ACQUA - Amethyst3

AMETHYST is a VST/AAX/AU plug-in suite which reproduces the sonic behavior of all the components of a channel strip as found in one of the most revered British consoles of all time. It includes an equalizer, a dynamic processor and a preamp stage.

Amethyst3 includes:
Amethyst3 Channel-Strip (Commercial Version)
Amethyst3 Standalone Modules (Commercial Version)

Details

Amethyst3 is a high-performance channel-strip giving you the warm sound of some celebrated British consoles from the late 70s and early 80s.
Amethyst3 includes 3 sections: a preamp, an equalizer-plus-filters, and a dynamic processor. Each of these sections is also available as a single plug-in module, for more versatility. 

The filter section integrates 2 filter sets (A-B mode). The EQ section includes, in addition to the previous equalizer (A), a new emulation (B) that has been derived directly from the same product line of the compressor.
The circuitry behind the new EQ is based on an extensive research conducted by the famous British audio designer and you will hear that same “expensive” sound precisely emulated in this plug-in.

Besides offering a complete brand new set of EQ curves, this “B” emulation is characterized by 2 controls: GLOWY for the LF section and SHINY for the HF section. These controls allow you to change the slope of the low and high-shelf cells, thus altering the overall tonal balance of the sound without changing its character. 

Amethyst3 is based on a mixing desk which was critically acclaimed as one of the greatest sounding consoles of all time. If you’re looking for a channel-strip that is able to enhance and massage your music at its best, then your search is over: AMETHYST3 is your perfect choice!
 

Included modules

Amethyst3 includes the following modules:

• AMETHYST CHANNEL STRIP
• AMETHYST3 EQ
• AMETHYST3 COMP
• AMETHYST3 PRE

To help you unleash the potential of your mix, AMETHYST3 modules can be used as separate plugins.

HOW TO TRY A PLUGIN:  TRIAL MODE

• Create a user account (if you do not have one yet) on our website
• Download and Install Aquarius, our products manager, for either Mac or PC
• Log in to Aquarius using your user email and password
• Type the product name in the 'search' field inside Aquarius to find the '(trial)' version of the product, then click on the thumbnail or on the 'Install' button. This will take you to the product page (the trial version of a product is also visible in the 'related products' section on the right)
• Select the right plugin format according to the DAW you are using and click 'Install'
• Aquarius will download, install,and authorise the trial product automatically
• Run your DAW. You're set!

PLEASE NOTE:

• The old trial authorisation method - which required the 'LASTTRIALS' code - is now obsolete and each trial version of a product can be easily downloaded/installed directly from Aquarius, for a more streamlined process
• Should you see an authorisation error, the reason could be that the product has been already authorised too many times and the limit has been reached

For details about installation/authorization please refer to this page

CORE10

Amethyst3 is based on CORE X, the revolutionary upgraded multithreading technology by Acustica.
It is an optimization of Core9 in terms of high performance, it introduces new important features allowing for an optimized performance
Features currently supported in Core X:

•     Internal saturation of the plug-in no longer exceeds +3 dB
•     New algorithm for hard-clipping.
•     "Multi-input system" implemented
•     "Blending algorithm" to reduce the number of instances, it allows significant saving in terms of CPU.