Once a novelty, today saturation plugins are everywhere. About the only thing that differentiates them is whether they’re classified as “tape emulation” or not. It’s time to think outside the box, and that’s always something that you can count on with Korneff Audio. Dan and Luke have once again come up with a new approach to a common processor with their new Chocolate Milk multiband sonic enhancer plugin.
Chocolate Milk is much more than normal tape saturation. There are three main controls that start with the MOO control, which is a proprietary waveshaping process that adds harmonics that thicken and add definition to the low-end. Because the effect is applied only to the lows, you get control and enhancement without common artifacts that plague other processors.
Underneath that is the SQUISH control, which adjusts a compressor that works strictly on the midrange frequencies. This allows you to get extra punch and sustain without touching the lows or crimping the highs. There’s also a Gain Reduction meter to show exactly how much compression you’re applying.
On the top right is the FROTH control, which adds high-end sparkle with a model of a classic analog Baxandall EQ.
Under The Hood
If you click on the Korneff logo in the top middle of the plugin, you open up another winder that allows you to tweak the processor further. First up is a MOO CHARACTER selector, which allows you to switch between PUNCH and CRUNCH, which are blends of odd and even harmonic distortion to fine-tune the low-end saturation.
You’ll also find the typical compressor controls (Ratio, Attack, Release) so you can adjust all parameters of the mid-band SQUISH compressor to precisely tailor the response. You can take that another step with the three band EQ that allows you to adjust the crossover frequencies, levels, mutes, phase, and see it all in real time.
The best part is that Chocolate Milk is available for an introductory price of just $24.99 (50% off!). It will work on both Mac and PC, and most plugin formats.
You can find out more here, or watch the video below for more information.
