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Go analogue on a budget with the cm Plugins

01 SUMMING THINGS UP FOR HEAT: SATSON CM

You may well see Sonimus’ Satson and Britson plugins over the next few pages. These and our own version, Satson CM, are meant to be used per-track and combined on your master bus to subtly suggest the cumulative effects of analogue mixing desk circuitry. They’re designed for subtle, under-the-radar

warmth, but we’ve often used a single Satson CM to add extra drive to a signal by pushing up the Gain. Use utility plugins before and after to customise the drive amount, plus in and out levels.

02 REIN IT IN WITH DEEMONITOR CM

This simple utility gadget from Dotec-Audio offers a

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