GreenHAAS

GreenHAAS is one of those rare plugins that is so simple and intuitive to use, but is so musical and accomplishes so many things at once that it feels like cheating! The saturation section of GreenHAAS is the first thing that struck me. There are many many saturation plugins that either model analog gear or try to add tonal character, but they often sound hard edged and harsh or just fuzzy. Somehow the harmonics of the saturation in GreenHAAS never sound harsh and can be applied to nuanced and bright sources with great results. From vocals to hi hats to acoustic guitars, the saturation is always musical and adds tons of vibe and presence. The HAAS delay section is a fantastic tool for widening a source and moving it out of the center to make room for other instruments in a mix, and it can add that magic width to vocals and harmonies in no time. When used in conjunction with the modulation section I've gotten results in minutes that would otherwise mean spending lots of time rigging up auxes with choruses, flangers, and delays. Being able to automate all those effects from one plugin is a huge time saver too! I love that there are no numbers in the fun botanical themed GUI, it invites you to dive in and play without listening with your eyes and wondering if something is "too much" before you hear it. This plugin is so easy to use that it has led me to try things I've never tried before, HAAS delay and chorus on hi hats? Modulation on bass? Flanging on percussion? GreenHAAS makes it so quick to try things that it has become a powerful new creative tool for me. Just like a great instrument rigged up by a pro and ready to play in the studio, this plugin invites you to play and experiment without fighting the technical side. It gives you big sounds that inspire new creative techniques and approaches. You can't do much better than that.