Heat by 22Bullets: Twin Distortion and Saturation Plugin

Heat applies distortion through two chambers. You can load two of ten modeled distortion types, and each chamber has its own drive level. Separate high and low cut filters for each chamber let you shape the distorted signal rather than processing the full bandwidth. You can distort only the mid-range of a synth part, or only the lowest frequencies of a kick drum.

The Input and Output sliders compensate for gain changes caused by the distortion, with up to plus or minus 48dB of attenuation. This makes A/B comparisons more accurate. The central Mix control sets the blend from a conservative amount for light saturation up to a fully processed signal.

Live meters around the edge of the interface show what the signal is doing in real time. The right-hand chamber output appears as a bouncing orange waveform and the left-hand chamber output in yellow, so you can see which distortion is active and which part of the signal the filters are targeting.

The included factory presets provide starting points tailored to instruments, genres and effects, ranging from delicate distortion to heavily smashed saturation. The package also includes a full PDF manual and a tutorial video, plus a bonus 2GB pack of samples, stems, MIDI and synth presets from 22Bullets.