Karacter is another great plugin from Elysia. I now have completed my collection of everything they offer... ( until they release the next one )
Simple but effective
★★★★☆
by Dan Phillips
I have various saturation plug-ins, several of which offer a wide variety of programming options, saturation types, modulation, multi-band operation, and so on. Karacter is a different beast, simple and straightforward (albeit with the addition of M/S control). It doesn't have many different options, but what it does, it does quite well, and it instantly made it into a track I'd been playing around with. Nice!
the right character
★★★★★
by James Orez
I like adding distortion to my tracks because it can bring out and/or add interesting harmonics to a sound. Karacter, for me, has the right tone. great on drums and guitars (anything really). I can destroy a sound or add some gentle warmth and fullness with this plugin.
Elysia Karacter
★★★★★
by Freddy Angel
I bought this plug to "warm up" virtual synth tracks. It's M/S mode is perfect to give some extra stereo field without rising the "sides" level. Just add some harmonics to the side channel and set the added wideness with the mix pot. I use it with bass too, specially when it was recorded thru DI box with a too clean sound. Karacter gives me the extra harmonics I need to help the bass to be heard on small speakers. On drums bus, it can help a sample based rythm to sound more alive, less clinical. And the mix pot is sooo useful ! I would like one on every plugin ! :-)
Karacter
★★★★★
by Goldkind
i like the subtle possibilities of this plug....
Karacter
★★★★☆
by Robert LB Dorsey
subtle coloring, good headroom, VERY good "harmonics box" for individual tracks. M/S is key for creating funky vibes of coloration focused or wide. Another hit by PA and Elysia
Karacter
★★★★★
by T. Oliphant
I love this! Great ITB distortion tones. Definitely not subtle
great!
★★★★★
by adi
I have been trying to avoid this plugin. It's expensive, and it's just another saturator right? Wrong! I got it in the sale and nothing else I have tried sounds like it. I found myself using the mid side function, which is something I had not really considered before. You can make so much space in a mix that way. The sounds it produces are simply unique as far as I have experimented...and believe me, I spent ages trying to recreate it, so I didn't have to buy it. But I'm glad I did. I use it for EDM, and nothing works like it when making a bass extra nasty. Or how about making some spatial room for a second lead in the mix, while giving it enough sparkle to be heard, but not overpower the main lead? perfect! This plugin is definitely worth a good long demo to find all it's secrets, after which, you will probably want it. Yep, you DAW probably has it's built in saturators, but they don't sound like this
karakter
★★★★★
by christer ohlin
Karakter is an unique soundshaping plug, especially in the m/s mode. Great sound and very transparent like the museq eq, the mpressor and the alpha compressors, no need for anything else than a channelstrip, a BW-limiter, and maybe a reverb, that's it.
Elysia Karacter... A must have on drum buss
★★★★★
by PoEt
Amazing plugin, great coloration on the drum buss. gives a worm feeling and drums sound wider! A must have plugin!