Integraudio Blowdio (Lo-Fi FREE Saturator) VST


Blowdio lets you add different colors and flavors of tape saturation to your sound.

Broadly, it consists of four sections: Studio, Cinematic, Vintage, and Lofi, each offering a distinct flavor that may suit your sonics. I loved the warm texture the plugin added to my sounds. I would use it, especially for bass instruments, but it can also go well with guitars, drums, and synths.

Blowdio's Interface and Workflow Overview

Upper Panel
The plugin's upper panel consists of four tabs or sections, as mentioned above. The Studio Section tab is designed to emulate the characteristics of a modern studio environment. It offers a clean and transparent sound, ideal for adding subtle warmth and coloration without sacrificing clarity. The Lofi section of Blowdio is tailored for those seeking a gritty, vintage sound reminiscent of old-school tape recordings.

The Vintage tab pays homage to the classic analog tape machines of yesteryears, offering a warm and saturated sound with a hint of nostalgia. Lastly, the Cinematic section of Blowdio is designed to create larger-than-life soundscapes and epic textures, making it perfect for film scoring and sound design.

In each tab, you get the following six switches:
• Lowpass: This switch allows you to apply a low-pass filter to the signal, cutting off higher frequencies to achieve a smoother sound.
• Wow: The Wow switch introduces a subtle modulation effect, mimicking the wow and flutter typically associated with analog tape machines.
• Digitalize: When activated, the Digitalize switch imparts a digital edge to the sound, emulating the characteristics of digital recording equipment.
• Softclip: Softclip introduces gentle saturation and compression, helping to tame transient peaks and add subtle harmonic distortion.
• Hot In: This switch simulates driving the input stage of the plugin, resulting in a hotter signal and increased saturation.
• Darken: Darken adds a touch of warmth and darkness to the sound, ideal for softening overly bright or harsh recordings.

Finally, Blowdio has a great preset browser that lets you save and recall your presets with ease. Additionally, the factory presets in the plugin are of great range and can give you a decent starting point.