ThrillseekerLA: Analog Leveling and Character in Your DAW
Discover ThrillseekerLA by Variety Of Sound – a digital stereo leveling amplifier that embodies genuine analog qualities and unparalleled musical character. This plugin doesn’t just control dynamics; it infuses your sound with life, adding depth, richness, and vintage charm.
Created with attention to the smallest details, ThrillseekerLA offers a unique combination of precise level control and a rich harmonic palette. It’s ideal for a wide range of tasks – from delicately “taming” vocals or instruments to bold compression and rich saturation on mix buses or even on the master bus.
Key Features and Functionality
ThrillseekerLA is based on a classic two-knob control scheme, but enhanced with advanced options for flexible adjustment. Its unique feedback design ensures deep level “taming” without the typical intermodulation distortion artifacts, making it perfect for working with complex dynamic materials.
- Deep level leveling with pronounced musical character.
- Virtually complete absence of intermodulation distortion.
- Latency-free feedback compression design, free from sample rate related delays.
- Classic two-knob design (input level control) with the ability to manually adjust attack and release times.
- Highly program-dependent envelope time adaptation, allowing for attack times from “instant” to ~100 ms, and release times from 30 ms to several seconds.
- Mix level switch for adapting the plugin’s internal gain to mixing levels around -18 dBFS.
- Special sidechain filter option for low-frequency attenuation and slight high-frequency enhancement.
- Additional single-pole (6 dB/octave) sidechain low-cut filter with adjustment from 20 to 500 Hz.
- External sidechain support.
- Metering display switch: Input level / Gain reduction / Output level.
- Adjustable compression range from 0 to 100%.
Analog Character and Saturation
In addition to its exceptional compression capabilities, ThrillseekerLA impresses with its nonlinear gain section, which is based on a “memory state” saturation model, giving the signal a creamy, musically pleasing coloration.
- Proprietary algorithms based on a real “memory state” nonlinear saturation model.
- 2nd-order harmonic distortion generation, dependent on compression and load.
- Controlled generation of odd harmonic distortion.
- Six individual distortion profile presets offering a variety of tonal qualities, such as warmth, high-frequency brilliance, or enhanced depth perception.
- Authentic sound transformer simulation, including typical low-frequency distortion, as well as frequency and load-dependent effects of analog circuits.
ThrillseekerLA by Variety Of Sound is a powerful tool that combines precise dynamics control with true analog sound and rich harmonic coloration. It will become an indispensable assistant in creating professional mixes, giving your tracks warmth, depth, and the unique character of vintage equipment.
The plugin is available in VST format for the Windows operating system (Win32).
