Overview
The Kolor plugin offers clearly laid out controls that invite you play and adjust your sounds.
Kolor contains the following parameters and controls:
Algorithm Selector: Selects one of 10 different distortion algorithms that determine the basic sound character of the effect. The selection includes both ICM models as well as algorithms taken from iZotope Trash 2.
Drive: Adjusts the input level, or gain. Turning Drive to the right increases the intensity of the distortion.
Gain Boost: Adds extra gain to the Drive control for a more intense distortion sound. The amount of gain added when Gain Boost is active can be set using the Boost Level control in the Expert panel.
Bass Saver: Attenuates low-frequency content before the distortion stage, with automatic compensation after the distortion stage, effectively adjusting how strongly the distortion is applied to bass frequencies.
Bass: Adjusts the low-frequency response following the distortion stage.
Mid: Adjusts the mid-frequency response following the distortion stage.
Treble: Adjusts the high-frequency response following the distortion stage.
LP: Adjusts the cutoff frequency of a low-pass filter that attenuates frequency content above the cutoff frequency, creating a darker sound.
HP: Adjusts the cutoff frequency of a high-pass filter that attenuates frequency content below the cutoff frequency, creating a brighter sound.
Mix: Blends between the input signal and the effect signal.
Volume: Adjusts the output level of the Component.
The Expert panel can be opened or closed using the button in the upper right corner and contains the following controls:
Boost Level: Adjusts the amount of gain added to the Drive control when Gain Boost is activated.
Mid F: Adjusts the filter frequency at which you can apply attenuation or boost using the Mid control.
Mid Q: Adjusts the Q factor, or resonance, of the filter applied using the Mid control. The Q factor determines the width of the frequency band around the filter frequency that is attenuated or boosted.