Version 2 users will be familiar enough to get to work immediately, but those new to Volcano will not need to reach for the manual immediately – although it is needed for deeper dives.
It’s an accessible and inviting space of movement and colour, but never overbearing or garish, which is lucky as it is one of those plug-ins you can spend a long time tweaking. The perimeter of the interface hosts the more mundane essentials such as preset management, undo/redo (a must for the inevitable “I swear I had it perfect just now” moments), output/mix, MIDI Learn, full screen mode and processing quality (oversampling). Below this are the main filter controls followed by the user-configurable modulation section. The refreshed UI design combines a real-time spectrum analyser display and filter shape overlays with editable nodes for four filters. READ MORE: SSL Fusion Vintage Drive review: Genuine SSL sound without the cost.
The Volcano 3 may technically be a filter plug-in, but now more than ever it is taking the core of four independent filters and stretching and bending them into more complex and capable audio processing effects. FabFilter’s recent update of its Timeless delay was notably impressive, so expectations are high for this third iteration of its Volcano filter plug-in, which is already considered to be an established class act.
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