Suddenly, the visualizer in the center of the plugin—a simple green circle that usually bounced with the level—stopped bouncing. It flattened out into a straight, horizontal line. Then, it began to form peaks and valleys.
: They offer various "one-knob" style plugins that mimic classic hardware chains.
Then, he heard it.
It synced perfectly to the tempo of the song. Elias stopped the playback. The crackling continued.
Many engineers use it as a "starter" plugin at the top of their chain to get an immediate reference sound.