Nembrini Audio is giving away the Clon Minotaur Overdrive plug-in
Grab your self a free Transparent Overdrive inspired by the Klon Centaur
Free of charge: Nembrini Audio is giving away the Clon Minotaur Overdrive Plug-in 路 Source: Nembrini Audio
Nembrini Audio is giving away its new Clon Minotaur Transparent Overdrive plug-in, designed to get you some of that fabled boutique overdrive tone in your DAW. Does it sound like the fabled original? We took it for a spin.
Clon Minotaur Transparent Overdrive
Clon Minotaur Transparent Overdrive from Nembrini Audio聽seeks to give you a little bit of that ‘Klon Magic’ and add a touch of transparent overdrive sparkle to your virtual guitar rig. This simple plug-in pedal聽has聽three controls and a clear graphical interface that mirrors the original layout: Gain, Treble聽and Output. Nembrini has also included a few presets, just in case you need some help getting started.
Nembrini Audio’s Minotaur Transparent Overdrive is modeled on The Klon Centaur 路 Source: Nembrini Audio
The plug-in is completely free and all you need to do is make an account on the Nembrini Audio site to claim your copy of the Clon Minotaur Transparent Overdrive. It runs on PC, Mac and iOS devices. The big question, of course: does it sound anything like a real Klon Centaur?
Jef’s Klon pedals. 路 Source: Gear News / Jef Stone
Does it really do the Klon thing?
I have owned two original Klon Centaur pedals and I gigged with them for years, so I’m familiar with the Klon sound and how the pedal reacts. First, it’s worth noting that my two Klon pedals were noticeably different and had slightly different sweeps on the controls, which is to be expected as no two potentiometers are exactly the same. Also, both Klons I played worked well at volume, but when playing at low levels they weren’t really in their optimum working environment.
This free plug-in does a decent job of mimicking the ‘transparent overdrive’ vibe, and even if it’s not replicating the sound of the original you can’t complain; it’s free, after all. I’m sure in combination with the right virtual amp you’d get pretty close to the Klon sound. But don’t expect it to suddenly add some extra magic to your tone.
Plug-in Details
You can get Nembrini Audio Clon Minotaur for聽free聽on the manufacturer’s website.聽The plug-in runs on聽macOS 10.9 or higher聽and聽Windows 7 or higher聽as聽AU, VST, VST3聽and聽AAX聽in聽64 bit.聽A free demo version and a detailed PDF user manual can be found on the provider’s product page.
It is also聽available free of charge聽as an聽AUv3聽plug-in,聽inter-app audio effect聽and聽standalone聽app in the聽Apple App Store聽for聽M1 Macs, iPhone, iPad聽and聽iPod touch.聽The app requires聽iOS or iPadOS 9.3 or higher聽or聽macOS 11.0 or higher.
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