XLN Audio: RC-20 $39

[MusicMan]

XLN Audio: RC-20 $39 

https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/2-Effects/44-Saturation/3016-RC-20-Retro-Color

[Starship Krupa]

Must as always put in a good word for RC-20 at this price.

If you want to do the sort of thing that it does (which is to make clean sounds into more lo-fi sounds), it's the shortest path to getting there. I know that we all have plugins that do exactly what the individual elements of RC-20 do.

But somehow, they got it just right. Yes, I can put together a chain of 4 FX and dial them in and get what I want. Or I can use RC-20 and get what I want with 1/4 the time and effort. How much is your time and effort worth? It's a joy to use.

[Magic Russ]

9 minutes ago, Starship Krupa said:

Must as always put in a good word for RC-20 at this price.

If you want to do the sort of thing that it does (which is to make clean sounds into more lo-fi sounds), it's the shortest path to getting there. I know that we all have plugins that do exactly what the individual elements of RC-20 do.

But somehow, they got it just right. Yes, I can put together a chain of 4 FX and dial them in and get what I want. Or I can use RC-20 and get what I want with 1/4 the time and effort. How much is your time and effort worth? It's a joy to use.

If you want to Trash your sound, there are better plugins.  If you want to get a vintage (dare I say retro) color with degradation that comes from using older media formats, this is the one.