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Three knobs. Done.
FAT, COLOR, MIX — that's all it takes. Three knobs take a track from clean to dense and punchy in seconds.
Overview
Outboard-Slab makes a track dense, punchy and present in one move — the instant-density box of the Outboard line. Internally loudness-compensated: it sounds better, not just louder. A clean ceiling at the output, and a tone control that works in both directions — warmer or brighter. Three macros up front, a multi-stage chain underneath; let it, and AUTO sets the knobs for you.
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One knob, dozens of parameters
Behind every macro sits a tuned curve across several internal parameters: in one turn, FAT raises drive, saturation, compression and a low-end bump.
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Density and cohesion
Saturation and glue compression work in a fixed order: low-end bloom first, then saturation, then the compressor. Bass never pumps the saturation — and the mix audibly pulls together.
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COLOR: bipolar, not just brighter
Above zero it gets brighter: a high shelf plus an exciter. Below zero it gets warmer: a gentle high-end roll-off. Meaning: one knob, both directions.
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Loudness-compensated, ceiling clean
Auto-makeup: it only gets louder when you ask for it. A clean clipper caps the output, and oversampling runs where it counts: around the saturation stages.
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AUTO: an analyzer on a Neural Audio Engine
An analyzer reads rolling statistics of your signal; AUTO translates them into values for FAT, COLOR and MIX and rotates the knobs into place.
Also inside
The details that carry the commit.
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Three target profiles
Chill, Commercial, Attention — how far AUTO may go: from a subtle fatten to in-your-face density.
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Parallel by design
MIX is the New York trick as a knob: 100% means committed, anything below fattens in parallel — on drums, bus or master.
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An order with intent
Drive → low-end bump → saturation → glue → color → ceiling. Body first, density next, color late, the ceiling last.
Outboard-Slab
Fatten it. Commit. Move on.
Three macros, one chain, a clean ceiling — Outboard-Slab ships as VST3 & CLAP for Windows.
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