Black Salt Audio has announced the release of Telos – Guitars, saying:
Mixing guitars used to be hard. Harsh highs, muddy lows, and uncontrolled mids required chains of 3-5 different plugins and hours of tweaking to dial in. Telos – Guitars streamlines the process. Whether it’s cleans, leads, heavy guitars or even acoustics, you’ll get the tone and control you need faster than ever.
Telos – Guitars
- Guitar Mixing Zen: EQ, compression, saturation and dynamic control, all dialed in for guitars inside one intuitive plugin.
- Cluttered to clear in seconds: Whether it’s harsh highs, muddy lows, or lost-in-the-mix mids, Telos – Guitars gives you intuitive controls to fix the real problems, fast. Get clean, focused, professional-sounding guitars without endless tweaking.
- Built for every guitar: From tight rhythms to soaring leads, acoustics to clean strums, Telos – Guitars gives you the tools to shape tone, tame problem areas, and bring your parts forward in the mix.
- Mix guitars the way the pros do: The pros don’t waste time tweaking 10 plugins, they know what to fix and get it done fast. Telos – Guitars gives you that same instinctual workflow: fewer decisions, better tone, faster mixes.
Key Features
- A Low band offers switchable shelf and peak EQ topologies, allowing you to either reinforce sub-bass weight or sculpt punchy low-mid energy. A variable frequency control lets you center the boost or cut exactly where your mix demands.
- A Mid band employs a fully parametric EQ filter optimized for musical slopes and Q factors, making it ideal for carving space around vocals or emphasizing guitar articulation and presence.
- A High band provides selectable modes for either airy “top” shelving boosts or focused “presence” peaks, enabling precise tonal shaping to add shimmer, clarity, or bite to guitars.
- A De-Harsh circuit uses dynamic, frequency-dependent attenuation to mitigate abrasive upper-mid frequencies without sacrificing tonal integrity, smoothing harshness while preserving harmonic detail.
- A Chug Control dynamically attenuates excessive low-frequency bloom generated during palm-muted passages, maintaining tightness and preserving weight and impact for rhythm guitar parts.
- A single-knob Compressor integrates adaptive attack and release parameters along with program-dependent ratio curves, delivering smooth, modern compression tailored for guitar without pumping artifacts.
- A Saturation module emulates analog circuit non-linearities, introducing harmonic coloration ranging from subtle warmth to bold distortion, enhancing perceived loudness and adding character.
- A built-in Limiter applies transparent brickwall limiting to manage peaks and prevent clipping, ensuring guitars remain controlled and confidently placed within dense mixes.
Pricing & Availability
Telos – Guitars is available for macOS and Windows in VST3, AU and AAX plugin formats for $99. It’s also included with Black Salt Audio’s subscription.
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