Your Plug-in for Distortion, Saturation, and Amp Modeling
Multiband distortion, saturation, and amp modeling — that’s what you get with FabFilter’s Saturn 2, plus a modulation section with a near-endless cache of mind-blowing options. Jam-packed with 28 different distortion styles, this multiband saturation plug-in can achieve any sonic texture you’re aiming for. Subtle tube warmth? Check. Smooth tape saturation? Check. Track-mutilating bit-crushing? Check. And it’s fully tweakable, enabling you to smudge, stretch, crush, rectify, and clip your sounds in delightfully unpredictable ways. With its multiband design and per-band feedback, dynamics, drive, tone, and modulation options, Saturn 2 brings a unique aura to your music.
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A bevy of user-friendly updates
With 28 different distortion styles, improved multiband processing with optional linear phase operation, selectable oversampling modes, updated modulation options, and expanded presets, Saturn 2 is a significant upgrade from the original FabFilter Saturn. Adjustable crossover slopes offer 6dB, 12dB, 24dB, and 48dB/octave options. You get live modulation visualization for targets and sources, support for common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces, plus curve control in EGs and transient detection in EFs. And this plug-in’s resizable, easy-to-use interface boasts a new modulation sources design and a floating slot panel. At Sweetwater, we appreciate all the user-friendly updates afforded by FabFilter’s Saturn 2.
Modulation options galore
Saturn 2's robust modulation section rocks everything you need to breathe tremendous depth and excitement into your music. In Saturn 2, patching up new modulation routings couldn't be easier — simply drag and drop! Apply subtle modulation to crossover frequencies, dynamics, band levels, or tone controls, for adding subtle warmth or definition. Saturn 2 gives you all the 16-step XLFOs, XY controllers/sliders, envelope generators, envelope followers, and MIDI sources you could ask for, for virtually unlimited modulation options. Finally, Saturn 2 offers all the usual FabFilter goodies: precision-tuned controls, MIDI Learn, Smart Parameter Interpolation for smooth parameter transitions, extensive help with interactive hints, AltiVec and SSE optimization, and more. Truly, Saturn 2 from FabFilter is a workhorse of a saturation and distortion plug-in, opening endless creative possibilities for mixing and sound design.
FabFilter Saturn 2 Plug-in Features:
- 28 different distortion styles — tube warmth, tape saturation, bit-crushing, and more
- Up to 6 bands of multiband processing with optional linear phase processing
- Multiband design with per-band options brings a unique flavor to your music
- Adjustable slope for the crossovers, offering 6dB, 12dB, 24dB, and 48dB/octave options
- Live modulation visualization for targets and sources
- Support for common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces, plus interactive MIDI Learn
- Curve control in EGs and transient detection in EFs
- Near-endless modulation options with 16-step XLFOs, XY controllers/sliders, envelope generators, envelope followers, and MIDI sources
- Carefully designed and curated factory presets with support for v1 presets
- GPU-powered graphics acceleration ensures smooth operation
- Mid-side operation enables fine-tuned tweaking
- Resizable, easy-to-use interface boasts a new modulation sources design and a floating slot panel