A bucket full of old school goodness…
Character is a plug-in that lets you add the luscious distortion characteristics of classic analog circuits to your source tracks. To create Character we asked top flight tracking, mixing and mastering engineers to send us their favorite analog hardware; the mic pres, DIs and EQs that they used for recording, mixing and mastering.
We then used SpectraFoo to measure the ways that these processors add lovely, gooey analog distortion to the sound run through them and modeled this distortion using our proprietary +DSP technology. MH Character v4 provides 24 different models, incorporating the sound of tubes, transformers and solid state devices. Character has a Drive control (and autodrive) to allow you to push the distortion even harder for over-the-top sound mangling. Try It Free for 30 Days We want you to hear how Metric Halo can bring your mixes to the next level – that’s why we have a free, fully functional 30-day trial of all the Production Bundle plugins included in the Production Bundle Trial. Try all the plugins in the Production Bundle for yourself today!
Features
- Provides 24 different Character Models
- Oversampled and antialiased for analog euphonic distortion
- User selectable oversampling modes
- Manual Drive control - to set how hard you hit the distortion
- Autodrive - to enable consistent distortion for all signal levels
- Output Gain - to level match
- Adjustable UI size
- MH Preset Manager - Provides cross-platform presets
- And, many common changes for all Metric Halo Production Bundle v4 plug-ins, INCLUDING:
- Adds VST3 versions for all plugins on both macOS and Windows
- VST3 Apple Silicon Native support for Steinberg products (Cubase, Nuendo, etc).
- VST3 Native Sidechain Support for our plugins that provide Sidechain input.
- Undo/Redo
- A/B snapshots and snapshot blend
- Software update tracking
- More flexible resizability
- Common controls in the header bar (Help, Resize, Pane Disclosure)
- All plugins support AU, AAX, VST2 and VST3 on macOS.
- All plugins support AAX, VST2, and VST3 on Windows.
- Improved Preset Management
- Plug-in Settings copy/paste between instances
- Plug-in details pane (accessed by the MH Logo) that shows: About box, Links to documentation, tech support and frequently asked questions, Software update information and release notes, Current release notes, and Plug-in Preferences
- Significantly reduced size download for the installers on macOS
- Adds a user configurable themes for most plugins
- Adds user selectable knob styles for many plugins
- Adds user preference for band colors
- Adds user preference UI colors
- Adds user preference for showing/hiding knob rings
- Refines layout and visuals of the UIs
- License includes two activations for your iLok account.
- You may install your license on your computer, the iLok Cloud, or on an iLok Smart Key Dongle. Note: iLok dongle is not included with software purchase, and is not required for use of the software.
- Only one license required – works on all supported platforms.
Compatibility
MAC OSX 
WINDOW
- Host application compatible with:
- AAX Native plugins
- AAX DSP plugins
- VST plugins
- VST3 plugins
- Windows 7 or newer
- Intel Processor
- VST or AAX (Pro Tools 10, 11 & 12 DSP & Native) host. 32 & 64 bit
- iLok.com account
- iLok dongle is optional — you may install the license on iLok for portability
- Only one license required – works on all supported platforms
- Host application compatible with:
- AAX Native plugins
- AAX DSP plugins
- Audio-Unit plugins
- VST plugins
- VST3 plugins
- Mac OS X 10.8.5 or newer
- Intel Processor or Apple Silicon
- AU, VST, or AAX (ProPro Tools 11 & newer DSP & Native) host. 64 bit
- iLok.com account
- iLok dongle is optional — you may install the license on iLok for portability
- Only one license required – works on all supported platforms
- Stock: In Stock
- Model: MetCharact
- SKU: MH491
