Duende plug-ins provide the precision, advanced feature set and legendary tonal characteristics of SSL audio products in affordable AAX Native/VST/AU.

X-Saturator 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 Duende Native Plug-in suite is a collection of audio processing tools which bring SSL's renowned superior audio quality, sophistication and benchmark performance within reach of all DAW users. There are Input and Output Meters and Input and Output Level controls. A dedicated wet/dry mix control facilitates parallel processing. A Headroom button provides an additional 6dB of headroom for creating heavily boosted/distorted signals without digital clipping. The controls are simple: a Harmonics control selects 2nd or 3rd order distortion or a blend of the two, a Drive control sets the drive level, a Depth control the amplitude of the distortion and a Shape control adjusts whether the distortion has smooth or hard edges.

As drive levels are increased so too is the level of distortion until at high drive levels heavy distortion occurs. At low drive settings the distortion is mild and can add gentle warming to help instruments sit nicely in a mix or to add a little extra edge to help instruments cut through a mix. 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. However, we remain open to looking into their development in the future.X-Saturator delivers a stunning range of analogue style distortion effects. SSL have no current plans to release AAX version of our Duende plug-ins. I wish it wasn't so and hope they change their minds ASAP but there are other threads with direct confirmation by Jim and others at SSL in addition to these - here, DUC, etc.ĮDIT: Copied Directly from the SSL Duende FAQ Section of the SSL Website: SSL Duende not interested in porting plugins to AAX? Pro Tools Expert - News - SSL Have No Plans To Port Duende Native Plugins To AAX - But We Can Change That Not something that will help the OP with his current switch to PT11 and, given the painfully slow update/bug fix cycles SSL is on I wouldn't buy Duende hoping they will be AAX (but if you don't care about pro tools I'd absolutely buy them - they're great except, of course, the copy protection on Mac) That's not true.They have a 'plan' in the sense that it is on their radar and they will monitor demand and IF there are enough support tickets requesting it filed by Duende users who want it THEN SSL will consider doing it.

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