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Acustica Audio Gainstation 2

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You know the Acustica Audio drill: the developer finds ultra-rare gear, samples its very soul, and pours the results into plug-ins that showcase dynamic convolution’s potential to the fullest.

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Gainstation is Acustica’s titular distortion plug-in, based on choice hardware modded by Mike Dean (bigshot rap/hip-hop producer). For its sequel, Acustica cooked up no less than five major improvements and dished out a pair of plug-ins (Boost & VSM) which bring various Gainstation 2 features to the one-knob plug-in format.

Acustica Audio Gainstation 2

The sequel adds the following features to those of its predecessor:

  • Enhanced Pultec-style EQ with added mid-range and AIR frequency choices.
  • New Texture circuits to introduce additional harmonic content to material in need of livening up.
  • New Texture circuit emulations: O (Orange) for added bass and low-mid saturation, B (Black) for high-mid and high frequency boosts, and OB (Orange + Black) which makes both run in serial.
  • Upgrade to the Core 17 audio engine
  • Additional optimizations and graphic user interface improvements

These aside, Gainstation is still a distortion processor comprised of five different sections. The preamp section includes preamp harmonic distortion which you dial in by increasing or decreasing input gain. The Pultec-style EQ section comprises two bands – BASS++ and AIR++ – as well as 4 preamp emulations (again dialed in via input trim). The Spread control lets you widen or shorten the stereo image without affecting the ‘mid’ part of the spectrum – only the sides. There are also four Clipper modes with several routing configurations to explore.

Acustica Audio Gainstation 2

Acustica Audio Gainstation 2 · Source: Acustica Audio

Gainstation 2 Boost

This one-knob plug-in applies a fixed Gainstation 2 Pultec EQ setting (60Hz BASS++, 10kHz AIR++, and preamp distortion) to your audio tracks. The amount of EQ can be adjusted from the Boost knob.

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Acustica Audio Gainstation 2 Boost

Acustica Audio Gainstation 2 Boost · Source: Acustica Audio

Gainstation 2 VSM

The VSM one-knob plug-in implements the Texture circuit from Gainstation 2, complete with the three circuit emulations (O, B, O+B). The amount is adjusted from the Texture knob.

Acustica Audio Gainstation 2 VSM

Acustica Audio Gainstation 2 VSM · Source: Acustica Audio

Price and availability

All Gainstation 2 plug-ins are available from the Acustica Audio website at introductory prices (good for the 4 weeks ahead):

  • Gainstation 2 is sold for EUR 112, down from EUR 149.
  • Gainstation 2 Boost and VSM are sold for EUR 49 each, down from EUR 65 each.

The plug-ins are available in 64-bit VST, AU, and AAX formats for Windows 10 and macOS 10.9 (or later). Acustica’s free Aquarius plug-in manager application handles installation and licensing.

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