Analog character for your digital soul
Welcome to perfect analog color and saturation
Tube saturation. Tape saturation. Transformer coloration.
If you’ve worked on audio projects in the analog domain, you’re familiar with these concepts. You know what they are, what they can do to a track or recording, and how to get them to work their magic.

The effect of Saturation, or the introduction of harmonic distortion, on an audio track or mix can add that certain special “flavor” and “warmth” that only magnetic tape, tubes, transformers or transistors can deliver.
The T-RackS Saturator X delivers that classic analog saturation and takes you on a trip back in time to the birth of “modern” recording before computers and opens your recordings to the mysterious, elusive and warm world of analog saturation.
 
Saturator Operator
T-RackS Saturator X is intuitive and extremely easy to use. It works as a plug-in on the individual tracks in your mix or as part of the T-RackS chain.
It works by imparting distortion into the digital processing which by its nature doesn't typically change or alter the linearity of the frequency response and harmonic pattern of a signal.
The introduction of distortion simulates the way analog circuitry behaves especially when pushed beyond its limit.
 
Comprehensive Warmth and Growl
T-RackS Saturator X is a comprehensive tool for adding analog flavor to your recordings. From tape to tube to transformer to transistor, it provides you with options — 10 individual styles of saturation and distortion from the gentle, subtle hint of drive from a slightly overdriven transistor to the full-on wooly nasty in-your-face mayhem of tubes driven to beyond their limit… and everything in between. T-RackS Saturator X delivers
 
10 modes of Analog
Each of the 10 saturation modes accurately delivers the behavior of the analog hardware component and circuitry or medium, selected for its peculiar character.
The palette of available tones varies from the very subtle "color" of the transformers, which offer a super light change in frequency response and only a hint of breakup towards the very top end of the gain range, to more pronounced and downright "nasty" distortion as in tubes or solid states circuit designs.

The modes include:
Tape 1
This mode reproduces the classic character and high frequency compression of an analog tape machine reaching saturation when pushed above normal recording levels.
Tape 2
Similar to Tape 1 in terms of typical uses, this mode reproduces a more "Lo-Fi" analog tape response with more pronounced distortion and high frequency roll-off.
Master +6dB
This is a digitally-recreated soft saturation curve that can be very useful when mastering finished tracks to add RMS level and “body” to a somewhat weak-sounding mix.
Master + 12dB
This is similar to Master +6dB but with a more pronounced soft-saturation curve to make the effect even more prominent.
Tube 1 - Push Pull
This mode produces classic tube saturation with odd harmonics added by the symmetrical clipping of the Push/Pull electronics. This creates a punchy distortion that can make everything sound warmer if used lightly or with an aggressive edge when pushed.
Tube 2 - Class A
This mode produces tube saturation with more even harmonics added by the asymmetry of the Class A design. When used gently on stems or a finished mix, it adds a beautiful “halo” to the audio that is processed, definitely making it sound more analog.
Solid State 1 - Push Pull
Same as the Tube mode, but with the more aggressive character of the solid state circuitry. This mode is best used when transients need to be preserved.
Solid State 2 - Class A
Same as the Tube mode but with the more aggressive character of the solid state circuitry. This mode adds the same kind of magic “halo” the Tube Class A provides but with a more defined transient response.
Transformer - Iron
This mode reproduces the very subtle color of iron core transformer harmonic enhancement which features less even harmonics. This mode adds a very gentle and subtle saturation adding an slight amount of distortion.
Transformer - Steel
This mode reproduces steel core transformer behavior. The difference with the iron is that it provides almost equal amount of odd and even harmonic enhancement. This mode adds a very gentle saturation introducing only a slight amount of distortion.
 
Features
T-RackS individual processor module
10 unique saturation modes
Independent or inverse linked Gain and Output controls
Brickwall limiter
Selectable Oversampling mode
Unique "magic eye" VU meter
Full 14 day free trial period
Individual processor or part of the T-RackS processing chain
64-bit native support
32-bit 192 kHz support
32- & 64-bit AAX Compatibility.