It’s still so much deeper, more flexible and more vibey than most saturator plugins that have been released since. The Studer was such a game-changer plugin when it come out.
For howling rock vocals meant to sound like they’re being sung through a megaphone into a crowd of mosh-pitters, this is the plugin I reach for, especially if you pair it with a short, slap delay. The SansAmp is a solid “megaphone” substitute.
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When I need that thin, brash, distorted vocal sound, I look no further than the SansAmp, which actually comes loaded as a stock Pro Tools plugin. Avid SansAmp PSA-1Īlthough the Decapitator does a great job at adding juicy analog goodness to your material, sometimes I need my vocals to sound like they’ve been re-amped, and the Decapitator isn’t quite built for that purpose. If this technique still doesn’t work, it’s not uncommon for me to bring all of the esses to their own audio track and process them separately from the rest of the vocals. Part of my ever-evolving vocal mixing method now involves using clip gain to bring down each and every “s” before I touch the vocals with processing. I do find that the Decapitator (and many other saturators) can make esses sound harsh and noisy.
To combat this, I find myself using a variety of saturati Play Video Mix Tip: Most low-budget digital rigs leave vocals sounding cold, thin and lifeless. One of the downsides of virtually anyone being able to afford a DAW and recording interface is that the sound quality of such affordable setups is undeniably lacking. Soundtoys Decapitator vocal mix tip from PureMix