Best saturation plugin for the sake of perceived loudness

Discussion in 'Mixing and Mastering' started by Swg Itsyo, May 16, 2023.

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  1. shafeeqbeats

    shafeeqbeats Ultrasonic

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    IK Multimedia TR5 Saturator X is all you'd need.
     
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    Djord Emer Audiosexual

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    Boost is quite the opposite of a saturator, it's actually extremely allergic to saturation (unless you enable the "punch" option).
     
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    I don't know if this has been mentioned but I really like the sound of Apogee SoftLimit. One of the best free plugins.
     
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    All I've ever used is the clipper in TDR Limiter 6 on the master buss to good overall effect, but after going through this thread will experiment on individual elements to bring them to the fore when before I might have used combinations of automating different track's eq, volume and compression. This thread has been educational to me.
     
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