The result is that the noise isn’t simply added on top, but rather it’s generated by the audio. Sounds pretty simple but rather than actually adding the white noise to your signal, it uses the rapidly changing noise signal to modulate the source audio, thus distorting it.
Two controls adjust the Frequency (40Hz to 20kHz) and Q width of the filter so you can affect the tonality of the noise, with a third controlling the Amount the noise affects your audio. Handled by the Noise/Rate Modulation section, this applies filtered noise to your audio signal. The most intriguing feature on Beef is its playback speed modulation. Thankfully it has a Bypass switch, although the same can’t be said for any of the other modules, which is a missed opportunity. This is switched on by default which can be a bit confusing at first. By its nature this effect is quite level dependent and in some cases you may need to refine your levels elsewhere to get the desired outcome. Premium quality distortion from the v2 release of this classic and affordable plugin.ĭespite the edginess these distortion stages add, they can play havoc with your transients, and the next stage, Shaping, is designed to fine-tune these. The accompanying Drive control and low-pass filter (Tone) then give you loads of flexibility to fine-tune things.Īn excellent array of saturation and distortion effects. This has six modes – Overdrive, Distortion, Fuzz, Tube, Tape and Rectified – providing excellent choice ranging from gentle tape saturation to more extreme clipping. The EQ output feeds into the noise modulation and then the main Saturation module. The Sub band in particular is great for very gentle cut and boost and at higher gain settings this starts to act at around 4kHz. The EQ module is pretty straightforward with an adjustable Mid band (150Hz to 2kHz), fixed frequency shelves (High and Sub) and a fixed Low peaking band. Caelum Audio Beef: Performance and verdict However, there is a global wet/dry Mix so you can blend in the overall effect. There’s no way you can modify the order or place modules in parallel, which is a shame. This is then followed by transient shaping and limiting. The processors are arranged in a serial configuration with EQ feeding into the various distortion stages.
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