Tube Saturator Vintage

Tube Saturator Vintage is an authentic digital model of a dual 12AX7 triode hardware preamp. It features a sleek GUI and robust feature set, and while it uses a lot of CPU, it is a fantastic alternative to expensive preamp emulations from companies like Slate and Waves. As with hardware tube pres, a Drive knob controls the amount of gain, and an Output control sets the level. The EQ section is pre-distortion and allows for control of Bass, Mid, and Treble frequencies.

The EQ section can also be bypassed, turning it into a two-knob overdrive of sorts. The plugin also sports two toggle switches, one to bypass the EQ section and another to turn on “Fat” mode which simulates changing the bias of the first tube stage to increase gain and saturation. Tube Saturator Vintage adds color to digital tracks or those recorded with digital or solid-state preamps. It can also add analog saturation to any source.

You don’t really have to be judicious with it either, as it pretty much makes any track you use it on better.