980 Spark is a unit that consists of three modules: Compressor, Colour and Saturator. This plugin was especially designed to help enrich and thicken audio content with minimum of effort, without compromising quality and usability. It is a handy tool for sound design, as well as a sophisticated saturation unit.
All the controls are carefully selected with workflow in mind, enabling the user to quickly achieve the desired result, while retaining the versatility of the plugin and allowing space for experimentation.
980 Spark is mostly suited for use during the production process, especially in electronic music but also acoustic or live applications . Combining Compression, EQ and Saturation, allows control of the dynamic range and harmonic content of the sound.
The signal first runs through the “Compressor” module, then through the “Colour” module and finally into the “Saturator”.
This way, the first two stages (“Compressor” and “Colour”) essentially define the dynamic and spectral characteristics of the sound that will excite the Saturator, creating a unique spectrum of capabilities on the saturation effect.
The signal is upsampled 8 times before the saturation is applied, therefore minimizing aliasing as much as possible, while keeping CPU usage at acceptable levels.
Highlights
- Compressor based on the analogue envelope detection circuit
- 6 carefully developed EQ curves
- 6 HQ saturation algorithms, with 8x oversampling
- Combination of the three modules creates a unique spectrum of saturation effects
System Requirements
PC
- iLok License Manager and iLok account required
- Activation on iLok Cloud or
- iLok 2nd generation or higher
- Supported Platforms
- Windows 7, 8, 10 (64 bit)
- Supported plug-in hosts
- Pro Tools 11+, Logic Pro X, Cubase 5+, REAPER 5+, Ableton Live 9+, Studio One, FL Studio
- Supported plug-in formats
- AAX (64-bit)
- AudioUnit
- VST 2
- VST 3
- *VST is a registered trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
Mac
- iLok License Manager and iLok account required
- Activation on iLok Cloud or
- iLok 2nd generation or higher
- Supported Platforms
- Mac OSX 10.7 – 10.14 (64 bit)
- Supported plug-in hosts
- Pro Tools 11+, Logic Pro X, Cubase 5+, REAPER 5+, Ableton Live 9+, Studio One, FL Studio
- Supported plug-in formats
- AAX (64-bit)
- AudioUnit
- VST 2
- VST 3
- *VST is a registered trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
