For anyone else: What is Audacity?Īudacity is a free, open source, cross-platform audio software, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. If you found this article, I’m assuming you already have Audacity installed and are familiar with its use. It works surprisingly well, with just one knob. This effect can make the difference between 2k views and 200k views on youtube.

It takes a mediocre sounding clip, and enhances it by beefing up the bass without becoming muddy, adding subtle harmonics, and giving a shimmer to vocals. This is exactly what the Softube Saturation Knob does, but for audio. Have you ever adjusted the saturation of an image you took with your phone camera? The saturation just makes everything brighter and more vivid. It took a bit of fumbling around for me to get it installed properly, so I decided to write a quick and easy guide on how to install the Softube Saturation Knob for use with Audacity.

Softube makes a great plugin effect called the “Saturation Knob” for use in your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) such as Pro Tools, but did you know you can also use it for free with Audacity? I recently installed the Softube Saturation Knob for use with Audacity on Windows, and it has quickly become one of my go-to effects!

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