Excite Audio’s Lifeline Dirt distortion and saturation plugin is available for free on Plugin Boutique until 23:59 PST on January 2, 2025.
The plugin, which is usually $19, can be picked up for free by using the coupon code GIFT24 during the checkout process on Plugin Boutique.
Lifeline Dirt is a 64-bit-only plugin for Windows (VST, VST3, AAX, standalone) and macOS (VST, VST3, AU, AAX, standalone).
Lifeline Dirt was previously released as part of the Lifeline Expanse multi-effects suite, but Excite Audio later dropped the Expanse modules as individual plugins in August 2024.
All the Lifeline plugins are distributed at Plugin Boutique instead of on the Excite Audio website.
Note if you’re hoping to nab one of the four additional ‘buy one get one free’ plugins on Plugin Boutique this month, unfortunately, this promo does not work when you’re getting the main purchase for free.
So just to be clear, you can 100% get Lifeline Dirt for free, but Plugin Boutique will automatically boot the additional second December freebie from your cart when you apply the GIFT24 code.
Lifeline Dirt is a distortion module for enhancing harmonics and adding warmth and character to your tracks.
It features four drive algorithms: Fuzz, Tape, Tube, and Rectify.
The main panel features drive, tone, and mix controls, and you can further tweak the sound with multiband EQ processing, along with the linked dynamic and smooth controls.
Excite Audio has also stuffed in 50 presets across 10 categories, which cover different instruments and roles within mixing, such as bus and master presets.
Lifeline Dirt is capable of subtle textures, gained through using the Tape or Tube saturation, or more out there, gritty sounds from the likes of Rectify and Fuzz.
In my experience, knowing how to properly leverage distortion and saturation to make parts pop and place them in the mix just right can absolutely take a mix from so-so to perfection.
So a good dirt and saturation plugin is always welcome in my toolkit.
Due to its origin as a module within a multi-effects suite, Lifeline Dirt is definitely on the minimalist side, so I think it’d do the trick for producers who prefer a no-frills interface with not too much on hand to fiddle with.
To get your free copy of Lifeline Dirt, add the plugin to the Plugin Boutique cart and provide the requested information, such as email and info usually requested for shipping a product.
Once you’ve provided all those deets, on the third and final screen you can use the coupon code GIFT24 and turn the purchase into a freebie.
Check out the deal: Lifeline Dirt (FREE @ Plugin Boutique until January 2d using coupon code “GIFT24”)
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Last Updated on December 27, 2024 by Tomislav Zlatic.
