One of the biggest news besides the rack, the reworked menus and PrimalTap are the new analog emulations/saturation options on FilterFreak, PanMan, Phase Mistress and Tremolator. These plugins are quite feature-packed with many possible settings on some cases such as Echoboy and FilterFreak, so a better organization of the interfaces was definitely called for. It definitely makes their use far easier than before, and not having things on top of the main interface is a great thing.
Sections such as modulation editors (on all plugins applicable), saturation and other inner settings had their interfaces enhanced and are now offered in a much more elegant way. The new tweak menus are presented as lower panels which replaces the former floating windows, and this proved to be a big improvement to this reviewer’s eyes. You can check out my " virtual unboxing" video for all the updated interfaces, so for now I’ll just say that quality of life when using these plugins has raised substantially with this update and this is definitely their best form so far.
There’s also a general framework update for the existing Soundtoys bundle, with improved tweak menus and new wooden frames - which looks nice but this is just cosmetic of course. Version 5 brings the brand new Primal Tap delay plugin, along with a new Effect Rack that can chain up to six Soundtoys plugins. I’ll take a look on what’s new for V5 then do a quick rundown of the bundled plugins, finalizing with the scores focusing on the bundle as a whole. Having established themselves as one of the quintessential plugin companies since the early days of DAWs, Soundtoys’ tools are ubiquitous all across Gearslutz when it comes to naming the best special effects out there, and they have rightfully gathered a big cult following that even includes some big endorsements. After nearly one year of expectation, Soundtoys finally delivers the highly-anticipated Version 5 of its line of effect plugins.
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