The free plug-in Diablo Lite from Cymatics is designed to showcase your drums through the mix with an enhancer unit. Its Punch and Clip parameters and shaping tool give your drums the sound boost they need. Additionally, it includes the parallel compression and nice saturation production techniques, which are popular for drums today. With these methods, you can give your drums a greater presence on your mix. Trap and Hip Hop enthusiasts will find these sounds familiar.
Diablo Lite boosts your drums’ sound and makes it shine on your mixes
The Diablo Lite plug-in effect is divided two engines. On the left side of the unit you will find Punch, a transient shaping that acts like a parallel compressor. This feature helps you accentuate or elevate transients as you modify the dial. Thus, snares and kicks gain a characteristic and interesting sound. On the right side of the unit you will find the Clip feature, which is a modern hard-and-soft clipper. This feature applies saturation to your sound to add warmth and harmonic character. Today almost every track uses a hard and soft clipper to give character and to add drums to their mix.
Diablo Lite is compatible with all famous DAWS including, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Reason, FL Studio and Pro Tools. There are other similar products or concepts out there that have a parallel compressor or aggressor, sporting a similar GUI layout. This version of the Diablo is a Lite version, Cymatics has communicated that they will be releasing a full-on version, we imagine that this full version will have a price tag, but it will include some added features like body and heat parameters, filters and an EQ. Its great compatibility, coupled with its accessibility for less experienced users ensures Diablo Lite is a great option all around.
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