Adds warmth and harmonic distortion. You can "starve" the input for more intense breakup or use the Mix control for parallel saturation. Compression: Offers five distinct "flavors" of movement: Splat: Sharp and aggressive. Smooth: Gentle and rounded. Glue: Based on classic 1176-style compression for cohesion.
If you are reading this because you bought the UAD or Plugin Alliance version, note the differences: