The Gainlab Audio Wizard is a stereo tube saturator designed to bring the warmth and character of analogue sound to modern production environments. As audio production has increasingly shifted to compact project and home studios, the need for high-quality analogue processing in a smaller form factor has grown. The Gainlab Audio Wizard addresses this by offering fully adjustable tube saturation, allowing engineers to add rich harmonic content to individual tracks, buses, or even full mixes with precise control.
At the core of the Gainlab Audio Wizard is its flexible saturation control, inspired by user feedback highlighting the popularity of Gainlab Audio’s Tube Boost feature. The Input and Output controls provide straightforward adjustment of saturation intensity, while the Feed function allows users to suppress the clean signal component at the output, giving greater control over saturation depth.
A key element of the Wizard is its Bias control, which fine-tunes tube performance. Unlike standard saturators, it also features a three-band preset equalizer alongside a high-pass filter, allowing users to shape the tonal balance of the saturation in a way that extends beyond typical tube processors. This makes it highly versatile for a range of sources and genres.
Visual feedback is provided for both output levels and saturation intensity, ensuring precise adjustments. Additionally, the Pressure control introduces a dynamic element to the saturation, operating similarly to a vari-mu compressor and featuring its own dedicated meter for real-time monitoring.
The Gainlab Audio Wizard combines classic tube saturation with modern flexibility, offering an intuitive workflow and powerful tonal shaping options. Whether used subtly for warmth or pushed for heavier saturation, it provides an effective solution for achieving the sought-after characteristics of analogue sound in today’s production setups.
Features
- Stereo tube saturator
- Onboard equalizer
- Onboard dynamics control
- Feed control
- Bias control
- Precise output meter
- Saturation indicator
- Dynamics indicator
