Saturation Knob
Universal version latest seen at v2.6.35 (b162726 2bf1336e) · Reported by 7 Macs in the community.
All sighted native versions (3):
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Saturation Knob is a free, minimalist saturation plugin from Softube that adds analogue warmth and character to audio across a single intuitive knob. It offers three frequency-bounded modes—Keep High (for bass and low-end), Neutral (broadband saturation), and Keep Low (for top-end material)—allowing users to dial in anything from subtle warmth to aggressive distortion. The plugin is widely used by mixing engineers and producers on vocals, drums, guitars, synths and master bus processing. It is available as a VST, AU and AAX plugin for both macOS and Windows, and a native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionA native Apple Silicon build of Saturation Knob is available through Softube Central, the vendor's plugin management application. To get the native version, open Softube Central (found under the My Account tab at softube.com), locate Saturation Knob in your installed plugins, and reinstall it from there—Softube Central will automatically serve the native Apple Silicon build on M-series Macs. If you originally installed via iLok and Softube Central, simply check for updates within the Softube Central app and let it pull the latest native version. The search results confirm the plugin is Apple Silicon compatible, so once updated you will see improved performance and battery efficiency compared to the Intel build running under Rosetta.
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