D16 Group, Pulsar Audio, Klevgrand: 3 Strong Plugin Deals for Distortion, Vintage Echo, and Shaker Percussion
Multiband Distortion, a Binson Echorec Classic, and a Percussion Sequencer on Sale
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D16 Group, Pulsar Audio, Klevgrand: 3 Strong Plugin Deals for Distortion, Vintage Echo, and Shaker Percussion · Source: GEARNEWS
D16 Group opens this week with Devastor2, a multiband distortion plugin from the SilverLine Collection, now available for €35. Next up is Pulsar Audio with Echorec, a faithful emulation of the legendary Binson Echorec 2, the delay classic from the ’60s. Rounding things out is Klevgrand Skaka, a sample-based sequencer for shaker percussion, now €35. Three very different tools covering sound shaping, vintage delay, and rhythmic percussion layers.
Software Deals of the Week from D16 Group, Pulsar Audio, Klevgrand
D16 Group Devastor2: Now 41% Off
D16 Group is known for plugins that pair simple interfaces with real sonic depth, and Devastor2 is a good example of that. It’s the second generation of D16’s first effects plugin from the SilverLine Collection and builds on the same distortion unit found in the Phoscyon synth, now with full multiband control added on top. Through August 2nd, D16 Group Devastor2 is €35. Honestly one of my favorite tone-shaping tools.
The signal path runs through four blocks: a dynamics flattener with a single knob for input compression, a diode-clipper distortion with six distortion curve types, three multimode filter sections, and an optional output limiter. The filters aren’t the usual peaking EQ type you get in most multiband distortion plugins. They behave like analog synth filters, with lowpass, highpass, bandpass, and bandreject modes plus adjustable resonance and cutoff. Nine different routing topologies between the filters and the diode-clipper open up a lot more sonic ground, since filters can sit before, after, or even alongside the clipper.
In practice, D16 Group Devastor2 works both subtly and aggressively. Pull back the preamp gain, raise the threshold, and pick a soft knee, and you get more warmth and detail without any audible distortion creeping in. Crank everything up and drums or basses turn into something completely different, without the limiter letting anything clip. It really shines on drum buses and bass tracks, where the harmonic excitement adds fullness and presence to the signal.
Through August 2, 2026, grab D16 Group Devastor2 here at Thomann* for €35.00 instead of €59.32 with 41% off.
Pulsar Audio Echorec: Now 35% Off
Pulsar Audio built one of the most faithful software emulations of the Binson Echorec 2 out there, the magnetic disk delay from the 1960s that helped shape the sound of Pink Floyd, The Shadows, and Jimmy Page. Unlike classic tape delays, the original runs on a rotating magnetic disc instead of tape, which is exactly what gives it that unmistakable character. Through August 20th, the Pulsar Audio Echorec is €55.
Pulsar Audio modeled the entire tube input stage of the original faithfully, including the pre-emphasis filters. The complex magnetic saturation and hysteresis behavior of the disc were modeled just as carefully. Three different hardware units in varying states of wear served as reference, from clean to heavily worn. One improvement over the original: you can slightly detune the left and right channels, which produces a wide stereo echo with precisely placed repeats. Motor speed can be changed in real time or synced to tempo, tap-tempo included.
In practice, the Echorec delivers exactly the analog character that digital delays so often lack. A trick I really enjoy: slow down the disc on the GUI with your finger, which produces creative pitch modulation or wow and flutter on the delayed signal. Even in Off mode, with no delay at all, the plugin still colors the signal subtly in a way plain digital delays simply can’t. If you’re chasing something like Strokes-style vocals, Tame Impala psychedelia, or Arctic Monkeys guitar tone, the Echorec is a reliable starting point. I genuinely love this plugin.
Through August 20, 2026, grab the Pulsar Audio Echorec here at Thomann* for €55.00 instead of €84.62 with 35% off.
Klevgrand Skaka: Now 41% Off
Klevgrand built Skaka around a single, often overlooked element: shaker percussion. Instead of yet another drum machine covering kick, snare, and hi-hat, Skaka gives you twelve parallel slots, each with its own instrument and pattern, built specifically for shaken percussion instruments like Egg, Shaker, Tambourine, Caxixi, Ghungroos, Calabash, and Seeds. Through August 16th, Klevgrand Skaka is €35.
Every one of the twelve slots runs its own sequencer, with events that control pitch, velocity, and envelope individually. The humanizer function keeps sequences from sounding mechanical, recreating the micro-timing and dynamic nuances of an actual percussionist. Shuffle and swing are freely adjustable, and grids divided into triplets, quintuplets, and septuplets allow for some genuinely unusual rhythmic subdivisions. Skaka even distinguishes between the in-shake and out-shake of an instrument, since both movements sound different. Nearly 200 ready-made patterns cover the most common genres and styles, and there’s built-in reverb, a room simulator, and a high-shelf filter on top.
In practice, Skaka works especially well for electronic and acoustic productions that need extra rhythmic texture without reaching for actual percussion recordings. Running several slots at once produces complex polyrhythms that would be nearly impossible to program by hand with the same precision. If you want to drop percussion layers into an arrangement fast without spending hours editing MIDI notes, Skaka is built to speed up exactly that workflow.
Through August 16, 2026, grab Klevgrand Skaka here at Thomann* for €35.00 instead of €59.32 with 41% off.
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