Colour Saturator
Smooth harmonics, powerful punch, analog warmth and even brutal destruction – saturation and distortion are essential in professional music production. Designed for this very purpose, the HOFA Colour Saturator has become a real game changer.
Modern neural modeling algorithms enable absolutely authentic saturation like you’ve never heard before. And with the specially developed BiasEQ©, you have completely new creative possibilities.
- Subtle harmonics, solid distortion, and extreme fuzz sounds
- Tape | tube | desk | solid state | hybrid ...
- Neural modeling algorithms for all kinds of tonal variation
- BiasEQ© for creative sound shaping
- Noise, crackle, and hum for authentic retro feel
All this will be possible:
Input section
- Dynamics to limit or intensify the dynamics of your signal
- Tone, a tilt EQ to control the frequency balance of your sound
- Wow & flutter for the typical retro tape effects
- Noise, crackle, and hum for infamous LoFi artefacts
Algorithms & drive
Above the central drive control, you can choose between different algorithms, such as Tape, Tube, Desk, Solid State and Hybrid.
We have applied various methods to accomplish this. Among other things, sophisticated neural modeling algorithms are used for maximum realism, as well as CPU-saving variants.
Creative shaping
The groundbreaking BiasEQ© is available for all algorithms.
After saturation, you can make final sound adjustments with hi and low cut.
Of course, parallel saturation can be easily achieved with the dry/wet mixer.
Incredibly detailed saturation models
We have created detailed, high-resolution models of our favourite hardware devices in the HOFA-Studios.
- Mic PreAmps: 4 iconic microphone preamps of various designs
- Tape: 3 analogue tape machines with their characteristic harmonics
- Git / Bass Amp: 7 legendary tube amps from crunchy to heavy
- Pedals: 6 popular, perfectly modelled stompboxes
- Pedal + Amp: 5 combinations of guitar pedals and amps for ultimate distortion
- Other: 4 renowned studio classics with intriguing harmonics
- Legacy: 5 CPU-efficient algorithms from the SYSTEM Saturator
The BiasEQ© brings out all the colours of saturation
The BiasEQ© has nine bands and a fully parametric mode. This allows you to intensify or reduce the degree of distortion for individual spectra of your sound. For example, you can saturate the mids of a bass sound while removing the low and high ends from the distortion.
By default, each frequency boost is counterbalanced by a reduction of the same frequency after the distortion. If you don’t want this effect, you can unlink each band and make even more precise adjustments.
For particularly precise or extreme modifications, a fully parametric expert mode is also available.
Whatever saturation your output signal needs, BiasEQ© lets you create something special with just a few knobs.
Application examples:
- Powerful vocals with a dense, saturated low-mid range, combined with a natural and smooth high-frequency spectrum
- Drum loops with heavily saturated snares and toms, combined with clean crashes and dynamic kick drums
- Saturated high end for exciter-style sound shaping
Sound examples
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Formats: VST3, AU, AAX
Operating System: macOS 11 or later, Windows 10 or later
HOFA plugins are continuously tested on the following DAWs:
Ableton Live, Apple Logic, Avid Pro Tools, Bitwig, Cockos Reaper, Image Line FL Studio, Magix Samplitude/Sequoia, Presonus Studio One, Steinberg Cubase/Nuendo/Wavelab
You have two licenses available. These are managed via the HOFA Plugins Manager, where they can also be deactivated and transferred to other computers.
It is also possible to activate and use HOFA plugins offline. Licenses on USB sticks can be used alongside USB licenses from other plugin manufacturers without any issues.
You can read the detailed manual here:
You will find helpful answers to many questions in our support center:
You can also reach us on weekdays at plugins@hofa.de and +49 7251 3472-444
2 reviews for Colour Saturator
Tobias –
Habe mir heute gleich den neuen Colour Saturator heruntergeladen. Bin mega begeistert. 😍 Da ist euch mal wieder ein krasses Teil gelungen. So ein Konzept kenne ich von keinem anderen Hersteller. Ich dachte erst, dass ist eine Art Multiband Saturation aber irgendwie trifft es das nicht ganz. Der BIAS EQ hat ganz andere Auswirkungen auf das Signal, als wenn ich beispielsweise den System Saturator in das Multiband Modul stecke.
Grossartige Arbeit. 👍
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Martin –
Einfach nur Wow, ein Professionelles Plugin das vielseitig einsetzbar ist und die Kreativen Möglichkeiten sind ein lang ersehnter Traum von mir Persönlich. Ein echtes”Must have”.😃
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