Softube make some of the best plugs around. No Joke. Being able to grab this Saturation Knob for free should be taken advantage of immediately!
Get the Saturation Knob —SFT/SatKnob
The free plug-in Saturation Knob is a modeled output distortion that can be used anywhere you need some grit. Use it to fatten up bass lines, add some harmonics and shimmer to.
If you have never downloaded anything from Softube or Slate Digital there isa bit of a process to get the knob, but it is well worth it.
- Softube Saturation Knob. This free VST plugin Saturation Knob is a great output distortion tool that.
- Use the Free Softube Saturation Knob to fatten up bass lines, add some harmonics and shimmer to vocals, or simply destroy your drum loop. Adjust to taste and dial in anything from subtle harmonic overdrive to blown-out distortion. The three modes—Keep High, Neutral and Keep Low—give you three characters of distortion.
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- Saturation Knob is a free saturation AAX plugin developed by Softube. Compatible OS (s): Windows 64b, macOS. Saturation Knob is the analog sounding, simple to use, yet versatile way of adding some sweet distortion to your tracks.
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The three modes, Keep High, Neutral and Keep Low give you three kinds of characters of distortion. If you want to squash a drum loop but keep the bass drum fairly intact, you can for example use the Keep Low mode.
“My response when they told me the Saturation Knob is a free plug-in was—are you nuts? Seriously? It’s too good to be free! I use it to make guitars fatter and more aggressive, snares naturally brighter, kicks punchier, vocals warmer. Basically, it’s good on just about anything. Saturation Knob should be renamed Attitude Adjuster! If a plugin can be addicting, the Saturation Knob is it!”
– Michael Brauer, Seven Grammy awards, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Coldplay
How can I get it?
Saturation Knob is available for free! Simply sign in to your Softube/Gobbler account and click the ‘Get Your Free License’ button at the top of this page.
Then go to [their] Download page and install the Gobbler App, which is used to install [their] software. Sign in to the app using your Softube/Gobbler account and click the ‘Install’ button next to the Saturation Knob to install it. This will make it ready for use in your DAW.
Propellerheads Reason users can get it from the Propellerheads store: shop.propellerheads.se/product/softube-saturation-knob
Tube Saturation Vst
System requirements
- Mac OS X 10.12 or newer (older OS versions may work but are not tested).
- Windows 64-bit, versions 7, 8 or 10.
- Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or newer.
- Screen resolution 1280x800 or larger.
- 8 GB RAM or more is recommended, as well as at least 8 GB hard disk space for installation (individual plug-ins take less space, while sample libraries may require additional disk space. Specific information available on each instrument's page).
- Softube account.
- iLok account.
- Internet access for downloading installer and managing licenses.
- iLok generation 2 and up, if you intend to use an iLok dongle for authorizing your plug-ins (note that an iLok dongle is not a requirement).
- In theory, any 64-bit VST, VST3, AU, or AAX (11.0.2 or higher) compatible host application should work.
However, due to plug-in host differences between DAWs - and our own rigorous testing standards - we only officially test our plug-ins and instruments in the most recent versions of Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Live, Studio One, Digital Performer, Reaper and Sonar. Softube plugins are not tested in the non-listed systems, but they most likely work as long as the system requirements are met. We cannot guarantee a solution for issues in unsupported systems.
Please Note: Softube plug-ins support 64-bit hosts only, and a 64-bit OS is required. Therefore, for example, Pro Tools 10.x is no longer supported (contact support for latest 32-bit compatible instalers).
Supported sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192 kHz, in both mono and stereo.
The most recent maintenance release of the DAW application is recommended.
AAX DSP is not in active development, but older products still support AAX DSP. For legacy TDM/VENUE, please see the Legacy Installers page.