In music production and mixing, controlling signal peaks and enhancing overall loudness is crucial for a polished sound. Traditional compression often reduces dynamics, clarity, and natural transients, leading to a pumped or squashed effect. To address these limitations, many engineers turn to soft clipping and analog-style saturation, which gently round off peaks rather than cutting them abruptly. This approach preserves the musicality and warmth of the signal while increasing loudness more naturally than aggressive compression or hard digital clipping.

FAT+ offers a modern take on analog saturation and soft clipping, providing full control over the character of your sound. Unlike emulations of vintage gear that include unwanted artifacts, FAT+ delivers clean, customizable saturation that ranges from subtle tube warmth to the smooth saturation of analog tape. Its input amplifier adjusts the signal level to control saturation intensity, while dedicated knobs shape harmonic content and warmth, adding richness and depth to your tracks. Additional features like analog hiss allow masking of distortion artifacts, enhancing the overall sonic texture.

This plugin also addresses the challenge of managing low-frequency energy that can limit digital headroom. By cutting unnecessary sub-bass, FAT+ frees up dynamic space, enabling louder mixes without distortion. The included oversampling technology ensures a clean sound free from digital artifacts, preserving the integrity of your audio. With precise control over input and output levels, harmonic saturation, and frequency balance, FAT+ is a powerful tool to enhance loudness and tonal quality while maintaining natural dynamics.