XLN Audio Addictive FX RC-20 Retro Color
Creative Effect Plugin
RC-20 Retro Color is a creative effect plugin that adds life and texture to any recording.
It easily recreates the warm, cozy feeling of vintage recording equipment, but also works perfectly in any modern production setting.
6 Unique FX Modules
RC20's six unique FX modules can replicate everything from vinyl records to VHS machines, adding noise, wobble, and dropouts to your tracks.
Its raw distortion and crunchy bit reduction will add grit to your bass and drums.
The space and chorus effects will make your guitar sing like never before and the filtering effects fit right into the most modern club track.
Noise Generator
Add life and texture with one of RC-20's many noise types, from subtle vinyl crackle and tape hiss to ambient studio noise, electric circuit hum, and stompbox static noise.
Wobble & Flutter
Wobble adds pitch inconsistencies associated with unstable playback on analog gear, like vinyl record players and tape machines.
Saturation & Distortion
Add everything from mild saturation to raging fuzz with one of RC-20's many distortion types.
Degrader & Bitcrusher
Recreate the sound of vintage digital gear like old-school samplers, and the unmistakable way limited sample rates and bit rate reduction color sound.
Reverb
Add depth and width to your tracks with RC-20's tailored reverb module.
Volume Drops
Reproduce the wear, tear, and volume loss associated with recording and playback on tape and tape recorders.
Flux Engine
The exclusive Flux Engine adds subtle (or not so subtle) instability and fluctuations to all of the FX modules, providing the character, warmth, and analog goodness of yesteryear's best technology.
Magnitude Slider
The Magnitude slider controls the intensity of all processing.
Easily accessible all the time, even when browsing presets, it makes it easy to find the perfect sound and processing amount.
Automate this control for awesome intros, breakdowns, and transitions in your song.
Presets
The included presets for drums, keys, guitars, bass, full mixes, and post-production let you get to work right away.
The RC-20 interface invites experimentation, and you can access the processing amount of each FX module while browsing.
System Requirements
- MacOS 10.10 Yosemite and above
- Windows 7 and above (64-bit only)
- Intel, AMD, or Apple Silicon CPU
- 1920x1080 screen resolution or higher
Plugin Formats
AAX Native, AU, VST2, and Standalone
User Manual
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Eligible Products
Purchase one of the following products:
- RX9 Standard
- RX9 Standard - Crossgrade from any paid iZotope product
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- RX9 Standard - Upgrade from RX Elements/Plugin Pack
- RX9 Advanced
- RX9 Advanced - Crossgrade from any paid iZotope product
- RX9 Advanced - Upgrade from RX Advanced 1-8, or Post Production Suite 1-5
- RX9 Advanced - Upgrade from RX Standard 1-8
- RX9 Advanced - Upgrade from RX Elements/Plugin Pack
- RX Post Production Suite 6
- RX Post Production Suite 6 - Upgrade from RX Post Production Suite 1-5
- RX Post Production Suite 6 - Upgrade from RX Advanced 1-8
- RX Post Production Suite 6 - Upgrade from RX Standard 1-8
- RX Post Production Suite 6 - Upgrade from RX Post Production Suite 1-8
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