It is an emulation of an analogue circuit that introduces either 2nd order valve style or 3rd order transistor style distortion or a blend of the two. X-Saturator delivers a stunning range of analogue style distortion effects. There are Input and Output Meters with Input and Output Level controls.

X-Phase can be automated via standard DAW Automation data and has A&B Preset ‘slots’ with an A/B switch for easy comparison of two different combinations of settings. The overall plug-in can be used in mono or stereo modes. The Delay controls consist of a delay control which can be set to display and adjust in seconds, milliseconds, samples, metres or feet and a set of buttons for fine tuning. A separate Delay section is applied to the entire signal for broader time alignment. With X-Phase the controls are simple: a Frequency control selects the desired frequency where a phase offset needs to be applied, a Q control sets the slope of the curve of correction to be applied across the signal and a phase invert button enables the phase of the filter to be flipped 180 degrees. This is useful for fixing phase problems with microphones when recording: eg overheads causing phase problems when mixed with close mic’s. Unlike other filter types where the gain of selected frequencies is altered, with an All-pass Filter the gain remains unchanged throughout the signal. It enables the user to apply a phase shift (sometimes called a phase offset) at a specified frequency within a signal. X-Phase is an All-pass Filter plug-in that offers the user manual control and benchmark audio quality.

Here’s some more information from SSL on each of the new Duende Native plug-ins. SSL are also migrating their whole Duende Native plug-in collection to the iLok copy protection system, and have announced a summer release for AAX versions of the entire suite. Two plug-ins (X-Saturator & X-ValveComp) are designed to bring some analogue saturation and distortion emulation to your digital DAW and the third (X-Phase) is designed to deliver high-precision, frequency-specific phase correction. SSL's new trio of Duende Native plug-insSolid State Logic have announce three new Duende Native plug-ins to complement the existing range.

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