Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Contenders
Mixland Grey Matter is a physics-based saturation plugin that models a 1990s console digital-to-analog converter, from transparent glue to circuit-bent destruction.
Effect / XLN Audio
RC-20 Retro Color is an XLN Audio effect plugin that adds vintage-style texture and character to recordings, emulating warm analogue and lo-fi recording equipment.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Mixland Grey Matter | RC-20 Retro Color |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | — |
| Dubspot Score | — | 8.6 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST, AU, AAX |
| Type | Converter saturation and character effect | Creative effect / character processing plugin |
| Core engine | Modeled vintage Delta-Sigma converter, three stages | — |
| Modeling | Real-time molecular strain, component stress, thermal load | — |
| Interface | Interactive circuit sandbox plus distraction-free panel | — |
| Authorization | Lifetime license, no iLok | — |
| Trial | Free 14-day fully functional demo | — |
| macOS | Apple Silicon native (M1 to M5), macOS 10.7 and higher | — |
| Windows | 64-bit, Windows 7 and higher | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | — |
| Effect modules | — | Noise, Wobble & Flutter, Distortion/Saturation, Degrade (bitcrusher), Reverb (Space), Volume Drops |
| Plugin formats | — | VST, AU, AAX (64-bit) |
| Mac requirements | — | macOS 10.13 or later (64-bit) |
| Windows requirements | — | Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) |
| Magnitude control | — | Single slider to scale the intensity of all active effects at once |
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