Drive and character
Push up to 30 dB into Tape, Tube, Console or Clip. Each character changes how the curve bends and which harmonics it adds.
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Spark Saturator
Shape vocals and mix buses with four saturation characters. Drive the sound, protect the low end and blend the result with a latency-aligned dry signal.
€5.99one-time
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- Windows 10 and 11
- 64-bit
- VST3
- Tape, Tube, Console, Clip
- 2×, 4× or 8× oversampling
- Low guard crossover
- Static auto gain
- 8 factory presets
Warmth to grit.
Your character.
Add warmth, edge or density with Tape, Tube, Console and Clip characters.
Bias
Adjust the asymmetry from -100 to +100% to change the balance of even and odd harmonics.
Tone and Low guard
Tilt the tone around 1 kHz. Low guard lets frequencies below the chosen crossover bypass the shaper to keep the low end cleaner.
Mix and output
Blend against the latency-aligned dry path, then set output from -24 to +12 dB.
Auto gain
Apply static compensation for Drive, Character and Bias. It is a starting point for level matching; the result still depends on the source.
Quality
Choose Eco 2×, High 4× or Ultra 8× oversampling. The plugin reports its latency to the host when Quality changes.
A place to start.
Make small adjustments while listening in your session.
Choose a character, raise Drive and compare with bypass at a similar level. Use Mix for parallel colour and Low guard when bass needs to remain clean.
- Format
- VST3 and optional standalone app, 64-bit
- System
- Windows 10 and 11, 64-bitNo macOS version yet.
- Processing
- Four saturation curves with oversampling and anti-aliasing
- Latency
- 51 / 61 / 65 samples
- Availability
- Version 0.1.430-day free trial. Account activation required.
Spark Saturator.
Four flavours of saturation.
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