Utilizing technology from the successful Elevate mastering limiter, Eventide Saturate Spectral Clipper Plugin Downloadis a spectral clipper and psychoacoustic overdrive plug-in offering subtle to extreme saturation without disrupting the tonal balance of the source, making it powerful software for producers as well as mixing and mastering engineers. Its simple user interface relies on just two controls to deliver impactful results in a hurry.

The Drive control sets the amount of overdrive, while the Clipper Shape slider adjusts the shape from smooth to hard clipping. High-resolution I/O meters show levels in peak and RMS values, and the automatic output level scaling helps prevent the output from getting too high. Eventide Saturate is compatible with macOS/Windows computers and supports AAX Native, Audio Units, VST2, and VST3 plug-in formats.

Clipper Algorithm from Elevate Limiter    Adds up to 24 dB of Overdrive    Maintains Tonal Balance    Simple Interface with Two Controls    Morph between Clipping and Smooth Curve    High-Resolution Peak and RMS I/O Meters    Automatic Output Level Scaling    AAX Native, Audio Units, VST2, VST3    macOS and Windows Compatible

Saturate is the Spectral Clipper algorithm made popular in the Elevate Mastering Limiter. Saturate's two controls belie a sophisticated signal processing engine, which allows it to overdrive a signal without effecting the tonal balance no matter how hard you push it. Add up to 24 dB of overdrive without creating a tubby or muffled sound. Additionally, the Shape control allows you to smoothly morph between hard clipping and the mathematically smoothest curve possible. Use Saturate to overdrive individual tracks or your entire mix.

• Saturation plug-in ideal for single tracks or the entire mix
• Smoothly adjust from the softest to the hardest possible clipping shape
• Spectral Clipper maintains tonal balance for an always pleasant saturation sound
• Independent input and output levels with automatic output level scaling for easy and precise gain scaling
• Saturation curve display and meter shows you how your signal is hitting the selected clipping shape
• Mastering-quality input and output metering show you both peak and RMS levels

Any audio signal can be broken down into a number of sine waves at different frequencies. When you overdrive that signal, the higher amplitude low frequencies can often swamp the midrange and higher frequencies for which your ear is more sensitive. Because of this, signals under heavy overdrive can lose some of their finer detail and sound tubby or muddy. This is because the lower amplitude sine waves of the midrange and high frequencies are being removed by the saturator when the low frequencies are at the top and bottom of their swing. This causes shifts in the tonal balance which are dependent on the frequency content of the signal.

Saturate uses a special Spectral Clipper technology that adds this finer detail back into the saturated signal. The signal is still saturated based on the curve, but the sine waves at different frequencies are treated independently. This means large low frequencies don't crowd out finer/detailed frequencies, resulting in the same tonal balance at the output as the input but with musical harmonics added.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. does photomatix come with a liense #?

A: Yes, a license will be sent with the software download email.

Q: 2. For the price 99$ do we have the 2 versions Windows and IOS?

A: This item would only be compatible with Windows 10, 7, 8, Vista, XP.

Q: 3. Would like to know if I can connect the stereo output from the H9 to the Aux in on the Mixinglink to maintain a stereo effects signal? I will be using this with headphones. Or is there an alternative way to maintain a stereo effects path form the H9 with the Mixing link?

A: If you are referring to the Eventide H9 series of stomp boxes they all have two outputs for left and right. The Aux stereo input on the Eventide MixingLink is a stereo 3.5mm. So you will need this Y cable to maintain the stereo image you want to retain. I have attached the cable below.

Q: 4. Does this software work with Fujifilm RAF format?

A: I'm not sure what Fujifilm RAF is..so I wouldn't be able to help out on that matter.

Q: 5. can this Mac software process raw format from my Nikon Z50?

A: Per their website: "Photomatix Pro and Essentials load RAW files from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Minolta, Fuji and Sigma, as well as Digital Negative (DNG). If your camera model is recent, the current version of Photomatix might not yet support its RAW files. You can check whether RAW files from your camera are supported by trying Photomatix with them. If the current version of Photomatix doesn't yet support RAW files from your camera, and your RAW files aren't mentioned earlier in this FAQ, we would appreciate it very much if you could upload one or more sample RAW files for the investigations of our engineers. You can do that by using our upload form (or by contacting our support if you prefer to upload your files to Dropbox or similar services)."

Q: 6. Which LR Versions interface with Hdrsoft Photomatrix Pro 6.0?

A: I can only certify that it works for LightRoom (LR) CS 6.0.If the plugin interface hasn't change with earlier releases of LR, then it should were there as well.To be sure that it works, Photomatix offers a free trial download (leaves a watermark on the image), so it can be checked out.

Q: 7. Is the Photomatix Essentials 4.0 the latest version, can it be used with Photoshop Elements 11 on a Windows 7 Professional 64 bit OS?

A: Photomatix Essentials 4.1 is the latest version. It is fully compatible with Windows 7. Regarding Photoshop Elements 11, they have a plugin on their website that can be used with it.

Q: 8. Can TurboCAD open AutoCad or DraftSight 2D files or, must I convert them to DXF file format?

A: Encore TurboCAD Designer (Electronic Download) can open 2D files from AutoCad and DaftSight so long as they are in one of TurboCAD's supported formats. TurboCAD supports the following formats: 3DS, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, BMP, DWG, DXF, EPS, Facet, FACT, GIF, grid surface, IGES, JPEG, paper space, PDF, PICT, PNG, Rhino, SAT, spline, STEP, STL, text, TIFF, Trimble SketchUp, TrueSpace COB, and viewports.

Q: 9. how many computers may you use this on?

A: According to the publisher you may install it on more than one computer, but only one user is authorized per license.

Q: 10. What are some good tutorials to help with Affinity Photo 2? There are books… any recommendations from experience?

A: Serif has a selection of quick start guides and tutorials for Serif Affinity Photo 2 (Download) online here: https://tinyurl.com/2ahvhm7j.