SynthBussLite is an interesting saturation effect by Rob Chiarelli and Final Mix Software, offered as a free download from their website until December 31st, 2014.
I haven’t tested the plugin yet so I can’t really tell you how it sounds and whether it’s worth the download or not, but it definitely seems like it could be useful tool. As I’ve mentioned numerous times before, I like using plugins which are optimized for a single task. Such plugins have the potential to speed up your mixing workflow and there’s really no need to use complicated tools if you have a simple tool which does the job well.
Judging by the description on the developer’s website, SynthBussLite is basically a signal processor designed for use on keyboard instruments. It features five different algorithms which are optimized for five different keyboard instrument types (synthesizer, organ, piano and two different electric piano types).
Now, I honestly have no idea how it affects the sound of your instrument (there are no audio or video demos available yet), however the description says that it adds character to the keyboard instruments without clashing with the vocal frequencies. So my guess is that the plugin saturates the signal and perhaps does some multi-band compression or equalizing to make some extra space for the vocals to fit in.
Taking a look at the other products which are available on the download page linked below, it seems that the Rob Chiarelli signature bundle (which this plugin is a part of) will feature a series of simple mixing tools which will probably give the best results when used together on various elements of a mix. It’s an interesting idea, so it all depends on how these plugins will perform in practice.
The regular price of the plugin is $19 but you can currently get it for free if you apply the coupon code ‘PEACEONEARTH’ at checkout. The price of the item in your shopping cart will be automatically reduced to $0 and you can then proceed to download your free copy of SynthBussLite. Please note that this is a time limited offer and that it will expire on Decemebr 31st, 2014.
Download
SynthBussLite is available for free download via Final Mix Software (21.5 MB download size, EXE installer, 32-bit & 64-bit VST/AAX plugin format for Windows & Mac).
