drive: High-precision input gain for driving the saturation circuit.

• Density: Amplitude-dependent harmonic intensity control (0-100%).

• Stereo Width: Mid/Side based width adjustment with energy compensation.

• Mix: 0–100% parallel blend (dry/wet) with sample-accurate smoothing.

• Output: -24 to +24 dB clean make-up gain.

• Auto Gain: Automatic gain compensation.

• Protection: Integrated 20Hz DC-Blocker to ensure signal stability and headroom.

• Latency Sync: Phase-aligned, latency-matched dry path for perfect parallel processing.

• Analyzer: Dual-Layer Input/Output FFT display for real-time harmonic monitoring.

• FFT Engine: 4096 / 8192-point resolution with Blackman windowing.

• Response Model: Internal 4.5 dB tilt and 350 ms ballistic decay.

• Metering: Dual-layer LR Peak meters (body = input level, floating peak = output level).

• Precision: 32-bit floating-point processing.

• Sample Rates: Multi-rate support (44.1 kHz - 96 kHz), dynamically matching host DAW settings.

CPU-Efficient Processing

The DSP and GUI are written entirely in code—free of heavy images, SVGs, or skins. By eliminating graphic overhead at the source, this lightweight architecture ensures stable, low-latency processing that remains highly CPU-efficient, even under heavy analysis or at high sample rates.

Version History

v1.1 - July 2026
• Added Auto Gain toggle and extended output gain range to -24 dB to +24 dB.
• Added Standard and Compact size modes.
• Improved knob precision and control response for mouse wheel and drag adjustments.
• Improved stability under variable buffer sizes and dynamic channel layouts.
• Optimized the visualizer data-path for improved real-time safety.

v1.0 – Initial Release
• First public release of Tintar-S.