Green AD saturation plugin interface by Three-Body Technology

Green AD: Analog-Style Saturation Plugin by Three-Body Technology

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Green AD is a saturation plugin from Three-Body Technology that adds analog warmth to digital audio. It is inspired by a high-end AD/DA converter and is part of the Deep Vintage Suite.

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01Overview

Green AD is a saturation effect from Three-Body Technology, built around the idea of a direct AD-to-DA connection, which the developer says changes the sound. It is based on a top-tier AD/DA converter and uses APNN 2.0 neural modeling to capture both the tonal and dynamic behavior of the original hardware. Green AD is part of the Deep Vintage Suite, a set of hardware simulations designed for low CPU use.

Best for

Adding analog warmth
Mix bus saturation
Low-end weight on bass
Subtle channel coloration
Driving clean signals hard

Developer: Three-Body Technology
Category: Saturation
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Inspired by a top-tier AD/DA converter
Neural modeling with APNN 2.0 for analog character
Independent harmonics control separate from tone
Switchable low frequency transformer saturation
Up to 8x oversampling
LR/MS processing and mono mode
Input/output level meter with A/B switching
Apple silicon native support

03In depth

Analog Warmth and Saturation Character

Three-Body Technology says Green AD is trained with its APNN 2.0 neural network on the sound of the source hardware. The developer describes the result as analog warmth in a digital plugin, with the goal of modeling how the hardware changes audio in both waveform and spectrum.

Green AD includes independent harmonics control, so the amount of harmonic saturation can be set separately from other tonal characteristics. A low frequency saturation option adds transformer-style low-end weight and can be switched on or off, letting you move between transformer and transformer-less tones.

Controls, Routing and Workflow

Green AD offers mono mode, LR/MS processing and phase invert, along with an input/output level meter for monitoring. Undo/redo and A/B switching help when comparing settings.

The plugin supports up to 8x oversampling and a resampling algorithm that the developer says works consistently across all sample rates. The interface can be rescaled.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Three-Body Technology
Type	Plugin
Category	Saturation
Formats	VST3, VST2, AU, AAX
Operating systems	Windows, macOS
Architecture	64-bit

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What formats does Green AD come in?

Green AD is available in VST3, VST2, AU and AAX formats, all 64-bit.

Which operating systems does Green AD support?

Green AD runs on Windows and macOS. The developer lists native support for Apple silicon.

What do I need to run Green AD?

The listed requirements are an Intel or AMD CPU with the SSE 4.1 instruction set or Apple Silicon, 4GB RAM, and 300MB of disk space. The listed minimums are macOS 10.9 and Windows 7.