by Klanghelm · Free Plugins
From soft, subtle master-bus saturation to dense, dirty distortion on individual tracks — IVGI delivers musical harmonic enhancement across the entire range.
A free saturation plugin from Klanghelm that models asymmetric tube-style distortion. The key thing about IVGI is it responds to input dynamics — play softly and it's clean, push it harder and the saturation increases naturally. Very musical behavior.
Has drive, mix, and an asymmetry control that changes the harmonic content from even to odd harmonics. Even harmonics sound warmer and more musical, odd harmonics are grittier. The mix knob lets you blend in parallel for subtle warmth or go full-on for obvious distortion.
From the same developer as MJUC and DC8C — Klanghelm makes quality stuff.
Good for adding warmth and character to game audio assets that sound too digital or clean. The dynamic response means it handles transient-heavy material like impacts naturally. The mix knob makes it easy to add just a touch of saturation to sweeten things up.
IVGI
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