FabFilter Saturn 2

The distortion effect has played a huge role in music history. By driving and distorting a guitar amplifier, rock-and-roll was born in the 1960s! Since that day, distortion has been used in many forms, and not only to get that crunchy electric guitar sound. Today, distortion is used to color sounds in various ways while mixing, by driving vacuum tubes, saturating tape and even by reducing bit rate.

FabFilter Saturn 2 offers many flavors of distortion and sound mangling, combined with multi-band audio processing and virtually endless modulation possibilities. From subtle, clean and warm tube or tape saturation to the wildest multi-band guitar amp effects: FabFilter Saturn 2 delivers!

Warmth, harmonics, color and dynamics

FabFilter Saturn 2 offers a range of different high quality distortion models, inspired by the vintage sound of tubes, tape, transformers and guitar amps. In addition, you get five creative FX distortion styles to mangle your sounds in weird and unexpected ways. With its multiband design and per-band feedback, dynamics, drive, tone and modulation options, Saturn 2 will bring a unique flavor to your music.

Bring your sounds to life

Add life and depth to your music using the extensive modulation section. By applying subtle modulation to crossover frequencies, dynamics, band levels or tone controls, great warmth and definition can be achieved. With all the XLFOs, EGs, XY controllers/sliders, envelope followers and >MIDI sources you will ever need, you get practically unlimited modulation possibilities. Creating new modulation connections could not be easier: just drag and drop. And Saturn 2 visualizes all modulation in real-time to show exactly what's going on.

FabFilter goodies

Finally, FabFilter Saturn 2 contains all the usual FabFilter goodies: perfectly tuned knobs, MIDI Learn, Smart Parameter Interpolation for smooth parameter transitions, interface resizing and full screen mode, support for Avid control surfaces, GPU-powered graphics acceleration, extensive help with interactive help hints, SSE optimization, and much more.

• Improved - 28 different distortion styles, from subtle tube saturation to heavy guitar amps and bit crushing
• Improved - Multiband processing (up to 6 bands), with optional linear phase processing
• New - Adjustable slope for the crossovers, offering 6, 12, 24 and 48 dB/oct options
• Per-band drive, mix, feedback, dynamics, tone and level controls
• New - Live modulation visualization for targets and sources
• Improved - Optional HQ modes: Good (8x oversampling) and Superb (32x oversampling)
• New - Fully redesigned, easy-to-use interface, including a new design of modulation sources and floating slot panel
• Interactive multiband display
• Improved - Endless modulation options, with all the 16-step XLFOs, XY controllers/sliders, envelope generators, envelope followers, and MIDI sources you will ever need
• New - Curve control in EGs and transient detection in EFs
• Easy drag-and-drop modulation with 50-slot modulation matrix
• New - Supports common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces
• Mid/side processing
• New - Various interface sizes and Full Screen mode
• GPU-powered graphics acceleration
• Unique per-component presets
• Interactive MIDI Learn
• improved - Carefully designed and curated Factory Presets, plus support of V1 presets
• Per-band solo and mute options
• Smart Parameter Interpolation
• Extensive help file with interactive help hints
• Undo, redo and A/B switch features
• Available in VST, VST3, Audio Units, AAX Native and
• AudioSuite formats (64-bit and 32-bit on Windows, 64-bit only on macOS)