Kiive Audio VX-Q vs soothe2
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Specs compared
| Kiive Audio VX-Q | soothe2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39.00 | — |
| Dubspot Score | 8.5 | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST3, AU, AAX |
| Type | Tone-shaping EQ with transformer saturation | — |
| Saturation modes | 5 unique transformer combos | — |
| Saturation controls | Adjust THD, rebalance even/odd harmonics, filter saturation | — |
| macOS support | macOS 10.14+, 64-bit, native M1; VST3, AU, AAX | — |
| Windows support | Windows 7+, 64-bit; VST3, AAX | — |
| Minimum system | 1 GHz Intel Dual Core / AMD equivalent, 4GB RAM | — |
| Plugin type | — | Dynamic resonance suppressor |
| Formats | — | VST3, AU, AAX |
| Operating systems | — | Windows 10-11 (64-bit); macOS 10.14 Mojave and up (Apple Silicon supported) |
| Processing modes | — | Soft mode (transparent) and Hard mode (dynamics-reactive) |
| Channel support | — | Stereo and mid/side processing |
| Product status | — | Superseded by soothe3; the official soothe2 URL now redirects to soothe3 |
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