Devastor 2 is the second generation of D16's first FX plugin in the SilverLine Collection series. Devastor is a deceptively simple yet remarkable multiband distortion unit. It is an improved version of the distortion unit found in Phoscyon, but with full control over the multiband processing. This takes your sonic manipulation capabilities to a whole new level!

Structure

The plugin consists of four essential blocks:

• Dynamics-flattener module (input signal compressor controlled by a single button)
• Diode clipper distortion
• Three multimode filter sections
• Optional signal limiter

The plugin offers nine different routing topologies between its filters and diode clipper. The filters can process the signal before or after it enters the diode clipper, but some configurations even allow the filters to run alongside the clipper, greatly expanding the possible sonic palette.

Devastor's filters are not simply the peak equalizer type commonly used in classic multiband distortion units: rather, they are like those found in analog synthesizers (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and band-reject) with adjustable resonance and cutoff parameters. As a result, Devastor has a completely unique sound. Simply check the factory content and hear it for yourself!

Versatile and advanced

Devastor can be used to distort and enhance a wide range of sounds, from full acid synthesizer sounds to guitar fuzz or an analog amplifier with a speaker cabinet. It can even be used on drums to make them sound dirtier and more dynamic! Devastor is not only good for creating monstrous distorted sounds: it can also be used subtly to enhance the timbre and character of softer sounds. For example, reducing the preamp gain, increasing the threshold, and selecting a soft knee for the dynamics will bring more warmth and detail to a sound without introducing distortion.

When designing Devastor, we applied special anti-aliasing techniques to the output signal to ensure that it had no aliasing (one of the reasons why digital distortion units can sound so cold and unmusical). As a result, Devastor has a warm, musical, and very high-quality sound.

We would like to invite you to listen to the audio examples to whet your appetite and see the demo version for yourself if you need something more to convince you. Devastor uses algorithms of such high quality that in a blind test you would be forgiven for wondering if the sound has somehow been sent from the computer to an external analog distortion unit and back to the computer.

Features

• Probably the best diode clipper emulation on the current market
• Very high-quality analog modeling filters (refined filter models)
• Dynamics flattener (with improved peak detection and more natural envelopes)
• Optional output limiter
• Tag-based preset browser
• Two alternative GUI sizes
• MIDI learn functionality throughout
• 9 different routing topologies for filters and diode clipper
• 64-bit internal processing
• Ultra-low alias output

System requirements

Windows

• Windows 7 - 10  (32 or 64-bit)
• CPU: 1.5 GHz single-core SSE (2.0 GHz multi-core SSE recommended)
• RAM: 8 GB (16 GB recommended)
• Plugin formats: VST2, VST3, AAX

Mac

• macOS 10.9 - macOS 12 Monterey  (64-bit only)
• CPU: Intel 1.5 GHz/Apple M1 (Intel 2.0 GHz/Apple M1 recommended)
• RAM: 8 GB (16 GB recommended)
• Plugin formats: VST2, VST3, AU, AAX

Please note:  this  is not a standalone program: a host application (DAW) is required to use it.