Simple, devious and often unpredictable, Devil-Loc is a little plug-in that makes drums sound big. Drop it on a drum kit or loop and listen to Devil-Loc inflate the room ambience, pumping excitement into an otherwise drab rhythm track. Push it to its limits to create extreme gating effects where loud hits crush the signal to silence and the output blooms into a fuzzy mess.

Now back off the controls. You’ll find some amazing sweet spots where Devil-Loc shows its angelic side, adding a vintage halo to loops and drums. You can even try it on your mix bus—if you dare!

Devil-Loc
Devil-Loc

Some of the best music production techniques are based on twisting and abusing old technology, and Devil-Loc comes straight out of that tradition. Its inspiration comes from an old podium mic compressor called the Level-Loc.

Originally intended as a way to keep a presenter’s voice at a perfectly even level, clever recording engineers eventually liberated these relics from church lecterns and bingo halls and began using them for more nefarious purposes. Because they featured an automatic release time that changed depending on the input level, as well as some particularly gnarly distortion characteristics, these boxes were capable of doing amazing and sometimes absolutely weird things to drums. Devil-Loc captures the rawness of these old devices and packages it into an easy-to-use plug-in.

Devil-Loc Deluxe

Want even more control? Step up to Devil-Loc Deluxe. It adds Mix and Darkness controls and selectable release time to help you rein in Devil-Loc’s beastly tendencies. Log in to your account to view all available upgrade options.

Devil-Loc Deluxe

Highlights

Create huge drum sounds with extreme compression and distortion

Capture the raw and unpredictable nature of the offbeat Level-Loc compressor

Dial in the perfect amount of Crunch (distortion) and Crush (compression) with an incredibly simple interface

Quotes

“Crank up the settings and you can enjoy some satisfyingly disgusting distortion that will erase all traces of sonic politeness.” – Music Radar

“Devil Loc is the most fun, useful and inspiring audio destruction plugin I’ve come across since Decapitator came out. Totally addictive.” – Fabrice “Fab” Dupont (Jennifer Lopez, Santigold, Brazilian Girls, Sean Lennon)

“HOLY CRAP!!! JUST PUT IT ON THE MIX BUS AND IT WAS FREAKING AWESOME!!!” – Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Melvins, Tool, Weezer, L7)

Specs

Current Version: 5.4

Apple Silicon and VST 3 Compatible

Plug-in Formats (64-bit only):

  • AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite, VST 2, VST 3, and Audio Units (AU)

Supported Sample Rates:

  • Minimum: 44.1 kHz, Maximum: 192 kHz

System Requirements:

  • Operating systems: Mac OS X 10.12 or later; Windows 7 or later.
  • An internet connection is required at the time of activation.

Supported Hosts:

  • Pro Tools, Live, Cubase, Nuendo, Logic, Studio One, Reaper, Bitwig
  • Click here to view our full list of compatible host applications.

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*All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Soundtoys. These trademarks are used only for historical reference or to identify products whose sounds or tone were studied in the development of Soundtoys 5.

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