Cryptid Audio Nessie is a parallel lo-fi and vinyl plugin. Character lands on the body of the sound. Vinyl noise ducks under the program and dodges transients. Modules cover tape or tube colour, tone, wow and flutter, vinyl texture, rotary and auto-pan, and digital crush, with a Mix back to the clean path. The current first look is orph ALIAS.
The price is $29, checked on 13 October 2026. It launched as an introductory price against a $59 list, and the Cryptid Audio page no longer shows a list price. VST3 and standalone on Windows 10 and 11. No iLok. 14-day full trial, 30-day refund. Mac and AU are on the roadmap.
Compared with RC-20 Retro Color it is the cheaper parallel suite. Compared with Decimort 2 the crush module is only one part of the window. Read the Field Guide first look.