Rockheyday releases Tintar-S – Analog Color Saturator (VST3 Windows)

Rockheyday has released Tintar-S, a hybrid saturation processor that blends asymmetric tube warmth with cubic tape-style harmonics.

Featuring high-fidelity oversampling and a precision DC blocker, Tintar-S provides a lush, analog “tint” to any digital source.

Overview

Total Character: Dial in anything from subtle thickening to aggressive, edgy grit.
The Best of Both Worlds: Combines even-order warmth and odd-order bite to breathe life into sterile tracks.
Stereo Control: Expand your soundstage with built-in width adjustment and Mid/Side balancing.
Pro Alignment: A phase-aligned mix engine preserves your original punch while adding rich analog texture.
Versatile Use: Great for adding “growl” to bass, “air” to vocals, or “glue” to a drum bus.

Engine: High-fidelity Saturation with selectable 2x, 4x, and 8x Oversampling.
Saturation Model: Hybrid Asymmetric and Cubic harmonic generation.
Drive: High-precision input gain for driving the saturation circuit.
Density: Frequency-dependent harmonic intensity control (0-100%).
Stereo Width: Mid/Side based width adjustment with energy compensation.
Mix: 0–100% parallel blend (dry/wet) with sample-accurate smoothing.
Output: -12 to +12 dB clean make-up gain.
Protection: Integrated 20Hz DC-Blocker to ensure signal stability and headroom.
Latency Sync: Phase-aligned, latency-matched dry path for parallel processing.
Analyzer: Dual-Layer Input/Output FFT display for real-time harmonic monitoring.
FFT Engine: 4096 / 8192-point resolution with Blackman windowing.
Response Model: Internal 4.5 dB tilt and 350 ms ballistic decay.
Metering: Dual-layer LR Peak meters (body = input level, floating peak = output level).
Precision: 32-bit floating-point processing.
Sample Rates: 44.1 – 96 kHz (Standalone), Host-Dependent in VST3.

A free standalone and full VST3 version ($7.99) are available for Windows at: rockheyday.gumroad.com