Auburn Sounds says that Couture is a level-independent dynamics plugin (VST/AU/AAX) with swift visualization and six types of saturation. This is the story in their own words...
HOW IT WORKS
It starts with Couture’s Sharpen control – turn it up to emphasise every transient and increase the signal’s dynamic range; turn it down to smooth the signal and reclaim headroom. Make tweaks to the Speed of the transient shaping, and determine how the transients are emphasized or de-emphasized.
Couture has three detection types: Flat, Human (equal loudness) and Sybil, for different use cases. You can also boost the detector circuit’s sensitivity to bass, regardless of the detection type.
The Saturation section can be an alternative to transient shaping or a separate stage after it. Couture’s six distortion algorithms can add anything from subtle tape-style warmth to all-out digital destruction. Boost the Drive to get started, sculpt the distortion with low- and high-pass filters, and get extra personalisation with more controls.
Couture’s transient shaping and distortion are fully level-independent, meaning that you can change the gain of a signal before it hits Couture, and it won’t make a difference to the transient-shaping or the distortion processing.
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USAGE CASES
Pricing and Availability:
39 Euros
More information:
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