Вот кстати насчёт сатурации decapitator и trident небольшой пример.
Вначале decapitator, далее softube.
Softube надо использовать по прямому назначению, т.е. как эквалайзер.
Сатурация в Trident нмв явно слышна если добавить хотя бы +1-2 дб на 100Гц как в примере, бас стандартный без нормализации, взят с сайта softube.
Дисторшн появляется при max значениях 100Гц. Другие частоты естественно тоже сатурируются, больше или меньше.
Radiator вот побольше нравится чем Decapitator.
Для тех кто не читал мануал или еще не крутил плагины.
Decapitator
“A” - Ampex 350 tape drive preamp. Tube-driven distortion of the Ampex 350 is ultra-ultra-smooth.
"E" - Chandler/EMI TG Channel, vintage mixing console from EMI/Abbey Road studio.
"N" - early Neve 1057 input channel built around Germanium transistors (think vintage FuzzFace), and have a unique, distinctive, and phenomenal
sound, especially on guitars.
"T" - Thermionic Culture Vulture triode setting (overdriven ‘Triode’ tube). Add warm and punch. Triodes add even harmonic distortion.
"P" - Thermionic Culture Vulture pentode setting. Pentode add odd harmonic distortion.
A:
The first style in Decapitator, “A”, was modeled after the Ampex 350 tape drive preamp.
The iconic Ampex 350 tape recorder was a studio fixture during the 1950s, found in the studios of Sun, Stax, Motown, and Chess Records.
Eventually, these old workhorses were replaced by newer multitrack recorders and dedicated mastering tape machines.
While the newer machines certainly increased fidelity and transparency, they lacked the color the earlier 350’s imparted on the source material.
Often, the preamp sections were pulled out, rewired, and used as stand- alone mic pres, of which we have several.
Designed to handle ribbon mics, the units feature a jaw-droppping amount of gain.
The best way to describe the tube-driven distortion of the Ampex 350 is ultra-ultra-smooth
E:
Modeled after the Chandler®/EMI® TG® Channel.
Wade Goeke at Chandler Designs has crafted some truly excellent gear based on vintage mixing consoles from the famous EMI/Abbey Road studio in London.
Like the EMI consoles, the sound of the TG channel is a beefy low end coupled with a smooth but airy top-end sheen.
We just love the sound of this piece of gear, which is an excellent mic preamp, DI and EQ, with loads and loads of character.
N:
Modeled after the Neve® 1057 input channel.
This is early Neve, and a very unique character compared to the later, and more ubiquitous 1073.
A large factor in their difference is the fact that the 1057 (and the rest of the 105x series) are
built around Germanium transistors (think vintage FuzzFace), and have a unique, distinctive, and phenomenal
sound, especially on guitars (big surprise there, right?).
The “N” style encompasses a lot of that classic Neve character: a weighty but solid low end with focused but not narrow mids, just
begging for the needle to be pegged to hear those Germaniums sing.
T:
Modeled after Thermionic Culture® Culture Vulture® triode setting.
The Culture Vulture was the first dedicated studio (meaning “not just for guitar”) distortion device, and is an amazingly useful tool for adding
warmth and various levels of dirt to drums, vocals, keyboards or just about anything.
This setting models the sound of an overdriven ‘Triode’ tube, commonly used as the preamp tube for guitar amplifiers or tube mic preamps.
Triodes typically add loads of even harmonic distortion, and that’s certainly true here.
The sound is warm and punchy, and is especially useful to add some attitude to drums or other percussive instruments.
P:
Modeled after Thermionic Culture® Culture Vulture® pentode setting.
This style models an overdriven Pentode tube, which is commonly used in the output stage of guitar and other amplifiers.
It is usually characterized by odd harmonic distortion, and because of that, has a different sound from triode tube designs (which have more even
harmonics).
Radiator - dual drive tube input channel and EQ, based on the classic Altec 1567A. Early “sound” of Motown between 1961 to 1964.
Softube Trident
The Saturation or distortion of the A-Range is placed after the equalizer bands and is
depending on the gain settings of the bands.
A louder or “hotter” signal will make the unit distort more and a weaker signal will make it distort less.
To be able to handle signals of different volumes and to make up for equalizer band settings we added a Saturation knob that basically is
a volume compensated input gain for the saturation circuits.
The LED next to the saturation knob indicates when the signal is being distorted.
You will get the best result if the saturation is used sparingly on percussive sounds, like a drum bus.
Let it take care of occasional peaks, and do not run it too hot.